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sara | March 31, 2009
Lacy, my saddleback sow has had 15 live piglets this afternoon and evening.
This morning she started to carry straw about and then this afternoon when I went to check on her, she was breathing heavily and when I checked her teats she had milk.
Her first piglet was born just before 4pm and she had her [...]
sara | March 29, 2009
As the weather brightens up many of us head into the garden to sow seeds. If you are interested in cooking, then growing your own herbs in the garden, a raised bed or containers is a good idea.
Here are a few herbs whose seeds can be sown in March, so with a lovely Spring day [...]
sara | March 28, 2009
Well I am collecting and storing quail eggs for incubation as a friend wants some quail chicks for her grand-daughter. It seems that everyone is wanting quail eggs for hatching or quail chicks as I have had an email enquiry and a telephone call enquiry.
I only have a 13 mixed gender quail in an avairy [...]
sara | March 27, 2009
My farmingfriend, Sandy from across the pond, has been emailing me about her guinea fowl and it is interesting that my guinea fowl in the UK have just started to lay at a day or two after Sandy’s.
I have one male for sure now, as the mating season obviously has begun!!! I believe the [...]
sara | March 27, 2009
Well a quail hopped out of the aviary this morning but I was lucky to catch it without any problems. I think that the quail are now very used to me popping in and out of their aviary everyday, so it made it easier to catch the male Japanese quail.
Cats – The cats seem to [...]
sara | March 27, 2009
Helene from Countryside Connection has sent in this wonderfully simple quail egg recipe which will make a great snack or nibbles for a party.
This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Ingredients:
6 ounces sesame seeds
1 teaspoon coarse sea salt
48 [...]
sara | March 26, 2009
Well how exciting or should I say eggciting! Sorry couldn’t resist. The farmingfriends guinea fowl have now officially started to lay eggs this season. Yesterday I collected eggs from the hut and there was a small mis-shapen egg with guinea fowl colouring and I thought it was a guinea fowl egg but not certain. Today [...]
sara | March 25, 2009
I have just had a request for a photograph of a British Landrace pig taken in a natural environment, which is needed a for children’s book.
I am writing a book for children on different pig breeds and I am in need of a photo of a British Landrace in natural surroundings. I have tried all [...]
sara | March 25, 2009
It is always a pleasure to receive emails from my farmingfriends.
HELLO SARA, HOW ARE THINGS ACROSS THE POND? SPRING IS TRYING IT’S BEST TO ARRIVE. A BIT EARLY, IRIS AND CROCUS ARE POPPING UP, TREES BUDDING…I FEAR FOR A FREEZE, BUT ‘TIS NATURE WHAT CAN I DO? THE GUINEA SIX ARE TO SAY [...]
sara | March 24, 2009
I have been asked if it is possible to mix quail breeds and here is my response;
I have some japanese quail in an aviary and I have a 100 quail in a barn that are a mixture of breeds (mainly Italian) and was thinking of mxing the Japanese in with the Italian but have read [...]
