http://www.farmingfriends.com Meet the animals and harvest the information without getting your hands dirty! Fri, 16 May 2008 05:55:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have an old chicken hut that is sitting in the orchard doing nothing. I have decided to renovate the chicken hut so that it can become a broody hut for broody hens and guinea fowl. Each side of the hut has uneven edges as the wood is rotting in places. ... http://www.farmingfriends.com/renovating-chicken-hut/ For the last three days one of my guinea fowl has been demonstrating unusual behaviour. The guinea fowl in question is called Lightening The II. She is a pure white guinea fowl hen and the only white guinea in my flock. On Monday Lightening The II didn't look very well. She was ... http://www.farmingfriends.com/unusual-guinea-fowl-behaviour/ Hatty the Hen was recently egg bound. Unfortunately I had been out all day and when I returned and went to put the poultry away Hatty was not behaving normally. It looked like she was repeatedly trying to go to the toilet. As luck would have it my father-in-law was ... http://www.farmingfriends.com/hatty-hen-egg-bound/ I was delighted to find an email from my blogpal nikkipolani with an entry for the farmingfriends 'foto' of the month competition. "I took this photo while my mom, cousin, and mom's friend took us on a walk around Lake Trévoix in Breuillet, France (a suburb of Paris).  There's a lovely ... http://www.farmingfriends.com/photograph-of-the-month-competition-entry-taken-in-france/ The TopVeg website always provide me with excellent seed sowing information.  Farming Friends & TopVeg have now collaborated to create a How To Grow Runner Beans growing card. Click on the image to enlarge and if you wish to print off this growing card, right click on the enlarged image and then click print picture to print out a copy. ... http://www.farmingfriends.com/how-to-grow-runner-beans-instructions/ Gulliver Geese are specialist goose breeders based in Norfolk. They have over 20 years experience of breeding geese and hatching goslings. It is interesting to hear how Gulliver Geese first got started with geese, I'll just say it started with film stars! Gulliver Geese produce; Day old goslings that are available ... http://www.farmingfriends.com/gulliver-geese-a-website-review/ The first asparagus spears have grown in the last week so we have been harvesting the asparagus and eating it fresh. I decided to make asparagus soup and it was delicious and simple to prepare. Asparagus Soup (Serves 2) Ingredients 3 or 4 asparagus spears per person. Butter for sweating the asparagus. 1 and a half ... http://www.farmingfriends.com/asparagus-soup/ During Autumn and Winter the Charolais cattle are kept in the fold yard and are fed silage twice a day. Here is a video clip of the Charolais cows and bull eating the silage. It is interesting to note that the bull is at the front end of the trough ... http://www.farmingfriends.com/charolais-cattle-eating-silage/ I was recently sent an email asking, "Do you know what a "pointed stick for driving cattle"is called?" Derek. Hi Derek, I have found out that a pointed stick for driving cattle is called a goad. I found this definition from the dictionary reference site which is interesting: "1. a stick with a pointed ... http://www.farmingfriends.com/goad-a-pointed-stick-to-drive-cattle/ Guinea Fowl Hatching Eggs For Sale 6 guinea fowl eggs suitable for hatching in an incubator or under a broody hen. Only £2 plus £4 postage and packaging. Eggs will be collected and posted within 3 days of receipt of order. (Please note that guinea fowl eggs can be stored for ... http://www.farmingfriends.com/guinea-fowl-hatching-eggs-for-sale/