Well I think it is discusting, the only bright colours I like in the garden are the flowers! Long live the traditional bee hives (& chicken sheds)
Oh dear I must be getting old!
+ I agree with Westi how many will get one and then loose interest?

So its a no from me.

I had such a good run with the swiss chard that I let some of it go to seed, however it has got bigger & bigger, looks like it is going to flower, but as yet no flowers, it is still getting bigger & bigger! Has anyone else had any experience of collecting seed from Swiss Chard? it would be n...

TAKEN FROM PEKIN BANTAMS FORUM: HELP CATCH THE SCUM that stole her birds.... on the night of the 4th October. from the girl . ". The birds were based at my home in Burton On Trent, Staffordshire. Only about 75m from the house. Please find below the list of birds that have been taken - Trio Whit...

KG regulars might remember the problems Ihave had trying to grow Purple Sprouting Brocoli and Cauliflowers? Anyway, at last 1 plant from the Calabrese I planted last year has survived and produced flower heads. Hurrah! However, the top one has only got to about 2" diameter and yesterday I read ...

I have to admitI fall into the bar humbug traditional camp. Just looked on the omlet site, wish Id thought of it, they must be making a packet! Questions? Do these houses have perches? there is no diagram or internal photographs. & Are people really gullible enough to buy chickens from them too?...

Just a word of caution; I am very pleased to read that your chickens and Kune Kunes get on well, but when I lived on a farm we had a few pigs, we also had a lot of very free range chickens, who often roosted above the pigs. We wondered where the chickens were going and sat out to shoot the culprit, ...

Took your advice Compo, even after some cold nights just after I planted out doing well! Used bubblewrap as I did not want to cut my fleece- worked well. Primrose I know they are hardy, and wouldent usually worry, I already have some WFP but they had been inside a warm supermarket for I dont know ho...

Ok, so not veggies, but hopefully will get the advice I need here? I have bought some Pansies and some crocus' from the supermarket. All look splendid, but as they have been indoors, what measures should I take re planting out? I popped them into unheated greanhouse when I got back last night, as fe...

Thats it!

Yes, once or twice a week. It does seem to work doesent it?!!!

Re the Bark Chippings, I think I have sold the magazine on, It was featured in a recent copy of Practical Poultry (I think)


I think it might only refer to the commercially bought stuff?

Poultry Spice is great for giving them a boost, ie when moulting, if they seem off colour at all and you cant put your finger on why. When the weather is prolonged wet, dark etc, gice for 2-3 days about once a month in the winter and it should imporve their feathers, health, egg production. It does ...

Hybrids are speciality bred to lay all year round, many pure breds will go off lay in the winter, darker, shorter days. You can counteract that by using artificial light. But I would enjoy your hens for the beautiful birds thay are. You dont say, but many pure breds these days are bred for show, not...

Do not use bark chippings as recent studies show that they can be fatally poisionous to chickens. A good grass area is essential under Freedom Foods guidelines, even though it is very difficult to keep up with the seeding, to keep it up to scratch (no pun intended). If you feed mixrd corn along with...

Why is everyone trying to get you onto Black Rock layers - They are a hybrid, designed to lay as many eggs as possible. I have nothing against them, I used to have a mixed flock of Black Rocks & Speckaledys. But they are not as tough as the traditional breeds. IF YOU WANT CHICKENS FOR EGGS AND E...