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 Topic: Help please, I may have caught the chicken bug...... |
Monki magic
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 Forum: Poultry Posted: Fri Sep 23, 11 8:32 pm Subject: Help please, I may have caught the chicken bug...... |
You Really are close to us. I went to chelford Market a few weeks ago, lots to choose from and good value.
I suspect that it would be a good idea to know what we were looking for before entering the ... |
| Topic: Help please, I may have caught the chicken bug...... |
Monki magic
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Fri Sep 23, 11 8:03 pm Subject: Help please, I may have caught the chicken bug...... |
| You Really are close to us. I went to chelford Market a few weeks ago, lots to choose from and good value. |
| Topic: how can i tell how old my chickens are? |
Monki magic
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Wed Sep 21, 11 7:34 pm Subject: how can i tell how old my chickens are? |
Cut the head off and count the rings 
Then you have tea |
| Topic: hello Waerloga! |
Monki magic
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Forum: Welcome Posted: Wed Sep 14, 11 6:55 pm Subject: hello Waerloga! |
| Hello there |
| Topic: Almost over |
Monki magic
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Forum: The Apiary Posted: Wed Sep 14, 11 4:07 pm Subject: Almost over |
Very warm & dry springs followed by very mild & wet summers (3 of the last 4).
I have read of quite a few colonies actually starving in July this year because they built up fast & then ... |
| Topic: Exposed bee colony. |
Monki magic
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Forum: The Apiary Posted: Wed Sep 14, 11 2:56 pm Subject: Exposed bee colony. |
I'm thinking of adding a barcode scanner by the entrance tho, to track them.
Just don't get a beeping one. That could get very anoying |
| Topic: Exposed bee colony. |
Monki magic
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Forum: The Apiary Posted: Wed Sep 14, 11 2:47 pm Subject: Exposed bee colony. |
I didn't count them all
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Well that just not good enough. They all have names you know |
| Topic: Exposed bee colony. |
Monki magic
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Forum: The Apiary Posted: Wed Sep 14, 11 2:36 pm Subject: Re: Exposed bee colony. |
It was home to a few billion bees
Wow if that were the truth it would be an interesting re-home
I bet you always caught the biggest fish too |
| Topic: Shrub ID please |
Monki magic
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Tue Sep 13, 11 7:46 pm Subject: Shrub ID please |
| Sorry I'm no shrubber so can't help with that one |
| Topic: Almost over |
Monki magic
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Forum: The Apiary Posted: Tue Sep 13, 11 7:44 pm Subject: Almost over |
I have a zero tolerance on evil queens and their progeny - no bad ones this year, just spite from one hive once when inspected way too late. Avoidable. And no stings beyond the hands and a couple ... |
| Topic: fly agarics |
Monki magic
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Mon Sep 12, 11 4:41 pm Subject: fly agarics |
| Very nice |
| Topic: Ouch |
Monki magic
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Forum: The Apiary Posted: Mon Sep 12, 11 3:59 pm Subject: Ouch |
| I'm never to bothered about getting stung. It's never pleasant but right on the nipple is nasty. Right through my suit and a shirt |
| Topic: A festive sort of jam. |
Monki magic
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Mon Sep 12, 11 11:12 am Subject: A festive sort of jam. |
I'm not sure but my wife made the best Chutney I have ever tasted yesterday and that's without maturation time.
Will try and post recipe later and you could always add some Christmas spices to it. ... |
| Topic: Almost over |
Monki magic
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Forum: The Apiary Posted: Mon Sep 12, 11 9:53 am Subject: Almost over |
Those swarms sound like interesting ones, all mine do is hang in my apple tree.
Could do with a bit of queen rearing myself. One of my hives has developed an awful temperament this year. There has ... |
| Topic: Edible cut flowers |
Monki magic
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Mon Sep 12, 11 6:27 am Subject: Edible cut flowers |
| I would also tell them to stick it ( in the politest possible way). Or just keep quite about it, as long as none of the other allotment holders are complaining. Most allotments will have some flowers ... |
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