tea clipper ships used "deck lighting" it was a prism set flush into the upper deck and have a prism that would light the deck below

i am in no means doing this full time..... its more akin to a fantasy football league. i dont want people to do anything except show a picture of the eggbox all labled up and perhaps a chook in the pacground. its a virtual large scale model to show what could happen when average chicken keepers netw...

ok so i havent packed off the chooks to school.... but some of you may remember i gave up my job and went back to college to study at the ripe old age of 44. well im having a years "adults access to learning" course before going off to uni to study podiatry. the years course is health and ...

had to get esmie put down yesterday, after her perking up so well she ninnaly succumbed by teatime and a one way trip to the vets was in order. RIP

on another note i rescued 6 stunning posh black rocks but the ex batts arent to friendly to them :(

well looks like esmerelda is comming to the end of her time with us, she has been laying softies for about 3 months, not that she was a great layer.... one every 3-4 days but for the past 2 weeks her comb has been whitish and shrunk down. ive done everything i can think of but now think its egg peri...

i deep litter as well with a full change every 2 weeks and poo pick as and when. sooo easy to keep fresh and easy to clean though i think the dustmen hate emptying my bin

5 ex batts

mine is HENrietta
wifes is Esmerelda
daughters is hayley
out poorly ex batt (now back to full health) is ginger from chicken run

and finally my 7 year old sons................. well its The Cluxtinator

al, i have only 5 chooks and all ex batts and i think they do a marvelous job of supply me with so many little presents the average about 4 a day with the very occasional day of just 2. as for the therapy yes they are in my worste state all i cared about was them, they just kept me going till some t...

i just give the eggs away to family and friends though some have repaid me with bags of food so i suppose they are quite self sufficient. i think ill try the meal worms though they take my fingers off every day with thier treat of grapes, they go mad for them. ive doused them for mite and so far not...

no mites or anything, its just a bit red
its more lack of "undercarriage" feathers than anything

carpet laying is black magic
doesnt matter how well you measure and cut it will never fit...........
ive tried it soooo many times and now admit its a job that a trained person should do.

i can order a beer in about 20 different languages. hey ex navy what do you expect

thought i'd give you all an update to my latest project this has really pushed me to the limit welcome to project coffee break first problem was which model to go for............ there were just so many to choose from http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/bigrapids/1-2.jpg so i decided on my old f...

the depression comes and goes after 20 years of suffering from PTSD (5 times decorated ex serviceman of 1 war and 2 conflicts/ peacekeeping forces and then left to deal with it with no help) ok after running around like a nutter trying to get pictures here they are. http://i162.photobucket.com/album...

that is just amazing