I have just found a brilliant company who at last can make my conservatory more user friendly! I find in summer its too hot, in winter its to cold and I waste massive amounts of heat! The company is called Roof Revive just wondered if anyone else had used them? They basically change your conservator...

I had one of the worse days in keeping livestock on Monday, a fox managed to jump my 6 foot wire fence and it killed 45 of my hens - I am devastated I knew each one and wept as I had to pick them up to dispose of them. The up side to my livestock is my Oxford sandy and black giving birth to her firs...

Thanks so much for your reply that's fantastic I have only just got round to looking at the messages!! we keep Oxford Sandy and black, Berkshire and Old spots, we have some weaners from a sow we brought from auction which are nearly ready so been really busy with half pigs, sausages etc. I will have...

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Jen

I wonder if anyone could tell me how to cure pork, we have our own pigs which we sell as half pigs but would like to start curing and making hams and bacon, any links or help would be great!

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Can anyone tell me if its really necessary to feed greens to hens, all mine are free range but they have completely striped the grass away, i feel guilty as I can't move them to a new patch as its a very large fixed run.

I do give veg when I can but not sure this is enough.

I love mine tried porridge and rice pudding both worked well, just need to make sure there plenty of liquid or its like glue!

On the subject of coke cola cooking gammon I heard on the radio today coke cola its great for cleaning your loo!

I'd love one I live in York but could collect

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Thanks, I live in York so if anyone want's a cockerel re homing let me know, otherwise I think I will have a look for a leghorn

I would say it will have a good dozen to go at! Do you think I should stick to a breed I already have?

The Marsh daisy has about 12, as the other two are so small they stick to there partners, the run which has no cockerel will have around 20 hens

Quite a varied range! Black Rock, White Stars, Bluebells, Marsh Daisy, crested leghorns, Blue orpingtons, Welsummers, Warren, Rhode island reds, Marans and lavender pekins. I have a Marsh Daisy cockerel but he lives in a different run, the cockerel we had died (he was a orpington). The Marsh daisy c...

I'm looking to buy a new cockerel for my hens, does anyone have an ideas as to which has a good nature and nice looking!