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 Topic: Can anyone advise about cuckoo marans? |
Boris
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 Forum: Poultry Posted: Sun Jun 05, 11 10:22 pm Subject: Can anyone advise about cuckoo marans? |
| Hi, thanks for that, at what age do you think it best to cull the hens to get the most out them eggwise but the meat still be good? I assume older birds get tough? |
| Topic: Can anyone advise about cuckoo marans? |
Boris
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Sun Jun 05, 11 10:11 pm Subject: Can anyone advise about cuckoo marans? |
Thats quick!
Pam |
| Topic: Non laying ex bats |
Boris
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Sun Jun 05, 11 9:59 pm Subject: Non laying ex bats |
| I like the hat! |
| Topic: Can anyone advise about cuckoo marans? |
Boris
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Sun Jun 05, 11 9:58 pm Subject: Can anyone advise about cuckoo marans? |
| Hi, I have never kept them before. I am thinking of keeping a few not just for the eggs but as table birds. Has anyone any experience of the best age to dispatch them to maximise their dual purpose p ... |
| Topic: Non laying ex bats |
Boris
Replies: 13
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Sun Jun 05, 11 8:13 pm Subject: Non laying ex bats |
| Hi, its been sorted. A woman down the road who keeps chickens had taken them. She has a lot of ex bats and when I went round they had very good accommodation! I told her they wont lay and she said she ... |
| Topic: Non laying ex bats |
Boris
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Sun May 29, 11 6:18 pm Subject: Non laying ex bats |
Warrens!
Your right, one poor thing died, and I came home a few weeks ago and another looked as though it had had a heart attack.
Perhaps I could rehome them somewhere nice...........some altruistic ... |
| Topic: Non laying ex bats |
Boris
Replies: 13
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Sun May 29, 11 6:08 pm Subject: Non laying ex bats |
| I promised that I would keep them for life when I got them! |
| Topic: Non laying ex bats |
Boris
Replies: 13
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Sun May 29, 11 6:04 pm Subject: Non laying ex bats |
Hi,
I have kept chickens before but last year decided to get some ex bats. They were is pretty poor condition when I got them and two have since died. They did however lay until around Mid Feb althou ... |
| Topic: Perry |
Boris
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Mon Sep 20, 10 9:28 am Subject: Perry |
| Has anyone tried making perry? I have tried using a large tree full of pears from a freecyler, but I must say, rather surprisingly, I found extracting the juice much more messy than cider, and not so ... |
| Topic: Hard to press apples......for Cider |
Boris
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Mon Sep 20, 10 9:24 am Subject: Hard to press apples......for Cider |
| Unfortunately I am on my own. I tried my shredder but it didnt make stuff small enough. I am now using my grater on my food processor, which is very slow but seems to maximise the juice. Trouble is I ... |
| Topic: Hard to press apples......for Cider |
Boris
Replies: 17
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Thu Aug 19, 10 10:52 pm Subject: Hard to press apples......for Cider |
Do you know,you are right!
I hadnt thought of that!
I am converted! 
Ill be able to make a lot more now
Thanks!
Pam |
| Topic: Hard to press apples......for Cider |
Boris
Replies: 17
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Thu Aug 19, 10 10:44 pm Subject: Hard to press apples......for Cider |
Ok, thats sensible, I havent got any yew, and to my memory I havent put anything poisonous through. Its all that food hygiene that has been hammered into my head.
Ill certainly give it a try. My ci ... |
| Topic: Hard to press apples......for Cider |
Boris
Replies: 17
Views: 11395
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Thu Aug 19, 10 10:41 pm Subject: Hard to press apples......for Cider |
| My apples are far too refined to be near sheep shit, they are from the bottom of my garden! Seriously, is it OK? I am just thinking food poisoning or something with all the things that have passed thr ... |
| Topic: Hard to press apples......for Cider |
Boris
Replies: 17
Views: 11395
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Thu Aug 19, 10 10:36 pm Subject: Hard to press apples......for Cider |
| Yes, I have just seen a video of someone putting apples through a shredder. I would never have thought of that, is it hygienic?How do you clean out the inside of it first?We spend all out time sterili ... |
| Topic: Hard to press apples......for Cider |
Boris
Replies: 17
Views: 11395
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Thu Aug 19, 10 10:11 pm Subject: Hard to press apples......for Cider |
| I have made cider off an on for a few years but didnt last year as I was moving house. I cant find the recipe I used to use. All the recipes I have got expect you to produce a gallon of apple juice, a ... |
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