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I have decided to only drink beer in aluminium cans
In 30 years or so I should have quite a lot of ali to sell for my pension
In 30 years or so I should have quite a lot of ali to sell for my pension
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This years bonhams. I actually got them early September but never got round to photographing them
This year I am going for low input feeding. They get 300g of bought ration, and as much swede as they like, plus what they can forage
This will reduce the cost of fattening them
This year I am going for low input feeding. They get 300g of bought ration, and as much swede as they like, plus what they can forage
This will reduce the cost of fattening them
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The pigs and the turkeys are making fine foraging companions
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Happy New Year
Here's to another great year
Here's to another great year
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Got the artichokes in
2hrs rotorvating, 2hrs planting with the kids
The site wont let me upload a pic
2hrs rotorvating, 2hrs planting with the kids
The site wont let me upload a pic
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doofaloofa wrote:This years bonhams. I actually got them early September but never got round to photographing them
This year I am going for low input feeding. They get 300g of bought ration, and as much swede as they like, plus what they can forage
This will reduce the cost of fattening them
The plan worked well
For a financial input of 200 euro we got 60 kg of meat = 3.33 euro/kg
Not bad compared to 21 euro/kg for organic pork
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do they cover just the family needs or do you manage do have some extra? Do you also have chicken?
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At present we just fatten the two for ourselves, but I'm considering ramping up production to sell. There are several quite big free range meat processors in the area
We might even consider an organic symbol
We also buy in baby broilers for the freezer
We might even consider an organic symbol
We also buy in baby broilers for the freezer
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have you still got that pink spade
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Shovel
and it's racing red dammit!!!
and it's racing red dammit!!!
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Did you get lost?
Maggie
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We lost our internet service for a month due to 3 buying up O2 and dispensing with any masts that were doubled up
By the time we got service restored I had fallen out of the habit of being online and didn't bother getting back into it
Until now...
By the time we got service restored I had fallen out of the habit of being online and didn't bother getting back into it
Until now...
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Welcome back Doofa.
Sorry to hear about your Internet problems, but on the upside I bet you got a lot more work done.
Sorry to hear about your Internet problems, but on the upside I bet you got a lot more work done.
Tony
Disclaimer: I almost certainly haven't a clue what I'm talking about.
Disclaimer: I almost certainly haven't a clue what I'm talking about.