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What About Bees On A Smallholding? Designing The Apiary
Small Holding

What About Bees On A Smallholding? Designing The Apiary

Claire Waring considers how to arrange your hives

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4 mins  |
July - August 2017
The Boer Goat Looks, Personality And Great Meat!
Small Holding

The Boer Goat Looks, Personality And Great Meat!

At the start of her own Boer goat enterprise, Jack Smellie talks to several existing producers and explains why Boers and their meat have so much to offer, as well as gaining valuable advice for newbies such as herself……

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8 mins  |
July - August 2017
Duck Or Drake?
Small Holding

Duck Or Drake?

It depends on when you want to know says Chris Ashton

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6 mins  |
July - August 2017
Handling Alpacas
Small Holding

Handling Alpacas

Practical suggestions from Joy Whitehead

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5 mins  |
July - August 2017
Keeping Lambs
Sheep Goats and Alpacas

Keeping Lambs

We were lucky, we hadn’t been looking, well we had, but not seriously and this property just crept up on us.

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8 mins  |
Winter 2016/2017
Smallholding In France
Sheep Goats and Alpacas

Smallholding In France

The end of what had been feeling like an endless summer, arrived with a bit of a shock, with early November temperatures suddenly falling from the high 20’s, to the surprise of waking up to a light frost.

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6 mins  |
Winter 2016/2017
Wool And Fleece In Winter?
Sheep Goats and Alpacas

Wool And Fleece In Winter?

Although the main shearing season for sheep is from May to September across the UK, there is plenty of fleece being harvested at other times of year.

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6 mins  |
Winter 2016/2017
New Year Resolutions
Small Holding

New Year Resolutions

Jessica Wombwell looks at improvement ideas to stick to

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4 mins  |
January - February 2018
Rearing Your Own Christmas Dinner
Small Holding

Rearing Your Own Christmas Dinner

The project will be both challenging and rewarding says Janice Houghton-Wallace

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4 mins  |
July - August 2017
The Moult Is A Natural Process
Small Holding

The Moult Is A Natural Process

Jessica Wombwell explains why there is feather loss in poultry

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4 mins  |
July - August 2017
Wensleydale Sheep
Small Holding

Wensleydale Sheep

Helen Babbs meets the hardy Yorkshire breed with the magnificent fleece.

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4 mins  |
July - August 2017
Looking The Goat In The Mouth
Small Holding

Looking The Goat In The Mouth

Tamsin Cooper examines traits to look for when buying dairy goats.

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5 mins  |
July - August 2017
Making Machinery Work In Late Summer
Small Holding

Making Machinery Work In Late Summer

Tom Addlesborough has some warming thoughts

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4 mins  |
July - August 2017
Come Home Safe
Small Holding

Come Home Safe

John Sones looks further into safety on the holding

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4 mins  |
July - August 2017
Safety First
Sheep Goats and Alpacas

Safety First

In this issue Bernard Holloway previews a new Practical Sheep, Goat and Alpaca regular series: ‘Health & Safety’. Even smaller farmers and smallholders with older tractors need to take care to avoid accidents and we aim to give you some pointers.

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9 mins  |
Winter 2016/2017
Coloured Eggs
Small Holding

Coloured Eggs

Janice Houghton-Wallace looks at whether speciality eggs are a marketing trend

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4 mins  |
January - February 2018
Harmonious Housing For Goats
Small Holding

Harmonious Housing For Goats

Tamsin Cooper investigates research into goat-friendly accommodation

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4 mins  |
January - February 2018