sara | November 27, 2010
The Norfolk Black Turkey is a traditional Christmas breed.
The Norfolk Black has jet black feathers and white flesh.
The beak and feet of this bird are also black.
This breed has a smaller breast.
Norfolk Blacks are slow growing birds and take longer to mature than other breeds of turkey.
A good choice as a free range turkey.
A curious [...]
sara | November 26, 2010
I love to receive news from my penpal David in Cyprus.
Hi Sara and all at Farming friends
I am still not connected to the internet as Cytanet seems to keep offering deals and I cannot make up my mind whether to have broadband or just plain diial up. Anyway Jane a great friend still living in [...]
sara | November 25, 2010
I have created two handmade photograph Christmas card designs using photographs I have taken.
Handmade Winter Scene Christmas Card
Handmade Christmas Card with a photograph of a Winter scene on a scalloped edged card with a gold coloured border and a white envelop.
Here is the photograph used on this card.
Winter Scene Photograph used on Christmas Card
This [...]
sara | November 24, 2010
Middle White Pigs are a friendly breed of pig.
Middle White pigs originate from Yorkshire.
They have been bred from Large White and Small White stock.
This breed has a white coat with a flattened face and nose.
They have pricked up ears with feathery hairs around the edges of the ears.
These are early maturing pigs.
Middle Whites are reared for pork [...]
sara | November 23, 2010
I had never heard of the naked neck turken or the cou nu chicken until recently when my “farmingfriend” Sandy from the US sent me a photo of some hens she has.
The naked neck turken is the hen in the background. As you can see from the photo this bird has a look of a [...]
sara | November 22, 2010
The Taste Adventure is a hands on activity aimed at four to ten year olds, which encourages children to engage their five senses when eating and enjoying food.
The Taste Adventure was launched by Slow Food UK and is supported by grainchain.com For those interested in taking part in the Taste Adventure, the next Taste Adventure will be [...]
sara | November 4, 2010
Worming Chickens By Tim Daniels of poultrykeeper.com
This article shares some of my personal experiences and routines with worming my chickens.
Chickens, waterfowl and other poultry require regular worming to prevent health problems, yet it is surprising how many people don’t do this on a regular basis. If you are keeping chickens on the same piece of [...]
