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Millymollymandy wrote:Just leave them be! Mine will get up and feed and water themselves and have a poo at least once a day anyway.

Yes they will, but then they immediately go back to the nest box ... and will stay broody for 3 weeks or more.
Caging them persuades them not to, and they get back into laying eggs again.

AS I understand the process (which could well be wrong), the yeast that's cultured in sourdough is that which grows from spores in the air. So any soughdough starter you bring into existence is probably unique to your area. Mind you, I'm not sure that that's a "good thing" as you might have some evi...

Millymollymandy wrote:add the miracle fruit instead of sugar and hey presto a low calorie pudding!

Unfortunately not it seems.
I just Googled Miracle Fruit and it seems it's miraculous properties are destroyed by cooking

Exactly the same as you with maybe one exception.
I always have the wire cage well off the ground in a draughty spot.
I was told years ago that you should keep her bum cool which persuades her to give up being broody.
Works for me anyway.

I understand if potatoes are going to be stored the flowers should be allowed to die off before picking. More than that really. If you want to store potatoes for any length of time you should wait until all the foliage has died before digging. Eating straight away or keeping for a few days is fine ...

I have the greatest regard for Maggie Thatcher.
She is, after all, the main reason I left the UK.

Not only did she wind me up so much that I was ashamed to be English, she also caused the housing boom that allowed me to sell up at a healthy profit.
I couldn't stand the heat so I got out of the ......

Can't say I've had this happen to me, but as badgers have very poor eyesight there is no point in trying visual deterrents. But as they have good noses and are close relatives of our domestic dogs, may I suggest something that deters dogs, pepper type powders or strong smelling liquids like Jeys flu...

You don't actually need a mobile phone to do this. You get a 'dongle' modem that plugs into your USB port and connects via 3G Can't comment on price as I'm sure it's different in the UK, but read the small print as there is usually a download limit and they charge so much a Kb after you exceed that....

If they have plastic lids like the ones I get, then yes. Any jar that has a plastic lid is fine, ones with metal lids are not as the vinegar 'eats' the steel. Also as the vinegar preserves the chutney you could even use cling film as a last resort, just to stop it drying out. Or .... if you only hav...

Quite right ... just hang bunches preferably in a draft.

Dare I say it, you can also dry herbs in a microwave

Greetings Felty

The best of luck with your plans, I'm sure you won't regret it.

Greetings from West Cork Julie.

I'm sure you won't regret it.
I moved here 14 years ago from Kent and I certainly don't regret one minute.

I shouldn't worry too much Zoe
All chicks take a few weeks to get going.
Also of course Bantams and other non hybrid breeds will never grow as fast as the ones talked about in this thread.
16 weeks is old age for a meat pullet, but teen age for a Bantam.

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It depends a bit on what sort of secateurs you have. If they are the anvil type you have to be careful that you keep the straight edge on the closing (sharp) side. If they are the cross over type it doesn't matter. Either way, you need a small file or thin carborundum stone and rub the sharper blade...