sara | December 29, 2007
A while ago I was tagged for seven random facts so I have decided to look back over 2007 and write about the highlights of 2007 for farmingfriends. So thank you Dressage Mom for tagging me.
One of the highlights of 2007 for me was the Interblog Guinea Fowl Breeding Project – when I sent The Cottage Smallholder 6 [...]
sara | December 28, 2007
It is messy in lots of places on the farm.
The fold yard has cattle manure and the pig stye has pig muck which I can tell you is very messy, but I thought I would spare you that sort of mess!
As I looked through my growing catalogue of photos I came across a photo of [...]
sara | December 27, 2007
Here is my beautiful Christmas cactus. A very fitting plant with only a few days to go until Christmas day.
This is the plant that I always remember from childhood. My birthday is in December and my mum and dad have had a Christmas cactus flowering in their house since I was born.
Which plant do you [...]
sara | December 26, 2007
We have had a boar on hire to try to get the sows in pig again.
When sows are weaned from their piglets they often come into cycle within a week of being separated from their piglets.
Cagney & Lacy with Dennis the Saddleback boar.Cagney and Lacy were moved into the pen next to the piglets and [...]
sara | December 25, 2007
Farming Friends would just like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas.
The house is quiet. Guests have left. Children are sleeping and finally I can sit and catch up. Happy Christmas Sara, hope you’ve had a wonderful day.
Comment by Amanda – December 25, 2007 @ 9:45 pm
Complements of the Season to you too
From John
Comment by Farmer [...]
sara | December 22, 2007
The piggy photograph I received via email for my December photograph of the month competition really made me laugh – what a great entry from Rebecca @ Irish Sally Garden.
Full Irish Breakfast These are Rebecca’s two gloucestershire old spot pigs. They are 5 months old and very heavy! Rebecca knows that because one of them stood on her [...]
sara | December 21, 2007
Hens need a certain amount of light in order to lay their eggs and this is why you generally find that hens lay their eggs in the Spring and Summer months.
Here is Hatty the hen laying her eggs.
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I was lucky enough to walk by Hatty’s nest as she was about to lay an egg and the egg [...]
sara | December 20, 2007
Farming Friends Pig Penpal is a penpal scheme that enables the penpal recipient to learn about pigs in an interesting way.
At a cost of only £12 the Farming Friends Pig Penpal will receive;
An introductory letter from the pig penpal.
A photograph of the pig penpal.
A birthday card from the pig penpal.
A Christmas card from the pig penpal
Buy the Farming Friends Pig Penpal for yourself or as a gift for [...]
sara | December 19, 2007
The first entry for this months photograph competition arrived in my email box this week and I am thrilled with the photograph. Jane from Urban Extension has sent the photograph, so thanks Jane.
Winter Fungi
Here is Jane’s Photo of the Month offering for December. It is of some gorgeous fungi taken a couple of weeks ago [...]
sara | December 18, 2007
I have just purchased the pyramid slug trap from TopVeg as a gift for a gardening friend.
Although I am yet to see the product in use, I would like to praise TopVeg for their speedy delivery of this item.
I look forward to reviewing this product when my gardening friend has the pyramid slug trap set [...]
