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 Topic: Considering an Eglu |
loopy
Replies: 19
Views: 20415
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 Forum: Poultry Posted: Sat Mar 24, 12 9:00 am Subject: Considering an Eglu |
| we have an eglu cube, and also a wooden coop. I very much regret buying the wooden one, it was a false economy as 2 years on it has suffered a lot, warped, roof in a bad way, bolts hard to line up, w ... |
| Topic: Bulk buy of diatom? |
loopy
Replies: 24
Views: 12682
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Forum: Trading Post Posted: Fri Oct 07, 11 9:15 am Subject: Bulk buy of diatom? |
| at that price i'd be interested in 10-20kg if you order any more, if anyone could get it to either me in St Ives, Cambridgeshire, or to my parents in Bidford on Avon, Warks or OH's parents in Stalybri ... |
| Topic: Storing potatoes |
loopy
Replies: 7
Views: 4006
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Fri Sep 23, 11 9:17 pm Subject: Storing potatoes |
we store ours inside a spare pine chest of drawers in our garage. works a treat  |
| Topic: anyone want to split a garlic order? |
loopy
Replies: 0
Views: 1411
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Forum: Trading Post Posted: Mon Sep 12, 11 9:12 am Subject: anyone want to split a garlic order? |
Will be placing a garlic order this week, cheaper to order in bulk, as usually 4 bulbs for £10 but around £11.50 per kilo for approx 12 bulbs!
We'd be interested in growing as many as 7 varieties, ... |
| Topic: anyone want to split a garlic order? |
loopy
Replies: 0
Views: 1666
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Mon Sep 12, 11 9:11 am Subject: anyone want to split a garlic order? |
Will be placing a garlic order this week, cheaper to order in bulk, as usually 4 bulbs for £10 but around £11.50 per kilo for approx 12 bulbs!
We'd be interested in growing as many as 7 varieties, ... |
| Topic: Small garden, small arch. Tayberry or wineberry? |
loopy
Replies: 6
Views: 4258
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sat Aug 20, 11 8:32 am Subject: Small garden, small arch. Tayberry or wineberry? |
| we have wineberries growing in our garden, and they are not as rampant as other berries but they are definitely as tall as your archway, although not sure how tall as i've not measured them! They gro ... |
| Topic: broken leg? |
loopy
Replies: 4
Views: 3736
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Wed Aug 17, 11 10:24 am Subject: broken leg? |
| thanks woodburner, we just didn't know how long it might take before the limping stops (assuming and thinking positively that it isn't broken) so in that case we'll keep her separate for a couple of w ... |
| Topic: broken leg? |
loopy
Replies: 4
Views: 3736
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Wed Aug 17, 11 9:21 am Subject: broken leg? |
| thats why i posted, how do you tell? what should it feel like if broken?! |
| Topic: broken leg? |
loopy
Replies: 4
Views: 3736
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Wed Aug 17, 11 8:30 am Subject: broken leg? |
| hi all, need some advice. one of our chickens started walking with a limp a few days ago. She was one of the ones we added to our flock this year, so still relatively young. We have a Light Sussex ... |
| Topic: CLB Cockerels available |
loopy
Replies: 2
Views: 2734
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Tue Jul 19, 11 9:42 am Subject: CLB Cockerels available |
| Don't suppose you come down to Cambridgeshire at all? I'm after a cockeral that has come from a decent blue egg. |
| Topic: help needed re dispatching/hanging/plucking/dressing chicken |
loopy
Replies: 7
Views: 5914
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Sun Oct 17, 10 12:08 pm Subject: help needed re dispatching/hanging/plucking/dressing chicken |
We've got a mixture of Sasso and Hubbards that we are growing on, which we will need to start dispatching in a couple of weeks.
I've read lots of articles and am now confused over what is the best th ... |
| Topic: growing saffron - help needed! |
loopy
Replies: 1
Views: 3908
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sun Oct 17, 10 10:30 am Subject: growing saffron - help needed! |
I bought some saffron bulbs, which should have been planted in August, but for various reason we didn't get around to it.
Now wondering what to do with them - should we plant them now and if so wil ... |
| Topic: help with run dimensions please |
loopy
Replies: 4
Views: 2778
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Fri Aug 27, 10 12:27 pm Subject: help with run dimensions please |
hi all
I've got 12 chicks, almost 3 weeks old, mixture of Sasso's and hubbards and i'm led to believe they will reach around 9lb or more depending on how old before we dispatch them. Currently the ... |
| Topic: Cherries all over |
loopy
Replies: 35
Views: 23701
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Mon Jul 05, 10 2:43 pm Subject: Cherries all over |
| birds have stripped our tree...v disappointed |
| Topic: furry nectarines? |
loopy
Replies: 4
Views: 5603
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Fri Jun 18, 10 1:42 pm Subject: furry nectarines? |
| problem is, i don't like the feel of a peach skin when you eat it, i prefer nectarines! and personally i've always found nectarines taste sweeter/better than peaches.....and have a horrid feeling the ... |
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