Good Evans: "Good job they weren't here in the autumn when the rats are on the move"

This month Roger Evans discusses the positives and negatives of Bank Holidays, his experience with IT and emailing, and when might not be a good time to call in a vet. 

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Roger Evans.

We average five crops of point-of-lay pullets every two years, so we only clean the sheds out similarly. For some time now we have been letting the shed cleaners sleep in the house in a room we never use....

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