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Seasonal reminder.
Late summer and early autumn is the season for red mite so be on your guard and inspect your fowl houses for tell tale signs. Perch sockets and  around the edge of the door are favourite location to find them during the day. Rats are also on the move to find an easy meal around your poultry units now the harvest is in.
Vanessa Collins
 

This Months Recipe
 
South Indian Curried Eggs
 
Serves 4-6
 
Ingredients.
 
1 finely chopped large onion.
4 tablespoons, sunflower oil.
3 cloves - crushed
2 tablespoons of ground almonds or pine nuts.
1/2 teaspoon chilli powder.
1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
2 teaspoons of ground corriander.
a little water.
50g ( 2oz) coconut powder dissolved in 350ml (1/2pint) water.
1 largr tin of tomatoes.
2 bay leaves.
6 hard boiled eggs.
and a sprig of corriander.
 
Method
 
Heat the oil in a frying pan, add the onion, cover with lid and soften for 10 minutes.
Mix garlic , ground nuts,chilli powder,turmeric and corriander with a little water to make a paste.
Add this to the onions when they are ready, cook for 3-4 minutes.
pour in the coconut milk
Stir in the tomatoes with the juice and the bay leaves.
Simmer for 15 minutes or until the sauce thickens and the tomatoes disentergrate.
Season with salt to taste.
Cut the eggs in half , place in a serving dish or on a plate , cover with sauce and garnish with corriander sprig.
Serve with salad.
Recipe supplied by Kath Harrison.

TheC.P.P.C@virgin.net

HANDY TIP
 
To prevent large fowl pullets hatched at the start of the season from coming into lay, thereby losing condition for showing and stopping growth before raeching full size, feed them wheat only and leave them to run outside. If they must be bought in due to bad weather or other factors allow natural light only while feeding wheat.Conversely,the growth of bantams can be stopped by bringing them into lay early. This can be achieved by feeding a layers ration and during artifical lightto supplement the natural light as the days get shorter. When Derrie Watchman gave her Marans talk, she reminded us that hatching bantams as late as september also produced smaller birds.
Simon Harvey 

The views and tips expressed on this page by individual contributions and not necessarlly those of the club committee.
 
 
If you fancy a giggle check out the link below and watch techno chicken dancing.
 
 
 

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