keelan Posted 29th.April 2007 hello all i have recently become very interested in keeping chickens,but there may be a problem we recently have had our grass in our back yard replaced with concrete slabs, my mum has said that we can keep some chickens but she said that there might be a problem becau...

Mo Dancer caller available for a fun evening. Cheshire and neighbouring counties. Barndance /ceilidh /wedding /social / fund raiser. I work with several bands, one loud with flashing lights, the others more traditional, and for a small private party I could bring tapes or a single musician (live mu...

Sam hi i love wild mushrooms you get them in different seasons I go to bogs and forests to collect wild mushrooms. My dad has a book with all the different types of wild mushrooms in it and it tells you which ones are posinous and which are not. Sometimes it is very hard to tell the difference but ...

Mo Or do you prefer custard Mo Has anyone had any joy with forcing rhubarb? The leaves and stems of ours went all brown. Should the forcing pot be air and light proof, and how long should it stay on? It's beginning to shoot again, now I've uncovered it. AnnaB Hi Mo We have in the past just put a bl...

AnnaB We have recently emptied one of our compost bins and found in excess of 100 acorns in it. Has anyone else experienced this and if so any answers as to what put them there? It cannot be squirrels as the gap is too narrow [ b]Richard[/b] Rats? Anyone else any ideas? Wendy do rats or mice eat ac...

Richard What are you up to in the vegetable garden (01/04/07) Wendy No vegetable garden I am afraid. But we have been laying turfs on the ploughed field we used to call grass. Then I let the chickens free range everyday !!! Now it will only be a couple of times a week, they can forage around. Wendy...

Kate Hello, I have heard you can grow potatoes in bin bags, is this true? if so, how many seeds can you put in one bag? I understand you fill it 1/3 with soil and plant your seeds then as the leaves grow up, keep filling the bag with soil? Did I dream it? Thanks in advance Manda Hi Kate I don't thi...

Alternative Angel I'm a bit embarrased that I have the four new posts here!! And I'm SURE I have far too much to say LOL. Please forgive me and just tell me to shut up if you like - I have a very thick skin (and head too probably!) My question anyway is: When you know NOTHING (I mean NOTHING) about...

Mo We did well from 3 outdoor tomato plants but I had to buy some this week. There are still some green ones on the plant. Do you think they will ripen? Should I bring them indoors? I'm in Cheshire, not the sunny south. Don't say chutney, cos we don't like it. [b]AnnaB Mo Went surfing for green tom...

muppet9204 Help! 6 weeks ago we started to keep ex battery hens and have been putting the droppings into the compost bin. Have just noticed that something previously unknown has happened. The outside and inside of the bin are totally covered in what looks like fine sawdust but is in fact light brow...

Verity Baker We've had our girls nearly a fortnight now, and still now eggs. They were described as Point-of-Lay, but is is possible that they're simply not old enough? I have walked past a poultry farm near my folks' in Wales, and his ladeis were certainly bigger... ours are active, and eating and...

b_cos_1_can so i was thinking... (always a bad thing for me) people have names for allsorts! some people name their cars... some people name their homes... almost all name their animals... my dogs sanctuary is called 'bed' mine haven called '37 W*******Crescent' a friends is called 'llatidos' (read...

lucy Any tips about the best way to dispose of the Poo and chippings when I clean out the run. Can I compost/dig into garden or put into green bin recycling? Mo Well they sell pelleted chicken poo in garden centres, but it's too strong for most things fresh, blackcurrant bushes are the exception. S...

minidaz 27.04.07 Been a while since i last posted here, but i do keep browsing This week, one of our Bovan Neros has decided to go all broody on us. She is still laying, but tends to spend all day sitting on it ( and usually the rest of the eggs as all 4 seem to like the same spot ). So to get the ...

be_cos_i_can hello ive not got my ex batt hens yet and ive never kept them before either so im reading up on them all i can. but i still have a few unanswered questions... 1, can my guinea pigs run around on and eat the same grass that my hens have pooped on? because my hens will be free range. 2, ...