manicmark Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 Hi All Just wondering if anyone else is in the same position as me at the moment. We have large numbers of pigeon building up around where i live at the moment but due to the weather the barley fields have still not been cut. I do know that alot of you guys have already had your stubble shooting and propably some of them have been turned and ready for drilling if not already been drilled. Im just wondering if any one else around the country has ever experienced anything like this over the years? Or can remember the latest that the combines were cutting? Kind regards to all mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyska Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 We managed to get all of it done two weekends ago, it wasn't ideal, moisture was a little high but it was in such a state it just had to come in. Just started drilling the rape, but pigeon are still all over the barley stubble, not touching the rape fields yet. Its very late for you isn't it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manicmark Posted September 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 We managed to get all of it done two weekends ago, it wasn't ideal, moisture was a little high but it was in such a state it just had to come in. Just started drilling the rape, but pigeon are still all over the barley stubble, not touching the rape fields yet. Its very late for you isn't it. The farmers must be praying for a good couple of dry days to get out and start cutting, but again its raining today and is forecast for the rest of the week. Im just itching to get out on the stubbles when they eventually get cut regards mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biakalblaster Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 yep - there are still a lot of uncut barley fields up here. The main farm i shoot on hasn't cut theirs yet, but i have never had much luck on the stubble their anyway - you just dont get the pigeon numbers. saying that i was down your way (Tarland) a couple weeks ago, and driving over to GlenKindie via Towie and there was one of the biggest pigeon flocks i have ever seen up here, lift off a field as i drove past it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ91 Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 The farmers must be praying for a good couple of dry days to get out and start cutting, but again its raining today and is forecast for the rest of the week. Im just itching to get out on the stubbles when they eventually get cut regards mark year before last i was up top of aberdeenshire (in november), my grandad had 3 fields cut and 4 left to do, i think he ended up leaving 2 of the smaller fields. the weather just wouldnt let up for him to have a go i know a few farmers up there who usually struggle to get it all in, the crops dont ripen in time or the weather doesnt give them a day to get it in, when they do get it in, its always soggy and combines are always stuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr D Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 we had the same problem last year . The reuslt was birds split up all over the place for much of the winter because there was so much food for them. much better weather this year though, although there are quite few fields still to be cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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