Rats! - what poison to use in Hampshire? - The Accidental …
网页2012年11月18日 · hi, I also live in Hampshire. We've been in the same house for 22 years, and only this year had a problem with rats. Firstly in April. I used some poison I got from Amazon: "Pest Stop Mouse and Rat Killer Loose Wheat-Based Bait (Difenacoum)" and a …
Strange goings on - The Accidental Smallholder
网页2009年6月30日 · what have they been eating any chance of contact with mouse/rat poison. was there any way in for a predator or rodant they can scare them selves to death was the blood in a corner/ have you had thunder storms or …
Hanging time for a turkey - The Accidental Smallholder
网页2014年12月13日 · Make sure that the outhouse is cat & rat free .. 20 years or so ago, I opened out feed store on the morning of 21 Dec ( my birthday ) where there were two cock pheasants hanging five feet from the floor in the middle of the seven foot wide room and saw two bloody great rats feasting on my boxing day meat .
Cheese and onion quiche - The Accidental Smallholder
网页Preheat your oven to 180°c or 170°c if it's a fan oven. Sift the flour into a large bowl. Chop the butter into small pieces, add to the bowl and rub into the flour until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Gradually add the water to the bowl, while cutting the pastry mixture with a butter knife. Continue to cut and turn the pastry until it's a ...
electrolyte recipe for sheep - The Accidental Smallholder
网页2012年11月11日 · Hello Can anyone help with a recipe for electrolytes for sheep please? Thanks
(yet another) question on sheep housing.. - The Accidental …
网页2013年3月21日 · 1. It has rats inside and it cannot be made rat proof, we also cannot poison as they leave blue droppings in the pig pens which the pigs then eat! 2. The ewes would have very little room to move, although the stable is a double old style stall.
What trees will be safe planted with sheep? - The Accidental …
网页2015年10月2日 · Oak, Ash, sycamore are all hebsafe. Acorns, whilst not poisonous per se, can block the sheep's stomach with all those rounded things, which can't move on, so the sheep starves to death, or gets acidosis (or whatever 'stagnation in't stomach' might be ). Saplings which have not developed the corky bark of a mature Oak, are fair game.
Lentil Soup - The Accidental Smallholder
网页Put the lentils, chopped vegetables and 3 pints of water or stock into a large pot and bring slowly to the boil. The absolute best results will be achieved using the stock from boiling a gammon or ham, but few of us do that these days. You can use a vegetable, chicken or ham stock cube to provide a bit more flavour, but plain water is fine.
Feeding Pigs - The Accidental Smallholder
网页As a rule of thumb, you feed 1lb (450g) of food each day for each month of age, up to a maximum of 6lbs (2.75kg) per day. Do not feed more than this - you will waste money and end up with over-fat pigs. Only lactating sows need more food than this. Furthermore, weigh the food. Six pounds is probably less than you think.
Poultry Housing - The Accidental Smallholder
网页Sizing poultry housing. As a general guide, you need about 25 - 30cm of perch space per hen, for roosting. The perch should be made of close-grained wood, so that it cannot easily harbour mites, and be about 5cm wide with the corners rounded off, so that the hen can perch in comfort. Don’t use round perches, for obvious reasons.