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admin Yesterday I made apple jelly for the first time. I have only made jam once and thatb was not successful! I am pleased tol say that the apple jelly was very successful and Steve said it is, “Wonderful.” Praise indeed! Apple Jelly Recipe Ingredients 4lb cooking apples – diced but not peeled or cored. 2 … Read more
On Wednesday the cattle that have spent the Summer at the Ings were moved back to our farm. The day was spent moving the cattle in the livestock trailer into our back field. The grass has grown in the back field since the calves from last season were brought in for the Winter so the … Read more
The photo hunt theme for this week is pink which was potentially a difficult one for a farming website. However the well known sayings, “red sky at night, shepherd’s delight” and “red sky in the morning, shepherd’s warning” reminded me that I had some farming landscape photographs with pink skies. If you … Read more
I am thrilled to receive this fun Halloween Sweet Treat award from one of my photo hunt pals, TeacherJulie, who regularly visits and comments on my photo hunt posts. A great halloween treat are toffee apples and as I have an abundance of apples from my orchard I am going to make toffee apples to … Read more
I have never made toffee apples but as I have an abundance of apples from the orchard, I thought toffee apples would make a good treat for the trick or treaters that will call by on halloween night. Toffee Apple Recipe Ingredients 6 small eating apples. 100g/4oz butter. 225g/8oz granulated sugar 225g/8oz golden syrup. 6 wooden … Read more
My gilts (Cagney and Lacy) are pregnant and likely to farrow in the next week or two so I am busy preparing for not one but two births and two sets of piglets. (Aaahhh!!!) Things to do before the gilts farrow; Separate the gilts. Make sure the farrowing crates are suitable for the gilts. Get … Read more
What Is Coccidiosis? Coccidiosis is a common parasitic disease of poultry which affects the digestive tract and is primarily found in chickens and turkeys. Symptoms Ruffled feathers. Unthriftiness. Head drawn back into shoulders. A chilled appearance. Diarrhea which may have blood in it. If not treated can lead to mortality. Causes Coccidiosis is caused by a … Read more
I thought it would be interesting to compile a list of farming songs both old and new. The Combine Harvester (Brand New Key) – The Wurzels. Thirty Years Of Farming – James King. Daddy Won’t Sell The Farm – Montgomery Gentry. We plough the fields and scatter – A Hymn. Old MacDonald Had A Farm … Read more
World egg day was celebrated on the 12th October this year (2007) and will be 10th October in 2008. “World Egg Day is a unique day when countries around the world celebrate eggs and promote egg consumption.” Think Eggs Although I missed the actual day I would like to celebrate world egg day now by … Read more