The Poultry Keeper

Bradders · Joined: 13 Aug 2007 Posts: 714 Location: Cambs/Cornwall

Hi guys

Last week at spana's i helped weigh last years calves then i had to type the weights on spana's computer. Very Happy

In the mornings i had to go and let the hens out because spana can't get all the way up yard but the day we left the farm she was walking around with her cruches fine. Very Happy

Then once i had let the chooks out i helped feed the South Devons and the highlands and ducks on the muel. Very Happy

That was what i did at spana's Very Happy

sorry theres no pics Sad

Duckie · Joined: 24 Sep 2007 Posts: 198

sounds great Bradders! You're so lucky being able to do stuff like that. I actually know someone who's never seen a cow in real life!

What do your mates at school think about you having to work so much in your holidays? Do they just sit around the house with their wii's?

Bradders · Joined: 13 Aug 2007 Posts: 714 Location: Cambs/Cornwall

That's what they do duckie just sit around and do nothing

CP · Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 12:18 am Post subject:

Visited my farmer friends this morning.....I then helped (well, watched really. Rolling Eyes

) with an abcessed foot on a ram, ear-tagged 3 pigs before going to slaughter, picked out a hogget for the freezer in a months time, was told all about the cull ewes destined for cat food & the bullocks heading for Tesco c**p, whoops I mean Value meat!

And I only went for a couple of straw bales! Shocked

kated · Joined: 01 Nov 2006 Posts: 1505 Location: norfolk

What a waste to send those cull ewes for cat food - I love mutton and find it really difficult to get hold of it.

CP · Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 6:38 pm Post subject:

Never had mutton & I did query this but she said there was no demand around here for it. Sad

However, I've been assured that the hogget will have a better, stronger flavour than lamb because of it's age. Wink

kated · Joined: 01 Nov 2006 Posts: 1505 Location: norfolk

It's delicious - has much more flavour than the rather anaemic lamb that's often for sale. The fat leaves a lot to be desired though and is better put out for the wild birds.

Woodburner · Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 12:16 am Post subject:

While I was living in Iran I missed hard cheese like crazy, now I miss mutton . . Very Happy

kated · Joined: 01 Nov 2006 Posts: 1505 Location: norfolk

My brother is just back from Pakistan - he missed hard cheese too, and bacon sandwiches Laughing

debcat · Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 5:53 pm Post subject:

my freezer has lamb, wedder/hogget and mutton - all home grown

Gilly C · Joined: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 2177 Location: South Cumbria

here in Cumbria you can buy Herdwick Mutton

Bradders · Joined: 13 Aug 2007 Posts: 714 Location: Cambs/Cornwall

I've just arrived at spana's so i haven't done much so far apart from feed the cows and chickens. Very Happy

debcat · Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 5:07 am Post subject:

I hope you have a great holiday Bradders Very Happy

Spana · Joined: 30 Apr 2005 Posts: 2034 Location: North Cornwall

Hi guys
It's me Bradders as spana coz nana's computer is playing up and won't let me log in as Bradders Sad

Anyway, so far at spana's i've mucked out the chickens, fed the ducks, weigh the cattle, ear tag the new calve,Polly, the South Devon aswell as all that i've drove spana's muel round the farm. Very Happy

Today i found a nest with a hen sitting in it laying an egg in one of the barns and when it had finished me and spana went to have a look and it had 14 eggs in it some of them were broken aswell, they were quite smelly.
We have a straw lorry coming tomorrow Very Happy

and i'm going home Saturday afternoon. Crying or Very sad

Bradders · Joined: 13 Aug 2007 Posts: 714 Location: Cambs/Cornwall

Hi guys
Well i'm back from spana's Crying or Very sad

I didn't do much yesterday because i was coming back home all i did was feed the stock and let the chooks out. Very Happy

But i had a brill half term and it's good to be back on the poultry keeper Very Happy