the daydream fund challenge thread

Itismehonest

alfie_1 wrote: »

she seems itchy a lot too

i was told the other day that the sugar beet ,if given to "oldens" can make em itch ??

Is that why they call it sweet itch? :D

rhiwfield

Some heartwarming snippets:

• I sell a lot on ebay, but recently got postage badly wrong on US bound item. I gulped and bore the loss. US buyer just mailed me most of the difference. Not necessary but a lovely gesture.

• I buy on Ebay too, but recently bought far too cheaply cos no other bidder. In the recent past a seller had refused to go through with a similar transaction, this seller will complete even though I asked if he was sure. Honour to him, as well as some jars of DW's preserves to say thanks.
• And just read about a sadly departed neighbour, who taught me most of what I know about wildlife (and our SSSI). It was in the local Wildlife Trust newsletter that they had received a £290,000 bequest in his will for reserve acquisition.

Three lovely experiences, where self is put last and others first

choille

We have holly coming up beneath the birches - birds have brought it in which is nice to see the cycle of the wood.

Berberis agree - loads of different ones. You get Fire thorn with nasty spikes I think. Gorse - I could send you that down! Rogusa Rose - I've got that going by raiding some that had escaped onto the banking down the road - grown largish now after a couple of years & the flowers - The smell of a late Summer's evening - wonderous. You just haul the runners out & jab it into the ground, stamp it in with yer heel & chuck some hen muck on it - voila! The hips are huge & good for the birds. I have a rather gorgeous wild ish rose - pink & white flowers - 4/5 petals per flower, but the foliage is a darkish plum colour - really striking - could send you that too - easy to get sprouting. Had to prune mine a couple of times. It's still over 5ft after only a few years.
Blackthorn - slow growing.

Gosh it's blowing an absolute gale.

choille

Lovely signs there - LOL.

rhiwfield these gestures are lovely - warms the heart.

choille

Couldn't resist those thanks buttons again - Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Davesnave

At the Farmers' Market yesterday I met a farmer/butcher who offered to kill, pluck and dress chickens for £2.50 each, whenever he's doing some of his own.

I have no idea if that's 'good' or not, but I can't imagine it being much less anywhere else, and this chap's set-up seems ethically sound. This is just a thought if we decide to raise some table birds later. We'd only be eating them ourselves or selling to family & friends.

alfie_1

Davesnave wrote: »

At the Farmers' Market yesterday I met a farmer/butcher who offered to kill, pluck and dress chickens for £2.50 each, whenever he's doing some of his own.

I have no idea if that's 'good' or not, but I can't imagine it being much less anywhere else, and this chap's set-up seems ethically sound. This is just a thought if we decide to raise some table birds later. We'd only be eating them ourselves or selling to family & friends.

this may sound silly BUT how do you know you get YOUR chickens back ???

Itismehonest

Actually, not silly at all, alfie.
I've known farmers who were convinced they didn't get their own meat back from certain abattoirs.
Plucking particularly is a pain in the butt but you would know exactly what you were getting if you DIY, Dave.

lostinrates

alfie_1 wrote: »

this may sound silly BUT how do you know you get YOUR chickens back ???

you can tell my boys....all leg and no breast.

£2.50 is excellent......I'd pay that if it were an option for me...but I'd want to see the set up first.

alfie_1

i suppose you could put some sort of ID mark on them ?? [chooksRdinner]

a rose tattoo ??