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sara | December 31, 2008
I have had the flu all over Christmas and I am just beginning to feel better so it has not been so bad doing the livestock chores.
Cats – Stripe is still missing. Hope he turns up soon. Spot is getting more and more friendly.
Cattle – My husband has been feeding the cattle on his own [...]
sara | December 30, 2008
My beautiful stripey ginger cat, Stripe has not been back to the farmyard since yesterday morning. He has now missed three feeds and I am getting worried. Unfortunately one of my other cats, Fluffy who is the dominant male has taken a dislike to Stripe and tries to chase him away. I don’t know where [...]
sara | December 30, 2008
inter Jasmine is blooming in my garden at the moment.
In fact it is the only colour my garden seems to have at the moment.
What is blooming in your garden at the moment and what colours are lighting up your garden?
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sara | December 28, 2008
Fattening pigs going to the abattoir need to be tagged whether they are 12 months old or younger.
You can get plastic button tags or metal tags. I have used both.
I usually get my tags from Ketchum http://www.ketchums.co.uk/page3.htm
The tags need your herd number on them which you give when ordering the tags.
I usually use the button tags [...]
sara | December 27, 2008
Commercially gilts are usually selected for breeding at five to six months of age. The selected gilts are reared to weigh between 120 and 130 kg at seven and a half to eight months of age when they are ready to be served by a boar for the first time.
Gilts have to be in a [...]
sara | December 26, 2008
When selling quail eggs you don’t need to date stamp the quail eggs as the stamp doesn’t show up on the eggs but on your packaging you should have the address/area where the eggs were produced and you need a best before date. There is no legislation on dating quail eggs but hen eggs have a best [...]
sara | December 21, 2008
Piglets are very curious and inquisitive animals. They love to nibble on welly boots which is quite cute when they are small but may not be so cute when they get bigger.
Piglets love to chew on things and when they are bored they sometimes start to nibble on the other piglets curly tails. This can [...]
sara | December 20, 2008
The bull has been separated from the rest of the cows to try to stop the bull from serving the cows that are coming into cycle. We have segregated the bull in order to try to get all the cows calving at a similar time as this year we have had calves born throughout the year.
Our [...]
sara | December 20, 2008
I have read on the poultrysite that,”Adult quail will live and produce successfully if they are allowed 145 cm² of floor space per bird (125 cm² per bird on wire floors). A cage 13 × 20 cm is large enough for two birds.”
Quail are often kept in aviaries with at least 4ft by 3ft of [...]
sara | December 19, 2008
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