April 25, 2014
Smallholding: starting out
Jerry Spackman describes how he and his wife Dineke set up their smallholding in Saffron Walden,Essex
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April 25, 2014
Bark chippings
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
Self-build with style
Alan Beat on the use of wattle and daub in buildings
April 25, 2014
The Good Life – Keeping Animals
Most smallholders move on to keeping some larger livestock. Pedigree breeds? Cross breeds? The choice is yours.
April 25, 2014
Biosecurity for free-range poultry
Common-sense measures which can be incorporated easily into your daily routine
April 25, 2014
Starting smallholding: a quick class
A smallholder needs to know a tremendous amount of stuff.
April 25, 2014
Cockerel has no feathers under wings
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
Saddle can help hens
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
Dairy produce, and more
Tim Tyne talks about keeping the smallholding cow
April 25, 2014
Life-Guard tonic
Life-Guard Tonic is a nutritional, prebiotic, antioxidant and vitamin supplement formulated as a liquid feed to be added to drinking water for poultry.
April 25, 2014
Separation anxiety in dogs
Q- My dog tends to get destructive when left alone, and damage the furniture. I am told this is because of ‘separation anxiety’. What can I do to reassure my dog and stop this happening?
