 |
Author | |
| Message | |
|
 Topic: I'm a (Goose) Dad !!! |
Maranne
Replies: 1
Views: 5798
|
 Forum: Poultry Posted: Tue May 03, 05 5:02 am Subject: I'm a (Goose) Dad !!! |
Hi Folks
Organic cigars all round. 
One of my goose girls has hatched out nine out of ten eggs yesterday after only 30 days sitting.
The little uns seem fine but I can't get close to the ... |
| Topic: What next for my chillies |
Maranne
Replies: 29
Views: 13272
|
Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sat Apr 30, 05 5:11 pm Subject: What next for my chillies |
Tomato feed when they set flower, once a week, at the same time as I feed the toms. Seems to suffice.
What "organic" tomato feed do you recommend? |
| Topic: Compost corner - doggy do's |
Maranne
Replies: 22
Views: 18991
|
Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Fri Apr 22, 05 11:22 pm Subject: Compost corner - doggy do's |
what is wrong with 'collecting' doggy rear end stuff ie poo.........and flushing it down toilet?
Nothing "wrong" with it apart from the principle of the "Closed loop system" ie. everything is reus ... |
| Topic: Compost corner - doggy do's |
Maranne
Replies: 22
Views: 18991
|
Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Fri Apr 22, 05 7:38 pm Subject: Compost corner - doggy do's |
Thanks for the links and the info folks.
It seems that doggy do is potentially a valuable fertilizer but the risk of worm infestation is greater than the gain.
I suppose I had better chuck it away i ... |
| Topic: Compost corner - doggy do's |
Maranne
Replies: 22
Views: 18991
|
Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Fri Apr 22, 05 6:40 pm Subject: Compost corner - doggy do's |
Sorry to be indelicate, but what is the reason that some books advice not to put dog droppings on the compost heap.
I have been composting my canine friends droppings for several years now with no ... |
| Topic: Bad Hare day! |
Maranne
Replies: 6
Views: 5072
|
Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Sun Apr 17, 05 1:50 pm Subject: Bad Hare day! |
Thanks for all the tips.
Sara Jane, I must admit that I didn't inspect the hare to determine it's age. However as I hit it at the beginning of March I would guess that it must be a year old at the yo ... |
| Topic: Curing cock & hen capes |
Maranne
Replies: 7
Views: 13517
|
Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Sun Apr 17, 05 11:34 am Subject: Curing cock & hen capes |
Hi Mogs
Yeah I've tried the hardware stores and they all say it has been withdrawn.
Alison we have a relatively small branch of Boots here in Orkney so I guess I will have to wait 'til I go "Sooth" ... |
| Topic: Bad Hare day! |
Maranne
Replies: 6
Views: 5072
|
Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Sun Apr 17, 05 8:54 am Subject: Bad Hare day! |
A few weeks ago a hare commited suicide under my car  early one morning on my way home from the night shift. I picked it up and thought of a tasty meal 
I hung it for about 10 days in a ... |
| Topic: Curing cock & hen capes |
Maranne
Replies: 7
Views: 13517
|
Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Sun Apr 17, 05 6:22 am Subject: Curing cock & hen capes |
Thanks for the replies Bugs and Sally.
The info on the saltpetre is noted, I will contact them and see how I get on.
Sally, I was surprized when my local Boots didn't have any thing for curing skins ... |
| Topic: Curing cock & hen capes |
Maranne
Replies: 7
Views: 13517
|
Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Sat Apr 16, 05 7:06 pm Subject: Curing cock & hen capes |
Does anyone know of a supplier of saltpetre or borax for curing poultry capes for fly tying uses.
I've asked in our local pharamacies and have been told they are both unavailable.
I recently culled ... |
| Topic: Anybody know any fishing forums? |
Maranne
Replies: 20
Views: 28222
|
Forum: Fishing Posted: Sat Apr 16, 05 5:57 pm Subject: Anybody know any fishing forums? |
Try this link for a very good angling forum that I have been participating in for almost two years under the moniker of "Scapanapper"
There are a lot of knowledgeable folk there about all types of An ... |
| Topic: Flytying |
Maranne
Replies: 18
Views: 23989
|
Forum: Fishing Posted: Sat Apr 16, 05 5:51 pm Subject: Flytying |
Hi
I took up flytying with a class run by the local trout fishing association.
I can't admit to any skill in the art form.
But I decided to let the fish be the judge of my creations.
So far they ... |
| Topic: Start stop egg laying |
Maranne
Replies: 4
Views: 7882
|
Forum: Poultry Posted: Sat Apr 16, 05 5:41 pm Subject: Start stop egg laying |
Whoops.
Sorry about the anonymous post above.
I didn't realise that one could post on this forum without being logged in.
Martyn. |
| Topic: Start stop egg laying |
Maranne
Replies: 4
Views: 7882
|
Forum: Poultry Posted: Sat Apr 16, 05 4:49 pm Subject: Start stop egg laying |
Hello again.
Since I put the above question I went out into the hens run which is in between two old stone walls.
High up in the wall of a barn is an inset about 8 feet off the ground.
I climbed u ... |
| Topic: Start stop egg laying |
Maranne
Replies: 4
Views: 7882
|
Forum: Poultry Posted: Sat Apr 16, 05 3:06 pm Subject: Start stop egg laying |
Hi folks
I have about a dozen hens in a coop with an outside run on concrete with a straw covering. I have recently moved them from a free range situation as their house fell down and I wanted to get ... |
| |
