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April 25, 2014
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,…
April 25, 2014
Jerry Spackman describes how he and his wife Dineke set up their smallholding in Saffron Walden,Essex
April 25, 2014
JUNE 2013:Tim Tyne chooses Badgerface sheep in his Best Breeds series
April 25, 2014
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
Most smallholders move on to keeping some larger livestock. Pedigree breeds? Cross breeds? The choice is yours.
April 25, 2014
Common-sense measures which can be incorporated easily into your daily routine
April 25, 2014
A smallholder needs to know a tremendous amount of stuff.
April 25, 2014
I have a cockerel of four months old, an Araucana. He has no feathers at all under his wings and back half. They just never grew. The skin is smooth with no stubbs and no…
April 25, 2014
Q- I have a lovely trio of Brahmas and one of the hens has started to lose a lot of feathers on her back. She is almost bare, and I am worried that she has…
April 25, 2014
I have a chicken run which isn’t very well drained. I’ve heard that bark chippings drain well but aren’t a good idea for poultry. I don’t understand why – can you enlighten me please?Sarah Blackdown,…
April 25, 2014
Alan Beat on the use of wattle and daub in buildings
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