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by Thanet
Thu Apr 08, 2010 6:09 am
Forum: Birds, Animals and Livestock
Topic: Keeping Rabbits for Meat
Replies: 14
Views: 11890

Re: Keeping Rabbits for Meat

My grandparents used to keep rabbits for meat.
They would give me stern warnings NOT to name them(or the chickens).





'What's for dinner Gran?' I said one day.


'Mabel', she replied, 'I told you not to name the dang rabbits!'
by Thanet
Thu Apr 08, 2010 6:04 am
Forum: Birds, Animals and Livestock
Topic: WORMERY ANYONE ?
Replies: 83
Views: 62008

Re: WORMERY ANYONE ?

Hi. I have been meaning to update you all about my wormery so here goes. I fed them all the food that was sent with the wormery and then started them on household scraps and loads of tea bags. I have had to put it out side as I found that they managed to find their way out of the container and roam ...
by Thanet
Sun Feb 28, 2010 12:13 am
Forum: Best practices
Topic: Growing Avocado Trees From Seed
Replies: 2
Views: 1850

Growing Avocado Trees From Seed

Whenever I buy an avocado I always put the seed in an old hyacinth glass. And every so often one eventually takes root... And that is where I am now I have a shoot about 6 inches tall... I know I am now supposed to plant it up in a peat free soil etc and keep it indoors as it is a tropical plant... ...
by Thanet
Mon Feb 22, 2010 10:38 pm
Forum: Birds, Animals and Livestock
Topic: WORMERY ANYONE ?
Replies: 83
Views: 62008

Re: WORMERY ANYONE ?

Pleased to do so.

I got the largest one they do and it cost me £50:90.(Including P+P.) Which considering some of the prices I have seen is reasonable IMHO.

It is Stoke Worms

I hope you like what you find.

Good hunting

Thanet.
by Thanet
Mon Feb 22, 2010 12:26 am
Forum: Cooking tips
Topic: Slow Cookers
Replies: 5
Views: 3849

Re: Slow Cookers

I've had slow cookers for years. (tip - don't drop them ... they tend not to work afterwards) The lid doesn't need to be a tight fit as the condensation will trinkle down the dome lid and seal the gap. It is not a problem. Prepare the ingredients the night before. Everything roughtly the same size, ...
by Thanet
Mon Feb 22, 2010 12:10 am
Forum: Birds, Animals and Livestock
Topic: WORMERY ANYONE ?
Replies: 83
Views: 62008

Re: WORMERY ANYONE ?

I hope it is not bad for me to re-start an old thread but I have been interested in wormeries for a while and have been looking all over the net for ideas and suitable types of wormeries. This thread seems to be the most informative. Anyway I have now had worms and wormery for 3 days! so they are re...