hesstondriver
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its more to do with cost per acre than per day, these can cover 100 ac a day so the cost is spread out . but you need several hundred acres to justify buying one . don't know how old this one is but could easily be 50-70k . I hate to think how much a new one would be
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could you take inspiration from the biltong thread , combine an ebay special solar panel (the sort for charging caravan batteries) and a couple of small fan units and you could then have 'assisted ventilation'
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motor jammed?
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Making Home made feed blocks
hesstondriver replied to scotslad's topic in Gamekeeping and Shoot Management
the binding agent in cattle mineral / molasses blocks is builders lime a few farmers make their own mineral buckets so the theory of using cement is plausible -
would cider work, thinking of the fruity element to go with the pigeon >?
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eat one first infront of them, knowing what they are like you can pretend how nice they are then watch their face as it draws their mouth out !!!!
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we have done something similar with mustard where the drift from desiccating the OSR wiped out a patch of cover
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Proper country life
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heading up on sunday yes it is not cheap, however compare it to the Grand Prix - well over £150 a ticket for a day (some may say less others more entertainment) - that's why we are individuals we will be taking camping stove frying pan & bacon etc for breakfast when we get there and im happy to carry a rucksack of sandwiches and picnic stuff to avoid the catering outlets. there are ways in which to save a £ here and there and not feel totally ripped off.
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Emptied the remains of the blackberry & honey whisky over the weekend, I used the remaining blackberry mush in an apple crumble despite being lots of pips this was fantastic , roll on autumn for blackberries in whisky
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a combination of live catch traps, air rifle , .410 and ferrets would make a hole in them
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there are plenty of chemicals to control weeds in brassicas as the are used in oil seed rape, because of eu licencing and pesticide regulations the cost of a spray for a minoriry crop will be higher than a spray for a large scale one Kerb wold take the grass out but im not sure a) if you can use it on kale or B what time of year it is approved for .
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Parsnip leaves have exactly the same effect, cause sensitisation to uv light and can cause some bad burns, so it is not unique to hog weed
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hugh fudgeingly-whitingstal whatshisname did a show on having a pig killed on his farm local slaughterman came, shot it . they then bled, gutted and scraped the pig. have seen a old sow have to be shot on farm. it was Gloucester old spot and the scull was so thick and overgrown it took some killing. a bacon pig will be easier if you use 12b wrap the barrels in cling film - saves a lot of cleaning have you got block and tackle to hoist it up ?
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do you have a holding number and pig herd number & ear tags etc? i.e are they legal - if so abbatoir job if not , find some one who has done it before to give you a hanbd in exchange for sausages