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  @deborahbullivant79078 сағат бұрын

  Many thanks for your video. Just canning elderflower cordial for the first time ☺️

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  @EnglishCountryLife4 сағат бұрын

  How did it go?

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  @K_a_r_l_o_s11 сағат бұрын

  As someone who has built an offgrid system for my house, this was very well explained. The only caveat would be, you should not connect an inverter to the load output on the charge controller. It is only meant for small 12v loads, lights etc.

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  @EnglishCountryLife11 сағат бұрын

  Indeed, inverters should run from batteries as shown

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  @SB-tp3yw12 сағат бұрын

  what “specs” of a solar controller is needed for say, 100ah leisure battery for a small garage setup?

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  @EnglishCountryLife12 сағат бұрын

  Hi, there's a few variables to answering that so we are planning a video on just that.

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  @xxfrinxxs365014 сағат бұрын

  Found it 😊

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  @EnglishCountryLife4 сағат бұрын

  Excellent!

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  @xxfrinxxs365014 сағат бұрын

  Do you have a video up on how to pickel gherkins please thank you 😊

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  @EnglishCountryLife4 сағат бұрын

  We do, but I see you found it 😁

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  @twiki1963Күн бұрын

  “Fiona is WOmaning the camera today”… wow.

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  @EnglishCountryLifeКүн бұрын

  😁

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  @carlksykesКүн бұрын

  dish soap and alkaline please

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  @EnglishCountryLifeКүн бұрын

  Righto Carl 👍

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  @Andrew.Croft.Күн бұрын

  thought i'd seen your vid on elderberry champagne.. this one seems much better :) will be the perfect mixer to go with the bilberry cassis :) ..and paracetamols :)

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  @EnglishCountryLife23 сағат бұрын

  Not sure who did elderberry champagne? It certainly wasn't me!

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  @Andrew.Croft.21 сағат бұрын

  @@EnglishCountryLife I really thought it was you, was uk wild foods, but this is much better thanks for the vid.

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  @EnglishCountryLife21 сағат бұрын

  @@Andrew.Croft. No worries. I do elderberry port, now that is delicious!

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  @Andrew.Croft.20 сағат бұрын

  @@EnglishCountryLifeLooks like will be going back for some berries in a few weeks:)thanks again.

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  @chuckcribbs3398Күн бұрын

  In the U.S. we have guns. Lots of them, and especially those of us in the countryside.

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  @EnglishCountryLifeКүн бұрын

  Which does make you wonder why you have a murder rate that's so much higher than most developed countries? Thankfully we don't have armed home invasions

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  @Uns_Maps_8Күн бұрын

  Advisory: make sure the jaws of the vice do not have indentations or lines across the flat surface. Even if you have a fabric around the scales they might be marked permanently. I prefer to do the pressing manually over a table protected with a mat with some thickness to it. Thanks for the video!

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  @EnglishCountryLifeКүн бұрын

  I use a woodworking vice. The jaws are lined with leather covered wood so as not to mar delicate surfaces. A metal working vice with serrated jaws should have inserts available for soft metals like aluminium that present a flat, non marking, surface

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  @amazinggrace56922 күн бұрын

  Wow all that seems like it would disrupt any peace you get from the country living.

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  @EnglishCountryLife2 күн бұрын

  Not at all. If closing a gate or locking a door is too complex, you are probably a townie anyway 😉

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  @S-vz8cx2 күн бұрын

  Great video really informative but simple enough for all us novices ! If you have a link to how to keg a beer that would be appreciated. Living abroad makes it difficult to get home brew items but I have a basic beginner home brew kit from the UK, thanks again keep up the good work !

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  @EnglishCountryLife2 күн бұрын

  I haven't filmed the keg video yet, sorry, I must get to it!

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  @reepham392 күн бұрын

  Great video

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  @EnglishCountryLife2 күн бұрын

  Thanks!

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  @FrenchCountrysideLife2 күн бұрын

  Thanks Fiona. Here in the Charente we just got a replacement Cockerel and he brought some guests with him..... So, we're in the thick of the treatment stage here. A really clear and concise video. Thanks again.

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  @EnglishCountryLife2 күн бұрын

  We have a rule now - no live chickens are bought. We hatch what we need. It's not possible for everyone but it does add a measure of biosecurity against red mite, chicken lice etc.

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  @rodmund832 күн бұрын

  Your videos are fnlabtastic! Thanks for sharing your advice, knowledge and expertise! I look forward to making your version of elderberry wine in autumn :)

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  @EnglishCountryLife2 күн бұрын

  Thank you. It looks to be a good year for elderberries

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  @rodmund832 күн бұрын

  @@EnglishCountryLife absolutely, I've got 2 gallons of what will be elderflower champagne fermenting at the moment and there were so many buds left on the trees. I'm looking forward to this autumn's harvest

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  @EnglishCountryLife2 күн бұрын

  @@rodmund83 Awesome!

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  @Techboxreview2 күн бұрын

  Great video and super easy to understand mate. Very well done 🤓

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  @EnglishCountryLife2 күн бұрын

  Thanks so much 😁

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  @Techboxreview2 күн бұрын

  Very well put together video Hugh 🤙🏻 I wish I could explain things this well. You must of been a professor in your past life 🤓

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  @EnglishCountryLife2 күн бұрын

  Far from it! I did do a lot of training in industry at one point though 🙂.

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  @farmboycharlie65433 күн бұрын

  You poor blokes in America our farm security system also has names like Winchester, Colt and Remington. The threat of lead makes robbery in rural communities a dangerous occupation

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  @EnglishCountryLife3 күн бұрын

  But if it's so safe, why is your murder rate so obscenely high?

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  @farmboycharlie6543Күн бұрын

  That’s in our cities. Rural murder rates are extremely low

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  @EnglishCountryLifeКүн бұрын

  @@farmboycharlie6543 Ahhh, so they don't have guns in cities then?

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  @farmboycharlie6543Күн бұрын

  @@EnglishCountryLife. Just saying our 160 acre farm doesn’t have a lock anywhere. You got armor doors to keep your garden tools from being stolen

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  @EnglishCountryLifeКүн бұрын

  @@farmboycharlie6543 Yep. We've never had a theft, but it's sensible to be cautious

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  @snowgoose89183 күн бұрын

  Followed and made my cordial but it seems like something has separated and looks a bit cloudy, what may have gone wrong?

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  @EnglishCountryLife3 күн бұрын

  The only thing that springs to mind is that the sugar didn't fully dissolve?

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  @tubegor3 күн бұрын

  As an electrician I know the topic, but the way it was explained is absolutely brilliant. I wish I had teachers like that at school. Thanks Hugh!

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  @EnglishCountryLife3 күн бұрын

  Thank you so much, you made my evening!

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  @sumillyard91813 күн бұрын

  We have no TV licence either ,there was nothing worth watching. I don't miss it at all.

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  @EnglishCountryLife2 күн бұрын

  That's very true about nothing worth watching!

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  @callewretstrom6893 күн бұрын

  Amazing video so easy to understand! Thanks a bunch.

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  @EnglishCountryLife3 күн бұрын

  Thank you, glad you liked it!

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  @robert40273 күн бұрын

  i started with a simple 400watt 12v kit then built up my system 1600 watt ... no regrets here.. you can slowly keep building up as needed

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  @EnglishCountryLife3 күн бұрын

  Totally agree Robert, the joy of these systems is they can be large or small and are easily upgraded.

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  @robert40273 күн бұрын

  @@EnglishCountryLife yes. 👍👍

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  @CENLABackyardChicken3 күн бұрын

  Really like those!

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  @EnglishCountryLife3 күн бұрын

  They are awesome - and a bargain too

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  @user-xp6qs4oy5o3 күн бұрын

  I wish you made a video when you were puttiing this structure up

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  @EnglishCountryLife3 күн бұрын

  We filmed the process on one of our other runs. Hopefully this will help kzread.info/dash/bejne/X6R8xLGNmtWndto.html

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  @davidcollier1854 күн бұрын

  Good to see you (fiona) on your feet.

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  @EnglishCountryLife3 күн бұрын

  Thanks David!

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  @demogirlsworld4 күн бұрын

  Thank you Sir, explained really well, so much so, I will be using this YT for my kids homeschool science when we work on building a Solar power system for the greenhouse.

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  @EnglishCountryLife4 күн бұрын

  That sounds like a great project

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  @DeborahPoulter4 күн бұрын

  Thank you

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  @EnglishCountryLife4 күн бұрын

  You're welcome

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  @DeborahPoulter4 күн бұрын

  What's the best chicken to get if you never had chicken s before, we would like just eggs thank you Deb.

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  @EnglishCountryLife4 күн бұрын

  I woul avoid breeds that go broody. A large, placid breed is a sensible choice such as Brahmas or Australorps

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  @GypsyBrokenwings4 күн бұрын

  I'm in 🇺🇸...I like your runs. The wire is much better than what I have... the hex isn't worth it. I have rabbits cages in mine arms paddock over the top. A mesh floor and extensions would be great options! With welded wire and the doors you have, a person could have rabbit colonies running free.

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  @EnglishCountryLife4 күн бұрын

  I really can't see why that wouldn't work - what a great idea 💡

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  @steveridge81684 күн бұрын

  Hi Fiona. Well done on your poultry shop looking good. Just a quick bit of advice needed regarding sour crop, we have a 3 yr old White Sussex (head hen of 3 who has developed Sour crop, our first course of action was no food for 24 hrs only water with apple cider vinegar added. we have massaged her crop on 2 occasions whilst tilting her head downwards this made her regurgitate bring up smelly brown fluid about half a tea cup along with remains of seeds, pellets and the remains of a Slow worms tail. Started feeding her with yogurt with a little added honey this also had a sprinkle of pro biotic, conducted a second massage session later that day again more brown fluid and a few remains of seed, she is not interested in her normal food but drinking, comb still bright red with a slight purple edge. Today she has been force fed more yogurt, also tried a small amount of scrambled egg/chopped strawberry ignored egg but did eat strawberry which was coated in probiotic.She is self isolating and is going to bed indoors in a second nesting box. Any tips or ideas/advice please. Our hen vet ( over 1.5hrs away) is away until end of June.

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  @EnglishCountryLife4 күн бұрын

  Evening Steve! We don't have a lot of experience with sour crop I'm afraid. Obviously a vet is the best bet but we have found this page to have solid information www.bhwt.org.uk/hen-health/health-problems/sour-crop/

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  @steveridge81684 күн бұрын

  @@EnglishCountryLife Hi Fiona, thank you for the very speedy reply, wife reading through BHWT link, Lots of differing advice. Will investigate further, thank you again. SteveR

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  @StrivingforSelfSufficiency4 күн бұрын

  Really useful, thank you. Hoping to get my first chickens later this year 😊

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  @EnglishCountryLife4 күн бұрын

  Oh how exciting!

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  @andreahodson70314 күн бұрын

  Myself my son and my friend built ours with much of the wood foraged or donated.

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  @EnglishCountryLife4 күн бұрын

  That's fantastic. We are moving away from wood now as we struggle to get even 10 years out of fence posts - it all seems to rot in contact with the ground

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  @everlastinglife59784 күн бұрын

  I live in the country, I have dogs, cameras, and guns.

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  @EnglishCountryLife4 күн бұрын

  Good for you. Locks might be an idea

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  @annaramskovlarsen58944 күн бұрын

  The loud noises in the background in 09.13, what does that mean? My chickens make this noise every time they see me 😅

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  @EnglishCountryLife4 күн бұрын

  It literally means "here is food" 😁

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  @annaramskovlarsen58944 күн бұрын

  Haha, that makes sense 😆 thank you!

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  @miaudottk90804 күн бұрын

  Ever tried to use a plumber wrench on a padlock? It should be faster than your angle grinder.

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  @EnglishCountryLife4 күн бұрын

  I haven't but now I have to try it!

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  @classicnick1004 күн бұрын

  Hi and thankyou for the inspiration to make my own and one recipe I would like to try is rhubarb and ginger but I am not sue of other peoples recipe do you have one and a method I could follow many thanks and keep up the good work

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  @EnglishCountryLife4 күн бұрын

  Hi! That's not a recipe that I've tried but it does sound delicious!

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  @user-ue9py7nn4d5 күн бұрын

  I live in Papua New Guinea wishing the Highlands, lots of fresh fruit to make wine, ginger in abundance BUT I have no access to several of the added (chemical additives) I can only go all organic, cloudy or not cloudy, wine yeast or not, are not options I have, what suggestions do you have ? For all natural

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  @EnglishCountryLife4 күн бұрын

  There are lots of wines that would work with wine yeast and sugar, but sadly, this one won't. Most fruit wines will ferment out can be created with the right amount of sweetness by adjusting the sugar. Clearing will eventually happen naturally.

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  @werner.x5 күн бұрын

  Not possible to cancel this fee in Germany, unfortunatelly. Normally you just wouldn't believe that, but they assume, that every household posesses or is able to purchase devices, that can receive public brodcast services - therefore every household has to pay. I assume, the day will come our gouvernment regrets this "smart" move of enforcing payment.

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  @EnglishCountryLife4 күн бұрын

  That must be very annoying

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  @michaellewitke53145 күн бұрын

  Thank you! I like your "doesn't have to be all or none" approach.

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  @EnglishCountryLife5 күн бұрын

  Honestly Michael a lot of us can't afford a whole house system (although they are becoming more affordable), but we have enjoyed understanding the technology and it's capabilities & are expanding our set up. One day we will go "whole house"

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  @TrouserSn4ck5 күн бұрын

  How png does the fermentiaion process take untill you can drink it?

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  @EnglishCountryLife5 күн бұрын

  That depends very much on the temperature and yeast used but 4 weeks is usual until bottling. The wine benefits from aging in the bottle but can be drunk straight away

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  @Ferguitar5 күн бұрын

  No to police state

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  @fatherglyn5 күн бұрын

  wow - your 2 videos about solar panels have been fantastic. I am going to solar panel my shed and my campervan :)

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  @EnglishCountryLife5 күн бұрын

  Thank you so much. We have a third in the series now and more are planned kzread.info/dash/bejne/iquKsrSco7jHnJc.html

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  @simongeoghegan31905 күн бұрын

  great introductory video! but unfortunately there is no way that beer can taste very good if you’re using granulated sugar as your fermentables. Replace the table sugar with about 500g of dextrose (brewing sugar) and add 1kg of malt extract. Will end up with a much better finished product. Alternatively you could use just malt extract, about 1.2-1.5kg. If you use just sugar, you will be disappointed. also, to spice it up, I would recommend adding Saaz hops. Just literally throw the pellets into the bucket once fermentation is done. You may end up spending an extra £15 but you’ll get much better quality beer

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  @EnglishCountryLife5 күн бұрын

  We will have to disagree here, I've had very nice beer indeed made with kits and sucrose. I've also had god awful beer made by all grain methods with digital temperature control, elaborate sparging and hand selected hops. The function of this video was to demonstrate that perfectly nice beer can be made simply and cheaply with widely available ingredients. Of course you can take it as far as you want. I know one brewmaster who wouldn't touch commercially grown barley or other peoples hops. However that's not how to make the hobby approachable to newcomers . If you think there's a better way, I look forward to your video series that demonstrates it & explains at a biochemical level the flavour impact of sugar digestion by yeast.

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  @chtur22995 күн бұрын

  Mais c’est fou , ces anglais sont voleurs de plus en plus , pourquoi ? Il ne faut plus leur faire confiance dorénavant ! Je ne passerai pas mes vacances dans ce trou a rats ou il faut regarder par dessus son èpaule à chaque pas ! Ah ah 😂😂😂

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  @joeyl.rowland41535 күн бұрын

  Pungi pits wotk.

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  @jayinwood6475 күн бұрын

  I’ve been making the 7 day kit wines and I’m going to move onto the country fruit ones. Maybe I missed it but overall, how long a process is this from fermentation to bottling?

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  @EnglishCountryLife5 күн бұрын

  Hi! Various factors will affect the duration (especially temperature) but it's broadly similar to the eine kits that you are used to

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  @louel92726 күн бұрын

  Wonderful garden you have there sir!

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  @EnglishCountryLife5 күн бұрын

  Thank you!

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  @andreaeaves63406 күн бұрын

  Excellent information! I've been struggling with which Nestera coop to purchase for our first ever chickens. I like the wagon features except no space underneath and low to the ground. After watching your video, I'm leaning towards the raised large coop. Thank you for such an honest review.

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  @EnglishCountryLife6 күн бұрын

  So glad that it was helpful. If you buy from www.englishcountrylife.com and use code ECLMAX at checkout you will get 10% off 😉

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  @outdoorvideoswithbrad6 күн бұрын

  It’s not hard to jump a fence, and use a paintball marker on the cameras, motion lights do suck tho lol, I guess you could use a paintball marker on that too lol, don’t get the wrong idea I’m no thief, but I like to explore abandoned places, I’m in the US tho, can you guys have paintball markers? I know airsoft is popular over there

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  @EnglishCountryLife6 күн бұрын

  Of course we have paintball markers, and shotguns, rifles, suppressors, night sights etc.

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  @outdoorvideoswithbrad6 күн бұрын

  @@EnglishCountryLife cool, and thanks for the quick response, ya i wasn’t sure if you could or not, just something else to consider