hi, we have put 6 new turkey eggs in the incubator bought from ebay and 6 lavendar arucanas also from ebay. now one of my ex battery ducks has decided to sit again. the last lot were a disaster as every time she got off somebody snuck in and laid in her nest. she ended up with so many eggs she would...

hi, we have two hives in the field next door and they seem fine. they all come to drink from our wildlife pond on the veg plot and the noise is incredible . we have had to net the pond to keep the ducks out so they sit on this and drink much to the kids satisfaction. maree

hi heather just wanted to let youknow how i got on with eggs from ebay. not good is the answer we had two hatch out and one then died so we are left with one lonely turkey. i am going to take the chance on some more and am waiting for them to arrive but it is a lot of money so hope that i can start ...

hi all
i have various problems and find that wearing a magnet really helps me. it keeps my hands much more mobile and although some days are a struggle i dont suffer so many problems the next day
maree

hi, i am currently hatching chickens and turkeys which should be interesting. we have a cockerel that we keep so that we have a neverending supply of fertile eggs. i am picking up some pure breed eggs from my local rare breed centre and wll hatch out some of the heavier breeds so that we can eat the...

hi jane,
we have just ordered 4 weaners from our local rare breed centre but have received varying quotes for dispatch and butchering , do you mind telling me what it cost for yours please. did you have sausages made?
thanks
maree

i was trying to get robbie williams tickets for last year and paid £400 through ebay. i received no tickets and have given up trying to get my money back so caveat emptor!!.

hi, my chickens and pigs are fed all the scraps from our own kitchen which we are sure has not come into contact with meat. i have never fed them UCO as never thought of that. how do you feed this?
thanks maree

hi, i think that monty did a study last year on wether it was worth chitting or not and if i remember rightly the results showed that it was only worth chitting the earlies which did give a much better yield but the maincrops caught up. maree

hi all we are hatching our own birds in an incubator and intend to eat the excess cockerels. we have been doing that with last years birds but are finding that they have very little breast meat. at the moment all birds are let out on 5 acres during the day and fed pellets twice a day. i dont mind co...

depends wether you would consider ex battery hens or not. i have bought some every year for many years now and generally pay 50 pence each and they lay well for a good few years . none of mine ever reached a ripe old age but they usually go for 4 years or so depending on the foxes.you will be paying...

hi, we have a rayburn royal which is the smaller type. we have managed to get it alight and smoke tight! but are finding that once lit it heats up slowly then roars and we cant keep it ticking over . we have tried all sorts of wood and a little coal but it burns out so quick. we would love any advic...

our local organic farmer cringes around bonfire night because he loses quit a few with the bangs so i think they are quite nervy. we did have some years ago and they were so friendly so i think we will keep a few and hatch our own as and when. we keep all sorts of chickens and some are aimed at the ...

thanks for everybodies help. i have decided to buy a better incubator and hatch some out to keep. excellent article and useful website alan thanks again. maree

i am thinking of trying to hatch out some birds to grow on for christmas dinner next year. the eggs are very expensive but nothing like the prices being asked for organic free range . has anybody any experience of this. i may also hatch out now with a view to keeping a few to give me my own eggs. an...