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Coffee Lounge / Time flies

« Last post by Rupert the bear on October 25, 2025, 05:45:41 pm »

A sudden realisation  it time for the clocks to go back , I cant say I was surprised but life is in the slow lane nowadays. So tomorrow it will be the ritual of putting the clocks back and getting the winter duvet out ready for hibernation and earplugs , yes the goats will no doubt all come in to season all at once !!!
I had the last of this years fresh tomatoes for supper this afternoon , so its now the winter diet as well as the thicker multi layers of clothing.
Take care stay warm and dry

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Pigs / Pig nuts

« Last post by Jaymac76 on October 24, 2025, 10:59:16 am »

Where is the cheapest place to buy pig nuts in West Lothian as prices vary so much when I am phoning about, so far £14.10 is the best.

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Coffee Lounge / Homemade washing powder/liquid?

« Last post by dixie on October 20, 2025, 11:34:33 am »

Hi all, does anyone make their own laundry powder/liquid that wouldn't mind sharing a recipe please? I used to make it years ago with soap flakes, soda crystals and borax. Borax seems to be impossible these days and I can only find borax substitute. I have got liquid soap flakes, washing soda and green bleach, but am unsure of quantities to mix together to keep in a bottle, any help and Ill be most grateful, thank you

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Sheep / Re: New tups, new breed in the mix

« Last post by SallyintNorth on October 15, 2025, 09:51:43 am »

The new boys are now buddied up and back out on grass.  Lovely day for it too 

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Coffee Lounge / Re: A NEW SENTENCE

« Last post by SallyintNorth on October 14, 2025, 09:16:32 pm »

Spell

Some people eat less legumes

(I may have to come back and edit this, my grammar muscles are screaming "Fewer!  Eat *fewer* legumes!!"  )

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Announcements / New diary post: Peppers & Pears / FMQ / The Gilded Age

« Last post by TAS Bot on October 06, 2025, 09:28:54 am »

A new TAS diary entry has been posted: Peppers & Pears / FMQ / The Gilded Age

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Sheep / Re: New tups, new breed in the mix

« Last post by SallyintNorth on October 04, 2025, 01:46:20 pm »

Shame about Nigel though. 

Yes indeed.  He was 8 though, he had had a pretty good innings!  I made it 8 tuppings in all, cos he'd worked as a lamb, and did his previous owner's girls for a 3rd time, and our girls, the year we bought him.  (We'd borrowed one of his sons the year before, so we've very few ewes now with none of Nigel's genes.)  A lot of his sons (including the one we'd borrowed as a lamb) were sold as tups, so his genes must be pretty widespread across the SW.  (I guess I shouldn't be too surprised if I find a connection in the new lad's pedigree when I get it... )

Best £40 I ever spent, and no mistake!

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Sheep / Re: Best time of year to send a ram for slaughter

« Last post by Richmond on October 04, 2025, 08:24:01 am »

Why don’t you send him to your local market? Cull prices are good and if you don’t need the meat back that’s where I’d send him straight after tupping. If sending in May I’d not bother wasting money to have him shorn.

I've never sent a sheep to market! Not even sure when/where our local livestock market is - probably Swaffham - but if his destiny is to be turned into mince then I'd rather he went straight to the abattoir (less than half an hour from here) than have the stress of going through a market first.

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Sheep / Re: New tups, new breed in the mix

« Last post by Richmond on October 04, 2025, 08:14:22 am »

Sounds like you're all sorted then. Shame about Nigel though. 

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Marketplace / weaners available, kune kune and saddleback x tamworth

« Last post by waterbuffalofarmer on October 03, 2025, 10:07:42 pm »

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