Animals-and-Pets
Small Holding
What About Bees On A Smallholding? Designing The Apiary
Claire Waring considers how to arrange your hives
4 min |
July - August 2017
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……
8 min |
July - August 2017
Small Holding
Duck Or Drake?
It depends on when you want to know says Chris Ashton
6 min |
July - August 2017
Small Holding
Handling Alpacas
Practical suggestions from Joy Whitehead
5 min |
July - August 2017
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.
8 min |
Winter 2016/2017
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.
6 min |
Winter 2016/2017
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.
6 min |
Winter 2016/2017
Small Holding
New Year Resolutions
Jessica Wombwell looks at improvement ideas to stick to
4 min |
January - February 2018
Small Holding
Rearing Your Own Christmas Dinner
The project will be both challenging and rewarding says Janice Houghton-Wallace
4 min |
July - August 2017
Small Holding
The Moult Is A Natural Process
Jessica Wombwell explains why there is feather loss in poultry
4 min |
July - August 2017
Small Holding
Wensleydale Sheep
Helen Babbs meets the hardy Yorkshire breed with the magnificent fleece.
4 min |
July - August 2017
Small Holding
Looking The Goat In The Mouth
Tamsin Cooper examines traits to look for when buying dairy goats.
5 min |
July - August 2017
Small Holding
Making Machinery Work In Late Summer
Tom Addlesborough has some warming thoughts
4 min |
July - August 2017
Small Holding
Come Home Safe
John Sones looks further into safety on the holding
4 min |
July - August 2017
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.
9 min |
Winter 2016/2017
Small Holding
Coloured Eggs
Janice Houghton-Wallace looks at whether speciality eggs are a marketing trend
4 min |
January - February 2018
Small Holding
Harmonious Housing For Goats
Tamsin Cooper investigates research into goat-friendly accommodation
4 min |