British Lop Pigs - For Sale

British Lop Pigs For Sale 

 

A pedigree British Lop gilt in pig to a prize winning boar due early July only for sale as full litter sister being kept and in pig to same boar- Goosetree Prince

 

Also a good selection of male and female weaned British Lop  piglets ideal to grow on for meat.  

 

Renowned for fine flavoured pork, bacon and sausages- born February and March

 

Must have CPH number 

Delivery possible  

 

Please contact Nick 07850 665302- will not answer withheld numbers- sorry too many PPI calls !!

Hatching Eggs For Sale

Hatching Eggs Available from our Flock of Blue/Black/Splash Brahmas.

Excellent hatch rates so far this year.

Collection from Maldon, Essex or Posting can be arrange for an extra fee of £8 per half a dozen

£1 per egg.

Other eggs available from our Sussex, Indian Game, Cuckoo, Buff and Jubilee Orpingtons.

Contact Danni: Danielle.Perkins@Yahoo.co.uk

07854595640

Nematodirus Urgent Warning for Sheep Farmers

The Rodings Plantery News

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In the Vegetable Garden - Things to do this Month - April

In the Vegetable Garden - Things to do this Month - April

You’ll be thankful for the longer days, and hopefully spring will eventually arrive to warm up the soil. Many people’s usual planning plans are well behind this year due to the unseasonably cold weather, so there’ll probably be even more work than usual this month to catch up! Refer to the Vegetable Planting Diary – Month by Month.

• Keep up weed control; 5 minutes with a hoe now will save hours later in the season, and hoeing also exposes slugs’ eggs for the birds to eat!
• Be wary of further cold snaps and keep fleece or cloches on standby to protect tender crops as necessary
• Continue to sow crops of peas & broad beans for successional cropping
• Easter is the traditional time to plant out main crop seed potatoes, but as this came early this year when some still had snow on the ground, get them in as soon as the weather allows this month
• Sow runner beans, French beans and borlotti beans (for drying) in pots in the greenhouse or cold frame – protect from frost (wait until May in the north)
• Plant out shallots and onions; sets or grown from seed
• Continue to sow salad leaves, spinach, chard, radishes, beetroot, turnips and carrots
• To protect carrots from carrot root fly, plant alongside the traditional companion herbs: Rosemary, Sage and Chives (all members of the allium family are said to repel the fly). Alternatively, you can cover with horticultural fleece, but I think the herbs both look and smell nicer and are more useful!
• Indoors, or in a heated propagator, sow: Tomatoes / Cucumbers / Peppers / Aubergines
• BE VIGILANT FOR SLUGS – see our tips for beating slugs here
• Make this the year you become self-sufficient in herbs (and never have to buy a packet of dried herbs again!). Make a list of all the herbs you use in the kitchen and get sowing – once established, you can allow some to go to seed for sowing in the following year. This month, you can sow the following herbs: chives, fennel, basil, rosemary, parsley, marjoram, coriander, borage, dill, and chervil

Source: www.smallholderseries.co.uk

Bird flu found on Bernard Matthews farm in East Anglia

17 April 2013 | By Ben Briggs

BIRD flu has been discovered at a Bernard Matthews farm in Suffolk, Defra has confirmed.

Initial tests on the poultry have ruled out the H5 or H7 strains of the disease, which have the potential to be highly pathogenic and spread quickly.
Defra said as a precaution the premises will remain under restriction pending further routine veterinary investigations.
It added: “Poultry keepers should remain vigilant by looking for any signs of disease in their birds. Any concerns should be reported immediately to their local vet or the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency.”
This is the thrid time bird flu has been discovered on a Bernard Matthews farm. In statement, the compnay said: “Bernard Matthews can confirm that some of the birds at one of the business’ farms showed signs of ill health over the weekend.
“The company felt it was appropriate to report this to DEFRA. They have detected the presence of an avian influenza virus, but not the virulent H5 or H7 form.
Some restrictions are in place as a precaution, but are expected to be lifted in the next few days.”
The BBC is reporting that the farm in question is based at Ubbeston, near Halesworth.
Bird flu was previosuly at farms run by the turkey giant in 2009 and 2007.

Source: http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/livestock/bird-flu-found-on-bernard-matthews-farm-in-east-anglia/54972.article