April 25, 2014
Stone the crows
My young poultry are growing nicely in the warm weather, but I’m plagued by black birds. Are these crows? Someone said they might be rooks. Some of them are smaller and have grey heads. How…
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Country Smallholding
April 25, 2014
Old English Game bantams
Q- What can you recommend for depluming mite? I am plagued by it every year on my Old English Game bantams. Do I need a spray, or something orally, or indeed something to inject? William…
April 25, 2014
Join the Allotment Revolution
April 25, 2014
Goats milk and antibiotics
Q - Could anyone tell me how long I have to wait after a goat has had antibiotics before we can drink the milk again?
April 25, 2014
Is this a case of egg-binding?
Q - One of my hens showed signs of what I thought was egg-binding. She spent a lot of time on the nest and, when outside, she sat with lowered tail and rear end yet…
April 25, 2014
Chickens for the garden: which shall we choose?
Q - I have two young daughters, Jamie, 5, and Cameron, 2, and they are crazy about animals. We have a black Labrador and a pony, but I think it’s time for some chickens for…
April 25, 2014
Why does my drake show no interest in mating?
I bought a trio (two female and one male) of Abacot Rangers. Apart from two eggs when they first arrived, I have had no other eggs. After talking to other duck owners, I gather this…
April 25, 2014
Which drinkers for cold weather?
I find that defrosting galvanised drinkers is very hard work and can damage the metal. Some of the commercial plastic drinkers seem to go brittle in the frost and are quite expensive. Are there alternatives?
April 25, 2014
Calves in the cow shed
Tim Tyne turns to rearing calves
April 25, 2014
Creatures great and small
AUG 20, 2013: Fancy embarking on the ‘good life’ in the city? Liz Shankland meets a vicar and his family doing just that
April 25, 2014
Make room for bees
Anna Chambers would like to encourage people to look after bees in their garden, no matter how small it is (and not just honeybees)
