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 Topic: Does anyone rear extra livestock and sell to a butcher? |
nicelife
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 Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Thu Oct 11, 12 10:20 am Subject: Does anyone rear extra livestock and sell to a butcher? |
| we have some pigs and recently bought some ewe lambs with a view to starting a flock next year and I'm trying to form an opinion as to whether its worth rearing more than we will consume as a family i ... |
| Topic: Is anyone here selling to wholesalers or retailers? |
nicelife
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Forum: Small Business Questions, Ideas and Advice Posted: Thu Oct 11, 12 9:43 am Subject: Is anyone here selling to wholesalers or retailers? |
| I'm interested to know if anyone has any exprience of selling homemade, home reared or home grown produce to independent retailers or wholesalers at all? Specifically I'd like to know what % trade dis ... |
| Topic: Does anyone rear extra livestock and sell to a butcher? |
nicelife
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Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Thu Oct 11, 12 9:29 am Subject: Does anyone rear extra livestock and sell to a butcher? |
If so I'd like to get an understanding of what price a butcher would pay for a pig, lamb & cow?
As a newbie if this is an incredibly ridiculous concept please be kind with the flaming! |
| Topic: Newcomers... |
nicelife
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Forum: Welcome Posted: Tue Oct 02, 12 11:18 am Subject: Newcomers... |
I saw it!
A pig will eat about a pound of pig nuts for every month old it is, every day. So a pound a day for the first month, two pounds a day for the second month, and so on, up to six months old ... |
| Topic: Newcomers... |
nicelife
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Forum: Welcome Posted: Tue Oct 02, 12 11:16 am Subject: Newcomers... |
Hi Pete
Roughly what part of North Cornwall?
I might be best to ask your pig feed question in the livestock section as not everyone will see in here.
Hiya, roughly between Bude and Launceston ... |
| Topic: Newcomers... |
nicelife
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Forum: Welcome Posted: Tue Oct 02, 12 11:12 am Subject: Re: Newcomers... |
We decided to start our education here at Downsizer 
Excellent, excellent. Croeso from west Wales Pete.
So, speaking of education, how's your punctuation?
Seemingly not good enough fo ... |
| Topic: Newcomers... |
nicelife
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Forum: Welcome Posted: Tue Oct 02, 12 10:38 am Subject: Newcomers... |
Hi All,
My Wife and I are new to downsizer and fairly new to the downsizer concept/reality having moved from the midst of South East Surburbia to North Cornwall a little over a 18 months ago. We have ... |
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