sara | December 30, 2009
I have been asked if you can you move unhatched hen eggs.
“Can you move unhatched chook eggs to another location like another nesting spot or coup. Coral”
Hi Coral,
Thanks for your question. I don’t have experience of moving unhatched hen eggs myself but I have tried to move guinea fowl eggs when the guinea fowl hen [...]
sara | December 29, 2009
My friend Trisha from Birdtablenews has sent me a message on my farmingfriends twitter page to say, “We have 4 hens and can’t put them out because of a fox. We are in middle of fencing a small field that has a hen hut, do you think that putting up a large fence will [...]
sara | December 28, 2009
My hens have recently started to eat the duck eggs that are laid in the early morning before 8am. My hens and ducks are kept in the smae hut but I don’t want the hens to eat the duck eggs so I have been looking at tips to stop egg eating.
Gather eggs more frequently or [...]
sara | December 27, 2009
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Ducks got out of the hut this morning when I had my back turned! They don't seem to [...]
sara | December 24, 2009
I just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas.
Thanks to all the readers of farmingfriends and those who have contributed comments, guest posts and photographs to the website. You help to make this a great community. I would also like to thank the many customers who have bought hatching eggs, poultry books and eBooks from [...]
sara | December 21, 2009
Well for the past few days with snow on the ground the ducks have been ground in their hut. I didn’t want them to come out of their hut onto the snow if it was going to damage their feet or legs. I wouldn’t fancy running about on snow in my bare feet so couldn’t [...]
sara | December 20, 2009
Over the past 4 days it has been snowing on and off in our region and for the past 3 days we have had a covering of snow on the ground.
This was the farmhouse and the lane to and from the village this morning.
So how has the snow affected the livestock on our farm? Well [...]
sara | December 20, 2009
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sara | December 19, 2009
We have come across a copy of “The Things We Do – A Guide To Club Programmes and Young Farmers’ Activities” dated 1961 which I have been reading with interest.
The book is a helpful guide on how to run a programme of events for a Young Farmers club.
It says that, “It should be the aim [...]
sara | December 18, 2009
I have just been reading that this January (2010) will be the 11th annual Farmhouse Breakfast Week organised by the HGCA.
Farmhouse Breakfast Week highlights the benefits of starting the day with a healthy balanced breakfast and is a great opportunity to celebrate the rich wealth of breakfast foods found across the country.
What is your favourite [...]
