Do you keep livestock? Having any problems? Want to talk about it, whether it be sheep, goats, chickens, pigs, bees or llamas, here is your place to discuss.
One of white bantums is sitting on four eggs from a friends black as well as four red pheasent eggs. She is clucking away quietly to herself and seems content.
So hopefully our flock of chickens will increase by four plus the welcome addition of the pheasents, although I have been teasing the OH about cooking them up for a sunday dinner
her response is
Our remote ancestors said to their mother Earth, "We are yours."
Modern humanity has said to Nature, "You are mine."
The Green Man has returned as the living face of the whole earth so that through his mouth we may say to the universe, "We are one."
2 black bantums were born early this morning, will take photo and post shortly, as for the pheasents OH will want to either sell them or breed more.
She often reminds me how much she dislikes my idea of food, Offal, you know the good stuff , livers, kidneys, sweatbreads, mountain oysters, brains, tounge heart
or unusal meats, rabbit, possum, croc, wallaby, kangaroo, certain grubs, pan fried grashoppers, chocolate coated ants
no I'm not kidding, I even want to try Bat at some point
but back to birds, we'll most likely keep them and get some non relatives to breed with
Our remote ancestors said to their mother Earth, "We are yours."
Modern humanity has said to Nature, "You are mine."
The Green Man has returned as the living face of the whole earth so that through his mouth we may say to the universe, "We are one."
hey I do like normal food, humbugs, custard pies, chard quiche, poprk,chicken etc, oh and here are the photos sorry, they proved to be sightly camera shy
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They are black pekins
and this is my middle son showing his true calling
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Our remote ancestors said to their mother Earth, "We are yours."
Modern humanity has said to Nature, "You are mine."
The Green Man has returned as the living face of the whole earth so that through his mouth we may say to the universe, "We are one."
no pheasents haven't hatched yet, hope theu're not duds
Our remote ancestors said to their mother Earth, "We are yours."
Modern humanity has said to Nature, "You are mine."
The Green Man has returned as the living face of the whole earth so that through his mouth we may say to the universe, "We are one."
(thanks)