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- 15 May 2020, 17:01
- Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
- Topic: First Egg of The Year....
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11699
Re: First Egg of The Year....
A very basic picture of Amber.
- 12 May 2020, 15:52
- Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
- Topic: First Egg of The Year....
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11699
Re: First Egg of The Year....
She's a Welsumer. I've been giving her some porridge oats and limestone flour, sometimes she eats it, sometimes not, but that's only been a recent thing. I guess time will tell if it is helping. One of her sisters had an egg break on the way out. I did manage to get that out. Warm bath, latex gloves...
- 12 May 2020, 13:52
- Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
- Topic: First Egg of The Year....
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11699
Re: First Egg of The Year....
Holy Thread Resurrection, Batman!! My old lady is still going. She has laid twice this year. The first had such a thin shell, it was cracked open were she laid it, the 2nd I managed to rescue, still a very thin shell though. Not really bothered if she lays or not, but just hoping they pop out with n...
- 22 May 2019, 17:05
- Forum: Books, TV and the Media
- Topic: Does anyone actually watch Game of Thrones ?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 15437
Re: Does anyone actually watch Game of Thrones ?
There are a few spin offs in the works.
I don't think the last series was quite as bad as some would have you believe, if you read the internet, but it was rushed, there was so much more story that could have been told.
I didn't see the very ending coming, but not truly surprised. :)
I don't think the last series was quite as bad as some would have you believe, if you read the internet, but it was rushed, there was so much more story that could have been told.
I didn't see the very ending coming, but not truly surprised. :)
- 14 Apr 2019, 16:04
- Forum: Food and Drink
- Topic: Crumpets - a bit of a challenge
- Replies: 8
- Views: 11149
Re: Crumpets - a bit of a challenge
Looking online, pikelets are closer to a scotch pancake.
I suppose I always saw pikelets as a flat crumpet type thing.
In my world muffins are a bready type flat bap thing. Obviously the american version is a cupcake.
I suppose I always saw pikelets as a flat crumpet type thing.
In my world muffins are a bready type flat bap thing. Obviously the american version is a cupcake.
- 11 Apr 2019, 14:47
- Forum: Food and Drink
- Topic: Crumpets - a bit of a challenge
- Replies: 8
- Views: 11149
Re: Crumpets - a bit of a challenge
My (very few) attempts at making crumpets always end up with me pulling the rings off and ending up with something closer to pikelets.
Totally edible, but not crumpets. I guess I need better rings, but never really think about it until I want to make some haha.
Totally edible, but not crumpets. I guess I need better rings, but never really think about it until I want to make some haha.
- 03 Apr 2019, 12:49
- Forum: Frugality and Self-Reliance
- Topic: Save money on hairdressing.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 20540
Re: Save money on hairdressing.
Are you not walking around with red ears? :P
I've always home dyed, a bit more practice and you get better at not dying the ears and half the face :)
It can be an absolute nightmare getting the dye off skin. A line of vaseline can apparently help, I've never tried that though.
I've always home dyed, a bit more practice and you get better at not dying the ears and half the face :)
It can be an absolute nightmare getting the dye off skin. A line of vaseline can apparently help, I've never tried that though.
- 14 Mar 2019, 10:35
- Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
- Topic: First Egg of The Year....
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11699
Re: First Egg of The Year....
I got the ladies when they were 6 weeks old. A lady local to me had raised a few chickens herself, my neighbour told me about them and we trundled off and met the chicken family. A couple of weeks later we toddled off with the cat basket and brought a trio of mini dinosaurs home :) The one left now ...
- 11 Mar 2019, 16:43
- Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
- Topic: First Egg of The Year....
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11699
First Egg of The Year....
My old lady, the last one left of the trio, has laid her first egg since last year. (she laid about 6 last year !).
She's gonna be 8 years old in a month or so.
She's gonna be 8 years old in a month or so.
- 01 Mar 2019, 18:03
- Forum: Food and Drink
- Topic: anyone use a jam thermometer?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 22062
Re: anyone use a jam thermometer?
Could you try to rescue it?
Reboil and add water. Not entirely sure how much, or how long, just know it is possible.
Reboil and add water. Not entirely sure how much, or how long, just know it is possible.
- 01 Mar 2019, 12:32
- Forum: Vegetable and Fruit Gardening
- Topic: If pH wrong for watercress....
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8811
Re: If pH wrong for watercress....
I've grown watercress in my pond. Like Mo says, buy a bag of watercress from the supermarket. You see little roots on it. Drop it into some water and away it goes.
I had newts laying eggs on it at my old house. I don't actually eat what I grow, i just keep thinking of the fish streamers lol.
I had newts laying eggs on it at my old house. I don't actually eat what I grow, i just keep thinking of the fish streamers lol.
- 01 Mar 2019, 12:28
- Forum: Food and Drink
- Topic: anyone use a jam thermometer?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 22062
Re: anyone use a jam thermometer?
I've only ever used a saucer. Side plate to be more precise :P. I also put the plate in the freezer beforehand to help with the cooling.
- 20 Feb 2019, 13:31
- Forum: Just for Pets
- Topic: My cat has a runny nose
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7711
Re: My cat has a runny nose
viruses and bacteria that cause sneezing, sore throat and runny nose tend to be species specific so your cold shouldn't really be passed on to the cat but there might be something like an allergy such as dust or pollen? I think with cat colds you just have to keep an eye on them to make sure they d...
- 19 Feb 2019, 13:49
- Forum: Food and Drink
- Topic: Waste not ....
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7810
Re: Waste not ....
I chop and freeze raw things like onions and peppers. I've cooked up baking potatoes, scooped the flesh out, mashed it with whatever (usually butter and cheese), reload the potato skins and freeze those. I've read you can freeze bananas, never tried myself though. I've started to just buy 2 or 3 the...
- 23 Jan 2019, 17:49
- Forum: DIY & Recycling Projects
- Topic: My personal recycling project
- Replies: 7
- Views: 10793
Re: My personal recycling project
That would be Soylent Green, that would .