Re: Man as snail predator
Trevor Nottle wrote:
> POLLARD IS THE FLOURY STUFF THAT ACCOMPANIES BRAN WHEN YOU BUY IT AS
> STOCK/ CHICKEN FEED> I'M UNSURE OF THE DERIVATION BUT MY GRANDFATHER
> USED THE TERM EVERYDAY WHEN HE RAISED POULTRY TO SHOW AND TO SELL AS
> MEAT AND FOR EGG PRODUCTION. I USED TO HELP MIX THE STUFF BY THE
> BUCKETFUL - BRAN, POLLARD, WATER AND CHOPPED FRESH LUCERNE.
>
> trevor n
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> Trevor Nottle
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Ah yes, brings back the old days of being roped in to feed the chooks
(poultry, chickens, hens?). And before someone jumps in to query *that*,
"lucerne" is alfalfa!!
On a previous topic, I am now very confused because all my sources spell
the Swan River Daisy as Brachycome!
Beverly (on the Swan River, Perth)
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Julius and Beverly Elischer
Perth, Western Australia
Ph. +61 8 9386 5244
