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sara | January 31, 2008
Pig manure makes good compost as the pig muck is mixed with straw.
Pig manure has a very high nutrient content and is rich in potash and phosphorus.
Not only does pig manure enrich the soil which helps plants to grow but it also helps improve the soil structure as the straw (plant material content) in the manure [...]
sara | January 30, 2008
Roast quail is quick and easy to prepare.
The quail takes about 30 minutes to roast in a medium to hot oven.
Add some water to the tin as this will help to keep the meat moist and succulent.
Cover the tin with foil for the first 20 minutes and then remove for the last ten minutes so [...]
sara | January 30, 2008
TopVeg visited the farmingfriends farm today to do some filming for a DVD that they are hoping to release shortly. It was great to be part of this exciting new venture. I won’t give too much away but keep checking out the TopVeg website for DVD releases coming soon.
We also managed to fit in a quick [...]
sara | January 30, 2008
Quail eggs are very small, in fact they are about one fifth the size of an ordinary chicken egg. On Sunday we got our first egg, which you can see pictured. This quail egg does not look like the usual quail eggs that are mottled with brown slodges on them, but since Sunday the quail have [...]
sara | January 29, 2008
On Sunday I potted up some broad bean seeds. The TopVeg website was able to provide me with excellent seed sowing information.
Farming Friends & TopVeg have now collaborated to create a How To Grow Broad Beans growing card.
To print off this growing card, right click on the image and then click print picture to print out a copy.
If you would [...]
sara | January 28, 2008
Here is an approximate guide to the development of guinea fowl keets.
After 24 hours – guinea fowl keets are able to feed and drink independently.
One week old – guinea fowl keets wing feathers start to grow.
Two weeks old – guinea fowl keets nearly able to fly.
Six to eight weeks old – guinea fowl keets able [...]
sara | January 27, 2008
I noticed the first snowdrops began to emerge on the 18th January this year.
I love to see the carpets of snowdrops along the hedgerows and in my orchard. One year my husband gave me a bunch of snowdrops for Valentine’s day and he even arranged them in a heart shape in the vase!
Green Thumb Sunday [...]
sara | January 26, 2008
British Saddleback Pigs are an old fashioned rare breed of pig. They are a result of an amalgamation of two breeds, the Essex and the Wessex Saddleback.
British Saddleback pigs have;
A black coat with a white saddle just behind their front legs which goes all around their body in a band.
Lop ears over their faces.
Long and [...]
sara | January 25, 2008
My white leghorn hen, Hatty has laid her first egg of 2008. So as part of Farmhouse Breakfast Week I will be having the lovely free range egg soft boiled with toasted soldiers for my breakfast this weekend.
We found the lovely white egg snuggled into some grain on top of the mill this morning. We [...]
sara | January 24, 2008
Keets raised by a guinea fowl hen or another hen that has hatched the eggs, require very little management at the early stages of life as the hen will take care of most of the needs of the keets. The hen will keep the keets warm and protected as the keets tend to remain under [...]
