sara | August 31, 2010
Here at farmingfriends we are a fan of Katie Thear’s books on keeping poultry and home incubation.
Katie Thear, who sadly died earlier this year, wrote 22 non fiction books about smallholding and keeping poultry and livestock. Katie wrote from first hand experience and her books are packed with tips and advice for the smallholder and [...]
sara | August 30, 2010
I have read that double yolked hen eggs are caused by two eggs separating from the birds ovary at the same time and joining into one egg!
I would like to know if double yolks are on the increase. I rarely get a double yolk duck, hen, guinea fowl or quail egg. Occasionally we have had [...]
sara | August 29, 2010
It’s always good to hear from my farmingfriends and Sandy who lives in the US has been in touch about her guinea fowl and naked neck turkens!
Hello Sara,
Well it’s been some time since I’ve checked in with you. We have since removed our guineas to a farm. They had decided to roost on [...]
sara | August 28, 2010
My penpal David lives in Cyprus and I do look forward to his emails and letter. David has beenwithout the internet for some time now but has managed to get to a computer to let us know what he is up to.
Hi Sara
I have borrowed a friends computer with broadband (fast isnt it) so [...]
sara | August 27, 2010
I received an email on behalf of the RSPCA about encouraging supermarkets to do more for animal welfare.
For the second year running, the RSPCA Good Business Awards is open to the public through the People’s Choice Supermarket award which means that people can vote for the supermarket they think is doing the most [...]
