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Honey Bees: A Guide to Management by Ron Brown

Probably the smallest livestock you'll find on a smallholding, bees are nonetheless some of the most rewarding and enigmatic of our charges.…

BookLivestock / BeesThursday 22 December, 2011

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Choosing and Keeping Pigs: A Complete Practical Guide by Linda McDonald-Brown

Pigs are often the first livestock smallholders keep for meat production. There's nothing quite like your own pork, sausages and bacon, and pigs will plough your land too.…

BookLivestock / PigsTuesday 20 July, 2010

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Pigs for the Freezer: A Guide to Small-Scale Production by Linda McDonald-Brown

Pigs are often the first livestock smallholders keep for meat production. There's nothing quite like your own pork, sausages and bacon, and pigs will plough your land too.…

BookLivestock / PigsSunday 4 September, 2011

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British Toggenburg

British Toggenburg goats are brown in colour with Swiss markings - white markings on the face, ears, legs and around the…

ArticleLivestock / GoatsWednesday 11 December, 2013

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Egg production

Most of us keep hens for their eggs, so understanding how and why they lay is essential.…

ArticleLivestock / PoultryThursday 8 September, 2011

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Poultry breeds

Whether you want to produce your own eggs, raise birds for the table, breed poultry for showing or simply keep them as o…

ArticleLivestock / PoultryThursday 8 September, 2011

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Toggenburg

The Toggenburg is the first breed of goat to have it's own breed section with the British Goat Society. Originating in S…

ArticleLivestock / GoatsWednesday 11 December, 2013

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Using raddle

The ram also needs to be fertile and have normal libido. I would advise the use of raddle – either as a block with a h…

ArticleLivestock / SheepThursday 2 May, 2013

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Potato problems

Potatoes are susceptible to a few serious, and a number of minor, pests and diseases that can affect yield and quality.…

ArticleVegetables / GrowingWednesday 29 January, 2014

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An Introduction to Poultry Keeping

Most smallholders start out with poultry, this guide will help you do the same.…

ArticleLivestock / PoultryWednesday 22 December, 2010

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