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Wonders of the Hebridean breed of sheep

Wednesday, July 3, 2019
Beyond basic husbandry requirements, Hebrideans are resilient and self-sufficient sheep (photo: Darren Cassie)

An old breed for new times

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Friday, May 31, 2019 Words by Niall Greenan from the SmartBunker ®
SmartBunker® can help to lessen part of the risk of equine influenza on large yards

Feeding horses is done more safely from their own feed storage unit, so why not use a SmartBunker ®

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How Alderney Free Range Pigs have gone from strength to strength

Friday, July 19, 2019
Tess with one of the 70 pigs Alderney Free Range Pigs keeps at any one time

Smallholding on a Channel Island brings unique challenges — including the lack of a resident vet — but Alderney Free Range Pigs has gone from strength to strength over its decade in existence, finds Joanna Woodnutt

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Protecting fruit trees from climate change

Friday, July 19, 2019 Kim Stoddart
Kim with apple blossom

In an extract from her new book The Climate Change Garden, co-written with Sally Morgan, Country Smallholding's gardening correspondent Kim Stoddart explains how smallholders can start future-proofing their fruit-growing efforts

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How to attract bees to pollinate your vegetable patch

Thursday, July 18, 2019 Kim Stoddart
Bee kind to pollinators!

How can you widen your resilient reach beyond the veg garden? Kim Stoddart explains how native planting 'off piste' will help to entice those vital pollinators back onto your patch

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4 things you need to know about becoming a goatkeeper

Thursday, July 18, 2019 Lee Connor
Depending on where you live in the UK, goats will generally live out between May and October

If you have dreams of becoming a goatkeeper, Lee Connor has some vital advice

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Dry, flaky skin in pigs: It could be sarcoptic mange

Wednesday, July 3, 2019 Liz Bennett
Sarcoptic mange usually starts behind the ears, but then spreads across the body (photo: Ryhor Bruyeu/Getty Images)

A scratching pig could be suffering from sarcoptic mange. Vet Liz Bennett explains how to identify it and what treatment will be required

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Thursday, June 13, 2019
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Country Smallholding has teamed up with Vencomatic UK to give you the chance to win a bundle of welfare products for poultry worth a whopping £235

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Your first sheep

Keeping sheep is not as straightforward as some might think

Plants to dye for

Rosie Beat uses plants from her kitchen garden to dye her wool.

What are rules on selling eggs?

The dog dilemma

Can chickens and dogs coexist?

Home slaughter- part 1

Plucking poultry- another job for youngsters!

Killing and butchering sheep

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See a selection of lovely animal and poultry videos. Many thanks to smallholders Jack Smellie and David Chidgey at www.relaxed.ltd.uk for these. Jack and David have a 10-acre smallholding in Devon and provide bespoke web design for the education and not-for-profit sectors.

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