April 29, 2014
Smallholders in DEFRA demo
APRIL 7, 2014: Smallholders and small-scale farmers are staging a demo in London to demand more of a say in our farming future.
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Country Smallholding
April 25, 2014
Make your own fruit cage
How is your fruit doing this year? If the birds got there first, you may consider a fruit cage for next year! Smallholder Tracy Angove from North Devon made her own. See our Christmas issue…
April 25, 2014
Making your own country wine
Jules Moore shows you how
April 25, 2014
Vets Forum – Bad leg
I have a four week old chick with a bad leg and wondered if anything can be done to help it. The hock joint is slightly larger than on the other leg (I don’t think…
April 25, 2014
Word of warning on cockerels
Q- I have been told a cockerel will make my hens happier and more productive, but my children love collecting eggs, and I’ve heard cockerels can be aggressive. Could a person actually be harmed by…
April 25, 2014
Choosing Badgerface sheep
JUNE 2013:Tim Tyne chooses Badgerface sheep in his Best Breeds series
April 25, 2014
Mismatched couple?
One of my ducks was quite badly injured recently by the old gander they live with. The injuries are around her head and beak. The vet put her on Terramycin powder in her water and…
April 25, 2014
Sheep – select your breed
Mary Castell helps you decide on a breed of sheep
April 25, 2014
The smallholder’s cow
SEPT 18, 2013: Tim Tyne chooses another of his 'Best Breeds' ....
April 25, 2014
Commercial indoor systems can cause confusion
We have some free-range hens, but I am a bit confused about the difference between barn, perchery and deep litter systems. Are deep litter and perchery systems types of barn systems or are they different?
April 25, 2014
Is Tamworth a good pig breed to rear outdoors?
Q- I was hoping to start breeding my own pigs soon on my 15 acre smallholding, and was wondering about how suitable Tamworths would be for rearing outdoors. At the moment we have no outbuildings,…
