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 Topic: Shetland Cows in West Wales |
Rosanne
Replies: 10
Views: 10852
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 Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Fri Jul 12, 13 4:34 pm Subject: Shetland Cows in West Wales |
i USED TO MILK DAiry cows for 30 years, then gave up. I bought a jersey for a house cow. kept one for ten years. I used to cross her
with an aberdeen angus every other year and a jersey the other. ... |
| Topic: My compost heap is inhabited! |
Rosanne
Replies: 6
Views: 5839
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Wed Jul 03, 13 9:28 pm Subject: My compost heap is inhabited! |
| I am hopless using amobile phone. I have just bought a new one as the old one gave up the ghost. It does have a camera in it so will ask my son what I should do. Iam not much good with the lap top ei ... |
| Topic: My compost heap is inhabited! |
Rosanne
Replies: 6
Views: 5839
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Wed Jul 03, 13 9:45 am Subject: My compost heap is inhabited! |
| I have just found a bummble bee nest in my roof. They are going in through a small hole inthe pointing. At first glance I thought they were honey bees but looking really hard they seem to be a type ... |
| Topic: Would appreciate advise on stoves and range cookers |
Rosanne
Replies: 18
Views: 25875
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Wed Oct 31, 12 10:21 am Subject: Would appreciate advise on stoves and range cookers |
| I see you live is Birmingham. Have you thought about the wood supply if you go for a wood fire. How easy is it to obtain. Ilive in the country, but have to make sure I have a constant supply.I have ... |
| Topic: Horses what should I charge |
Rosanne
Replies: 34
Views: 31750
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Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Tue Jul 24, 12 8:47 pm Subject: Horses what should I charge |
| You have not mentioned passports. Did you have them when you received them The horses should not be moved without the passport going with them, where ever they are going. |
| Topic: electric clothes airers. |
Rosanne
Replies: 32
Views: 24211
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Wed Jan 04, 12 6:30 am Subject: electric clothes airers. |
| If you have a rayburn buy an oldfashioned dryer that hangs from the ceiling with 4 rails, you can pull it up and down out of the way |
| Topic: Woodburner stove rope |
Rosanne
Replies: 16
Views: 15468
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Wed Dec 07, 11 11:12 pm Subject: Woodburner stove rope |
I have just sold my vermont stove. It was purchased in 1977. The new stove that I have is not as good as the vermont. I only sold it because one of the front doors was slightly warped.
When I asked i ... |
| Topic: Who in Wales has rabbits? |
Rosanne
Replies: 19
Views: 52651
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Forum: Shooting and Trapping for the Pot Posted: Thu Sep 29, 11 10:03 pm Subject: Who in Wales has rabbits? |
| rabbots are pests here. My friend came to shoot them and in about an hour he had 25. I went up the field next day and there seemed to be just as many as before. They eat into the hay field for about ... |
| Topic: Anybody here keep Boer Goats? |
Rosanne
Replies: 23
Views: 12330
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Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Sun Sep 06, 09 10:15 pm Subject: Anybody here keep Boer Goats? |
| Don't know where you live, but there is a boer goat breeder near Lampeter, ceredigion |
| Topic: Cake but no oven |
Rosanne
Replies: 30
Views: 12400
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Sun Mar 02, 08 7:01 pm Subject: Cake but no oven |
| A bakestone is a flat circular utensil made of caste iron I think. I think that's what mine is made of about18" across . Mine was my grandmothers so it is well tempered. Today its difficult to get ... |
| Topic: Mixing up chooks |
Rosanne
Replies: 8
Views: 4181
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Sun Nov 04, 07 10:15 pm Subject: Mixing up chooks |
| As long as the hen and chicks have plenty of room to get out of the way of the other birds they can be together but I wouldn't want to contain them in a small area if the chicks are small |
| Topic: Suet |
Rosanne
Replies: 24
Views: 9702
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Sat Dec 02, 06 11:44 pm Subject: Suet |
| Suet is rendered down fat. If you want to make suet yourself just put the fat from the carcass in a dish in the oven until it becomes liquid, strain and then put it in a container and let it become so ... |
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