Beyond The Fringe Farm Critters Thread - Chickens, goats, pigs, cows, etc

[ELIAKIM]

Last night/this morning, I was listening to an hour long interview with Jeremy Clarkson and he shared that he lent his tractor to a former British PM, David Cameron, and Cameron blew up his tractor soon after he started using it. He blew the engine. That's typical of a PM in our country. 

[ELIAKIM]

This is a different interview to the one mentioned on the previous post. One of the issues that is happening in farming in the UK, is that subsidies to farmers to control the price of food is being phased out which can make food too expensive for the farmers to grow, while the chain food stores keep the prices has low has they can while making huge profits themselves on bulk purchases. 

The British government have told the farmers to diversify, then when farmers try to change buildings and diversify, the local councils planning departments won't allow them too. For instance they tried to stop Jeremy and his Didddly Squat farm shop, it was opposed due to the amount of traffic the shop attracted. Then they refused planning permission for him to have a restaurant in an existing building. 
So to get around the planning department, he and the builders built it in 48 hours   before the council had time to process the email that he was doing it.  

Jeremy Clarkson says planning departments 'not terribly bright'

9mins 

[ELIAKIM]

Defra warned off climate-damaging trade deal for Mexican beef

Securing a free-trade deal with Mexico will expose British beef producers to unfair competition and have a detrimental impact on carbon emissions, the Climate Change Committee has warned.
The comments come in a letter from committee chairman Lord Deben – himself a former agriculture minister – to current Defra farming minister Mark Spencer, following comments he made at the recent NFU conference in Birmingham.
Negotiations for a revised free-trade deal with Mexico have been under way since last May and, in answer to questions from the media, Mr Spencer confirmed it would likely include imports of beef and other meat, as well as dairy exports from the UK.


https://www.fwi.co.uk/news/farm-policy/d...xican-beef

[ELIAKIM]

Clarkson's Farm star receives £34,000 as fans rally to support dairy farmer

Series two of Clarkson's Farm helped shine a light on daily struggles dairy farmers are facing across the country.

Clarkson's Farm star Emma Ledbury admitted she was in "total shock" after fans of the Amazon Prime Video series raised tens of thousands of pounds to help her Oxfordshire farm which had been hit with TB. During the second series of the hit agricultural show, Jeremy Clarkson talked to Emma about 60 of her cows being wiped out by the disease.

A fan of the series named Becci Poole launched a GoFundMe appeal for Emma's farm which has raised more than £34,000 in less than two weeks.

https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-rad...fundraiser

[ELIAKIM]

UK's plan to vaccinate chickens against bird flu as risk to humans 'monitored weekly'

A vaccination programme for birds would represent a big change in UK policy with the World Health Organisation saying that the world "must prepare".
https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1...-avian-flu

[SlowLoris]

June 1st deadline for buying antibiotics online. The FDA has a new regulation that will require a veterinary prescription for animal antibiotics. Animal antibiotics are manufactured to the same safety standards as human antibiotics.

If you are queasy about using animal antibiotics for yourself then there is an online human doctor site where you can purchase medicine. Jase Medical

Details are in this 14 minute video.

[gallowglassie]

Hawk mentioned this on his show yesterday that it might be prudent to stock up on the fishmox for all the pretty fishies in your family aquariums!

[Oldcynic]

Anyone have advice on how to treat a broody hen?  She's upsetting the whole flock.  Lays on every egg, won't move out of the nesting box.  This is three weeks now.  My wife throws her out of the coop early so the rest can have a chance to lay in peace.

Speaking of backyard chickens:

It’s all about control.
People in Great Britain who keep chickens in their yards are forced to register them with the government under a new proposed law to stop the spread of bird flu.
As part of the ongoing efforts to combat avian influenza, the government of England, Wales, and Scotland introduced a proposal on Wednesday that would make it mandatory for all poultry keepers to formally register their birds.
The new rules would apply to all bird keepers, no matter how many birds they own. Currently, only people who keep 50 birds or more are required by law to do so.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/03...-bird-flu/

[SlowLoris]

Anyone have advice on how to treat a broody hen?  She's upsetting the whole flock.  Lays on every egg, won't move out of the nesting box.  This is three weeks now.  My wife throws her out of the coop early so the rest can have a chance to lay in peace.

Speaking of backyard chickens:

It’s all about control.
People in Great Britain who keep chickens in their yards are forced to register them with the government under a new proposed law to stop the spread of bird flu.
As part of the ongoing efforts to combat avian influenza, the government of England, Wales, and Scotland introduced a proposal on Wednesday that would make it mandatory for all poultry keepers to formally register their birds.
The new rules would apply to all bird keepers, no matter how many birds they own. Currently, only people who keep 50 birds or more are required by law to do so.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/03...-bird-flu/

The broody hen will not stop until she has her own nest with some eggs to set on. Removing her from the coop is a good idea. Maybe putting her in a separate cage will change her mind. Without the sight of eggs to trigger her instincts, she will stop. Until she rejoins the flock.

[Oldcynic]

Anyone have advice on how to treat a broody hen?  She's upsetting the whole flock.  Lays on every egg, won't move out of the nesting box.  This is three weeks now.  My wife throws her out of the coop early so the rest can have a chance to lay in peace.

Speaking of backyard chickens:

It’s all about control.
People in Great Britain who keep chickens in their yards are forced to register them with the government under a new proposed law to stop the spread of bird flu.
As part of the ongoing efforts to combat avian influenza, the government of England, Wales, and Scotland introduced a proposal on Wednesday that would make it mandatory for all poultry keepers to formally register their birds.
The new rules would apply to all bird keepers, no matter how many birds they own. Currently, only people who keep 50 birds or more are required by law to do so.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/03...-bird-flu/

The broody hen will not stop until she has her own nest with some eggs to set on. Removing her from the coop is a good idea. Maybe putting her in a separate cage will change her mind. Without the sight of eggs to trigger her instincts, she will stop. Until she rejoins the flock. 

Oh, so seeing eggs is a trigger?  Makes sense.  I think we'll try this before she ends up ..........."in a stew."  Thanks @SlowLoris.