Patridge bantam chicken poorly foot?

[Nicola H]

Oh don't stop the thread Lesley i love reading it with Emily and seeing all the photographs..................Emily and i both love Piggy Malone........

[AnnieP]

Lesley, I love it!

[Popcorn]

Well they're the best 51 pages if boring material I've ever read!

 

It's fab Lesley - I look forward to reading it

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[Chicken on a mission]

I'm loving this thread. To know that you are raising animals in the best possible way and taking responsability for your own food is a dream and I love being able to live it through your posts so keep them comming Lesley

[The Dogmother]

Don't stop those 'boring' posts Lesley!

 

Any recent photos of the kittens?

[Cinnamon]

Lesley,this thread is like a little country life soap opera every day...please keep it up!

[clare*]

No don't stop Lesley we love it

 

Allows me to dream. Keep them coming please

[Linda]

We're all living it with you Lesley!

[Martin B]

It is a great thread!

[Lesley]

Oooh! my own soap - never thought of it like that. I'm glad you all enjoy it.

 

No recent photos of the kittens - I picked them up quickly today - looks like one boy and one girl. Mum is still very wary and I really don't want to abandon them - I don't fancy bottle feeding all through the night

 

We went and checked out a small abattoir today - (Long Compton, Claret and Clare*) - we now know what we need to do and when, and how much it will all cost.

[Martin B]

What do you have to do and when?

[Jools]

Was that your farm on Location Location Location tonight? A couple of camel farmers were house & land hunting - all I can say is "that poor woman, coming second, third or fourth to her husband's camels!"

[Lesley]

I see you've caught up with the separate thread on this - yes, it was the farm.

 

Martin I'll tell you about the abattoir when we next meet.

[Martin B]

Martin I'll tell you about the abattoir when we next meet.

 

Ok thanks!

[The Dogmother]

Lesley - would the abbatoir come and slaughter on site, or do you plan to take the piggies there?

[Lesley]

We have the number for a visiting butcher - but you can't sell or give the meat away, it is only for your own consumption.

 

If you take them to the abattoir, they do everything and you pick up the packaged meat after a couple of days, all labelled. This can then be sold or given to family - as long as it is not opened or touched. If we opened the packs of diced pork to make sausages then we couldn't sell the sausages.

[The Dogmother]

Aaahh, I see. I've read article where they slaughter on site and say that the meat tastes better because the animal is under less stress than if the go the abbatoir.

 

I guess it depends whether you're going to eat it all or not.

[AnnieP]

I have friends who rear pigs. They give their pigs two pints of Guinness each before sending them off to the abattoir.....so they are happy!

[Martin B]

I saw something on the news where the day before slaughter cows were given beer, blackberries and raisins... To sweeten the meat!

[Lesley]

I think the Guiness sounds good We give our Dinner chickens bread soaked in honey and brandy just before they go.

[Louise]

It sounds like you are starting a marinade off Lesley

[Lesley]

[The Dogmother]

I think the Guiness sounds good We give our Dinner chickens bread soaked in honey and brandy just before they go.

 

Almost makes it sound a pleasurable experience - going to the abbatoir

[Trish]

There is a Japanese (I think) method of rearing beef cattle where the cows are fed beer every day and massaged. The meat is supposed to be amazing and the cows very contented. I'd content with a couple of pints and a daily massage

[Chicken on a mission]

There is a Japanese (I think) method of rearing beef cattle where the cows are fed beer every day and massaged. The meat is supposed to be amazing and the cows very contented. I'd content with a couple of pints and a daily massage

 

 

Me too