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 Topic: Unfeasibly easy lemon yoghurt cake |
mandycharlie
Replies: 59
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 Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Thu Mar 30, 06 7:58 am Subject: Unfeasibly easy lemon yoghurt cake |
As I realised I was drooling, (having read three pages) I thought I should make it. Have written down the instructions, just need some yoghurt..
I'll try the basic recipe first,,,  |
| Topic: egg recipes... post them here.. |
mandycharlie
Replies: 12
Views: 7361
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Wed Mar 29, 06 1:00 pm Subject: egg recipes... post them here.. |
Mandy, there are few ideas in these old threads:
http://forum.downsizer.net/viewtopic.php?t=4158
http://forum.downsizer.net/about10449.html
Also last night we decided to try an egg on top ... |
| Topic: hubby's finished the chicken run and a few pics of the girls |
mandycharlie
Replies: 16
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Mon Mar 27, 06 7:53 pm Subject: hubby's finished the chicken run and a few pics of the girls |
the buff orpington is a gorgeous hen, very low chirpings and one I love, lays about 150 eggs a yr,, (tend to go broody for weeks on end in high summer)
I did mention orpingtons, 150 eggs a yr, can ... |
| Topic: hubby's finished the chicken run and a few pics of the girls |
mandycharlie
Replies: 16
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Mon Mar 27, 06 6:17 pm Subject: hubby's finished the chicken run and a few pics of the girls |
Unfortunately, that chicken house and run no longer looks as it does...  we have two weeks to go before planning come back again..
but to answer your question...
personally I loved the light ... |
| Topic: egg recipes... post them here.. |
mandycharlie
Replies: 12
Views: 7361
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Mon Mar 27, 06 11:42 am Subject: egg recipes... post them here.. |
| I had a bit of glut this weekend, so was looking in the fridge at what i had to use up... and.. I found a couple of tubs of marscarpone cheese at the back of the fridge from the big cook up for the p ... |
| Topic: vanilla pods |
mandycharlie
Replies: 2
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Mon Mar 27, 06 11:35 am Subject: vanilla pods |
| Can you grow vanilla pods? As its one thing I use occassionally which I know would use alot of air miles to get them to me. |
| Topic: Egg colours/quality |
mandycharlie
Replies: 5
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Mon Mar 27, 06 11:32 am Subject: Egg colours/quality |
interesting post, hubby can't seem to tell the difference (taste wise) in our eggs, but I can.
the black rocks (hybrid) are great at laying during the winter, but I personally don't feel they have ... |
| Topic: Cost of layer's pellets |
mandycharlie
Replies: 18
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Sat Feb 25, 06 2:32 pm Subject: Cost of layer's pellets |
The Organic Feed Company, somewhere in the high eight pounds something... for 20kg
Hubby was too busy spitting feathers about the cost last time for me to catch a clear price.... |
| Topic: Noisy hens |
mandycharlie
Replies: 5
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Sat Feb 25, 06 2:25 pm Subject: Noisy hens |
mandycharlie that is a lovely story, thank you!. You could write an article - a la Barbara Woodehouse - "Training Unruly Chickens, the Mandy Charlie Way"  
Or even develop your own "NVQ III: Ca ... |
| Topic: Beak Bits |
mandycharlie
Replies: 7
Views: 6196
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Thu Feb 23, 06 10:52 am Subject: Beak Bits |
Give the domestic fowl trust a ring, their normally very helpful.
http://www.domesticfowltrust.co.uk/catalogueindex.html |
| Topic: Feather Loss |
mandycharlie
Replies: 24
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Thu Feb 23, 06 9:26 am Subject: Feather Loss |
I think your probably on the right track, keeping her separate but within sight of her friends may well be enough to break the cycle.
She should be fine to roost with them in their hen house, mostl ... |
| Topic: Its snowing ! |
mandycharlie
Replies: 23
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Thu Feb 23, 06 9:09 am Subject: Its snowing ! |
and my hens haven't seen much in the way of snow before. Their stood in their run staring at the snow, you can almost imagine them, "whats that then"... "Dunno"... "but what is it".... "Dunno"...
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| Topic: Feather Loss |
mandycharlie
Replies: 24
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Thu Feb 23, 06 9:06 am Subject: Feather Loss |
| I know this is a daft question, but are you giving them grit with oyster shells mixed in? |
| Topic: Noisy hens |
mandycharlie
Replies: 5
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Thu Feb 23, 06 8:47 am Subject: Noisy hens |
we were having troubles like this some time ago and one set of neighbours complained (but they are the complaining type).
So I sat and worked out that everything I was trying to do was actually rew ... |
| Topic: hubby's finished the chicken run and a few pics of the girls |
mandycharlie
Replies: 16
Views: 10005
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Mon Feb 20, 06 1:03 pm Subject: hubby's finished the chicken run and a few pics of the girls |
I'm not even going to ask Bugs.... 
I can get abuse at home you know.....  |
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