Following on from my Farmer / Farmer’s Wife post the other day, I was amused to spot this letter in the Farmers Journal over the weekend. A farmer, concerned about the increase in farm related deaths, was of the opinion that a Job Bridge scheme for farmers would improve farm safety. I have to admit I’m not overly a fan of Job Bridge or some internships (too many businesses are getting trained staff very cheaply),are students [...]
Can hens fly?
They tend to fly downwards don’t they? They swoop down from their roost to the ground and they do a mixture between a fly and a jump when they want to reach something that’s a metre or two high.
We have a hen that was too chicken to fly! She had to be rescued!
The 3 hens are usually back inside their henhouse, all cosy on their roost by around 4:30 each day as it’s almost dark by then at [...]
Ireland is experiencing a pretty good summer this year with a heatwave this week. Well, it might not be a heatwave in the technical sense but for us pale Irish folks, experiencing a few days of 25-27 degrees celsius in a row – it’s a heatwave! We can even become relaxed about whether we get out to sit in the garden or not, knowing it is likely to be nice for a few more days. Two good summers in a [...]
This is the EU Year of the Family Farm. I’ve felt for some time though that there is quite a bit of confusion over what constitutes a family farm and judging by the Teagasc conference I was at last week, I’m not the only one. What do you think it is?
What is a family farm?
To me, a family farm is one in which the farm is able to sustain and support the living expenses of the family if both are [...]
It’s been AI season now for about 3 weeks. I should know the exact date we started as it is all written in a little white book but I’m up in Athboy for the Blue Jeans Country Queen festival (which I’m judging, just in case anyone thinks that I somehow bribed my way into the contest!) and this is the first chance I’ve had to blog for a wee while. You’d never think I spend half my day [...]
