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UK: Radio 4, 15th May 12:30 BST, The Food Programme about keeping hens, and some info about buying battery hens in Berkshire
Radio 4's "The Food Programme" today is about what apparently is the fastest
growing hobby in the UK today - keeping chickens! http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/foodprogramme.shtml repeated Monday at 16:30, after which is will be available to listen to online (see page for details). Some pictures of my hens.. http://www.digitaltoast.co.uk/gallery/chickens If you're in Berkshire and you'd like to know how to get on the list for the next batch of hens (within the next two weeks) email me (just put "chickens" in subject line) at this address, and I'll pass on the details of the lady who does it |
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Re: Radio 4, 15th May 12:30 BST, The Food Programme about keeping hens, and some info about buying battery hens in Berkshire
"Jonathan" <digitaltoast@gmail.com> wrote in message news:4287247c$1_1@x-privat.org... > Radio 4's "The Food Programme" today is about what apparently is the > fastest growing hobby in the UK today - keeping chickens! > http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/foodprogramme.shtml repeated Monday at > 16:30, after which is will be available to listen to online (see page for > details). > Some pictures of my hens.. http://www.digitaltoast.co.uk/gallery/chickens Thanks - but oh! those clipped beaks :-( > We're very fond of our Wyandotte banties but I'm seriously thinking of having rescues when we need another. Mary |
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Re: Radio 4, 15th May 12:30 BST, The Food Programme about keeping hens, and some info about buying battery hens in Berkshire
"Jonathan" <digitaltoast@gmail.com> wrote in message news:4287247c$1_1@x-privat.org... > Radio 4's "The Food Programme" today is about what apparently is the > fastest growing Marketingspeak for "the smallest". There was one last year and now there are two. Oh it's grown 100%, that much more than all of the established ,<whatevers, in this case hobby>. tim |
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Re: Radio 4, 15th May 12:30 BST, The Food Programme about keeping hens, and some info about buying battery hens in Berkshire
tim (moved to sweden) wrote:
> "Jonathan" <digitaltoast@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:4287247c$1_1@x-privat.org... >> Radio 4's "The Food Programme" today is about what apparently is the >> fastest growing > > Marketingspeak for "the smallest". you are kidding!! One of our wholesale suppliers has gone through 15,000 more units this spring than last year. Its gone completely crazy. -- regards Jill Bowis Pure bred utility chickens and ducks Housing; Equipment, Books, Videos, Gifts Herbaceous; Herb and Alpine nursery Working Holidays in Scotland http://www.kintaline.co.uk |
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Re: Radio 4, 15th May 12:30 BST, The Food Programme about keeping hens, and some info about buying battery hens in Berkshire
"tim (moved to sweden)" <tim_in_sweden2005@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:3ep0t4F47n77U1@individual.net... > > "Jonathan" <digitaltoast@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:4287247c$1_1@x-privat.org... >> Radio 4's "The Food Programme" today is about what apparently is the >> fastest growing > > Marketingspeak for "the smallest". There was one last year and > now there are two. Oh it's grown 100%, that much more than all > of the established ,<whatevers, in this case hobby>. > > tim What are you on about? Mary > > |
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Re: Radio 4, 15th May 12:30 BST, The Food Programme about keeping hens, and some info about buying battery hens in Berkshire
"tim (moved to sweden)" <tim_in_sweden2005@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:3ep0t4F47n77U1@individual.net... > > "Jonathan" <digitaltoast@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:4287247c$1_1@x-privat.org... >> Radio 4's "The Food Programme" today is about what apparently is the >> fastest growing > > Marketingspeak for "the smallest". There was one last year and > now there are two. Oh it's grown 100%, that much more than all > of the established ,<whatevers, in this case hobby>. OK, where are you getting your figures from, Tim? The place I got my straw, mash, grit and corn had to order more mash and grit for me. He said everyone seems to want chicken stuff now, and he's got through more layers mash so far this year than he did all of last year! |
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Re: Radio 4, 15th May 12:30 BST, The Food Programme about keeping hens, and some info about buying battery hens in Berkshire
" Jill." <news@REMOVETHISkintaline.co.uk> wrote in message news:1116164194.12546.0@dyke.uk.clara.net... > tim (moved to sweden) wrote: >> "Jonathan" <digitaltoast@gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:4287247c$1_1@x-privat.org... >>> Radio 4's "The Food Programme" today is about what apparently is the >>> fastest growing >> >> Marketingspeak for "the smallest". > > you are kidding!! no, that's what it translates to in the real world. > One of our wholesale suppliers has gone through 15,000 more units this > spring than last year. So how does this relate to the 'growing' of the hobby. They could all be bought by established people expanding. > Its gone completely crazy. > > > -- > > regards > Jill Bowis > > Pure bred utility chickens and ducks > Housing; Equipment, Books, Videos, Gifts > Herbaceous; Herb and Alpine nursery > Working Holidays in Scotland > http://www.kintaline.co.uk > |
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Re: Radio 4, 15th May 12:30 BST, The Food Programme about keeping hens, and some info about buying battery hens in Berkshire
"Jonathan" <digitaltoast@gmail.com> wrote in message news:42875663$1_2@x-privat.org... > "tim (moved to sweden)" <tim_in_sweden2005@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message > news:3ep0t4F47n77U1@individual.net... >> >> "Jonathan" <digitaltoast@gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:4287247c$1_1@x-privat.org... >>> Radio 4's "The Food Programme" today is about what apparently is the >>> fastest growing >> >> Marketingspeak for "the smallest". There was one last year and >> now there are two. Oh it's grown 100%, that much more than all >> of the established ,<whatevers, in this case hobby>. > > OK, where are you getting your figures from, Tim? I made them up. Ok 100 people expands to 200 people. It's still an absolute small number, but a very big percantage. Most established <whatever> expand at a rate of 2 or 3 % pa. New ventures expand at 10, 20, 50 or 100% pa but they can only do this because they are starting small. They don't expand by that in the 2nd and 3rd year (and then some other small thing will take over the 'largest expanding' tag). The phrase "fastest expaning" is spin, used make the reader think that the concern is bigger than it is, when in reality it's piddly. > The place I got my straw, mash, grit and corn had to order more mash and > grit for me. Which means that he under estimated his market. How does it prove anything else. > He said everyone seems to want chicken stuff now, How many people is his 'everyone'. Presumably people who keep chickens as a commercial venture require this stuff. This isn't a hobby. > and he's got through more layers mash so far this year than he did all of > last year! Which proves what? tim |
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Re: Radio 4, 15th May 12:30 BST, The Food Programme about keeping hens, and some info about buying battery hens in Berkshire
"tim (moved to sweden)" <tim_in_sweden2005@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:3epf56F47c4fU1@individual.net... > > The phrase "fastest expaning" is spin, used make the reader > think that the concern is bigger than it is, when in reality it's > piddly. And what do you want your readers to think by the word 'piddly'? Or 'expaning' come to that ... Are you suggesting that all statements are'spin', if so then yours are too and we should ignore them if I understand your scorn properly. > >> The place I got my straw, mash, grit and corn had to order more mash and >> grit for me. > > Which means that he under estimated his market. How does it > prove anything else. > >> He said everyone seems to want chicken stuff now, > > How many people is his 'everyone'. Presumably people > who keep chickens as a commercial venture require this > stuff. This isn't a hobby. They don't buy it from the same places- I'm wondering how much you know about chicken keeping! > >> and he's got through more layers mash so far this year than he did all of >> last year! > > Which proves what? Your question proves to me that my doubts about your knowledge are probably correct. Mary |
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Re: expansion of poultry keeping - was Radio 4
tim (moved to sweden) wrote:
> " Jill." <news@REMOVETHISkintaline.co.uk> wrote in message > news:1116164194.12546.0@dyke.uk.clara.net... >> tim (moved to sweden) wrote: >>> "Jonathan" <digitaltoast@gmail.com> wrote in message >>> news:4287247c$1_1@x-privat.org... >>>> Radio 4's "The Food Programme" today is about what apparently is >>>> the fastest growing >>> >>> Marketingspeak for "the smallest". >> >> you are kidding!! > > no, that's what it translates to in the real world. > >> One of our wholesale suppliers has gone through 15,000 more units >> this spring than last year. > > So how does this relate to the 'growing' of the hobby. They could > all be bought by established people expanding. Because well over 50% of the enquiries to me and other suppliers I have spoken to are from people who have never kept poultry before. -- regards Jill Bowis Pure bred utility chickens and ducks Housing; Equipment, Books, Videos, Gifts Herbaceous; Herb and Alpine nursery Working Holidays in Scotland http://www.kintaline.co.uk |
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Re: expandsion of poultry keeping was Radio 4,
tim (moved to sweden) wrote:
> >> He said everyone seems to want chicken stuff now, > > How many people is his 'everyone'. Presumably people > who keep chickens as a commercial venture require this > stuff. This isn't a hobby. It IS a hobby - most definately -- it is the domestic poultry keeping we are talking about More and more and more folks are keeping poultry in their gardens - for simple pleasure, for the eggs, and increasingly for the meat. > >> and he's got through more layers mash so far this year than he did >> all of last year! > > Which proves what? <sigh> -- regards Jill Bowis Pure bred utility chickens and ducks Housing; Equipment, Books, Videos, Gifts Herbaceous; Herb and Alpine nursery Working Holidays in Scotland http://www.kintaline.co.uk > > tim |
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Re: expandsion of poultry keeping was Radio 4,
" Jill." <news@REMOVETHISkintaline.co.uk> wrote in message news:1116179111.5373.0@sabbath.news.uk.clara.net.. . > tim (moved to sweden) wrote: >> >>> He said everyone seems to want chicken stuff now, >> >> How many people is his 'everyone'. Presumably people >> who keep chickens as a commercial venture require this >> stuff. This isn't a hobby. > > It IS a hobby - most definately -- it is the domestic poultry keeping we > are talking about > More and more and more folks are keeping poultry in their gardens - for > simple pleasure, for the eggs, and increasingly for the meat. > >> >>> and he's got through more layers mash so far this year than he did >>> all of last year! >> >> Which proves what? > > <sigh> Quite. Mary |
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Re: expandsion of poultry keeping was Radio 4,
What is the point of replying of your going to chop out the ng I'm in?
tim |
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Re: expandsion of poultry keeping was Radio 4,
"tim (moved to sweden)" <tim_in_sweden2005@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:3epmgbF46ejdU1@individual.net... > What is the point of replying of your going to chop out the ng I'm in? Is that Swedish? Mary > > tim > > |
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Re: expandsion of poultry keeping was Radio 4,
"Mary Fisher" <mary.fisher@zetnet.co.uk> wrote in message news:4287a61b$0$28629$4c56ba96@master.news.zetnet. net... > > "tim (moved to sweden)" <tim_in_sweden2005@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message > news:3epmgbF46ejdU1@individual.net... >> What is the point of replying of your going to chop out the ng I'm in? um, ... if you're ... > > Is that Swedish? No (I've only been her 5 weeks) Sorry, Mary that was a comment to the person who you replied to. I have not seen their post. I can only assume that they cut out ultv tim |
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Re: expandsion of poultry keeping was Radio 4,
tim (moved to sweden) wrote:
> "Mary Fisher" <mary.fisher@zetnet.co.uk> wrote in message > news:4287a61b$0$28629$4c56ba96@master.news.zetnet. net... >> >> "tim (moved to sweden)" <tim_in_sweden2005@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in >> message news:3epmgbF46ejdU1@individual.net... >>> What is the point of replying of your going to chop out the ng I'm >>> in? um, ... if you're ... >> >> Is that Swedish? > No (I've only been her 5 weeks) > > Sorry, Mary that was a comment to the person who you replied to. > > I have not seen their post. I can only assume that they cut out > ultv No-one has cut out any of the groups - so far -- regards Jill Bowis Pure bred utility chickens and ducks Housing; Equipment, Books, Videos, Gifts Herbaceous; Herb and Alpine nursery Working Holidays in Scotland http://www.kintaline.co.uk > > tim |
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Re: expandsion of poultry keeping was Radio 4,
tim (moved to sweden) wrote: > > No (I've only been her 5 weeks) > <snip> And before that you were... Andy |
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Re:UK: Radio 4, 15th May 12:30 BST, The Food Programme about keeping hens, and some info about buying battery hens in Berkshire
I would like to be put on the list for the next batch of Battery Hens that
are available. I am in London but I have a 150' garden,very green and tree lined so lots of room and space for the Hens and we are in Merton Park so the area is not built up. Look forward to hearing from you. Bobby x-- 100 Proof News - http://www.100ProofNews.com x-- 3,500+ Binary NewsGroups, and over 100,000 other groups x-- Access to over 1.6 Terabytes per Day - $8.95/Month x-- UNLIMITED DOWNLOAD |
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Re: Radio 4, 15th May 12:30 BST, The Food Programme about keeping hens, and some info about buying battery hens in Berkshire
" Jill." <news@REMOVETHISkintaline.co.uk> wrote in message news:1116164194.12546.0@dyke.uk.clara.net... > tim (moved to sweden) wrote: >> "Jonathan" <digitaltoast@gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:4287247c$1_1@x-privat.org... >>> Radio 4's "The Food Programme" today is about what apparently is the >>> fastest growing >> >> Marketingspeak for "the smallest". > > you are kidding!! > > One of our wholesale suppliers has gone through 15,000 more units this > spring than last year. What is a 'unit' is that a strange way of descibing a chicken? > > Its gone completely crazy. > > > -- > > regards > Jill Bowis > > Pure bred utility chickens and ducks > Housing; Equipment, Books, Videos, Gifts > Herbaceous; Herb and Alpine nursery > Working Holidays in Scotland > http://www.kintaline.co.uk > |
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Re: Radio 4, 15th May 12:30 BST, The Food Programme about keeping hens, and some info about buying battery hens in Berkshire
Alan Holmes wrote:
> " Jill." <news@REMOVETHISkintaline.co.uk> wrote in message > news:1116164194.12546.0@dyke.uk.clara.net... >> tim (moved to sweden) wrote: >>> "Jonathan" <digitaltoast@gmail.com> wrote in message >>> news:4287247c$1_1@x-privat.org... >>>> Radio 4's "The Food Programme" today is about what apparently is >>>> the fastest growing >>> >>> Marketingspeak for "the smallest". >> >> you are kidding!! >> >> One of our wholesale suppliers has gone through 15,000 more units >> this spring than last year. > > What is a 'unit' is that a strange way of descibing a chicken? Yawn -- we breed chickens we do not get them wholesale - we do not deal in them However we also sell mail order equipment, housing and books. It is one of our equipment wholesalers who had commented on the numbers. Every supplier has seen a remarkable increase this year -- regards Jill Bowis Pure bred utility chickens and ducks Housing; Equipment, Books, Videos, Gifts Herbaceous; Herb and Alpine nursery Working Holidays in Scotland http://www.kintaline.co.uk |
