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ganmo

Castlekeeper wrote: »

Those game keepers take a fair toll on birds of prey and all other carnivores that come in their way up there.
That money is spinning in ever decreasing circles if privilege and power.

So if your ground has grouse on it you're a member of the landed gentry?

You can call me Sir Ganmo so

Castlekeeper

ganmo wrote: »

So if your ground has grouse on it you're a member of the landed gentry?

You can call me Sir Ganmo so

???
Were talking about the Scottish grouse industry on the shooting estates.
More nouveau riche than gentry nowadays anyway.

Say my name

Castlekeeper wrote: »

Those game keepers take a fair toll on birds of prey and all other carnivores that come in their way up there.
That money is spinning in ever decreasing circles if privilege and power.

Just bear in mind over 75 golden eagles were donated from Scotland to Ireland.
It's probably a way higher figure but that's what Google throws up in a short time.

Birdnuts

Say my name wrote: »

Just bear in mind over 75 golden eagles were donated from Scotland to Ireland.
It's probably a way higher figure but that's what Google throws up in a short time.

Before protections were brought in their BOP's were on the point of extinction too as the following quote from the records of just one estate shows

"Grouse moors have a near-200 year history of killing large numbers of predators, including many species that are now protected. Records from the 6,500 acre Glengarry estate in Scotland list the following mammals killed between the years 1837 and 1840: stoat (Mustela erminea) and weasel (Mustela nivalis) 301, pine marten (Martes martes), 246, wildcat (Felis silvestris) 198, polecat (Mustela putorius) 106, house cat (Felis catus) 78, badger (Meles meles) 67, otter (Lutra lutra) 48 and red fox (Vulpes vulpes) 11. Birds killed in the same period were: hooded crow (Corvus cornix) 1431, raven (Corvus corax) 475, kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 462, buzzard (Buteo buteo) 285, red kite (Milvus milvus) 275, goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) 63, hen harrier (Circus cyaneus) 63, white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) 27, osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 18, golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) 15 and magpie (Pica pica) "

The likes of Osprey, Kites etc. only returned in the last few decades after the government brought in protections, including EU laws etc.

Castlekeeper

Birdnuts wrote: »

Before protections were brought in their BOP's were on the point of extinction too as the following quote from the records of just one estate shows

"Grouse moors have a near-200 year history of killing large numbers of predators, including many species that are now protected. Records from the 6,500 acre Glengarry estate in Scotland list the following mammals killed between the years 1837 and 1840: stoat (Mustela erminea) and weasel (Mustela nivalis) 301, pine marten (Martes martes), 246, wildcat (Felis silvestris) 198, polecat (Mustela putorius) 106, house cat (Felis catus) 78, badger (Meles meles) 67, otter (Lutra lutra) 48 and red fox (Vulpes vulpes) 11. Birds killed in the same period were: hooded crow (Corvus cornix) 1431, raven (Corvus corax) 475, kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 462, buzzard (Buteo buteo) 285, red kite (Milvus milvus) 275, goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) 63, hen harrier (Circus cyaneus) 63, white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) 27, osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 18, golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) 15 and magpie (Pica pica) "

The likes of Osprey, Kites etc. only returned in the last few decades after the government brought in protections, including EU laws etc.

Tallies with my studies from long ago, and they haven't entirely shed their bad habits either as birdwatcher accounts on twitter would have plenty evidence of shot BOPs everyyear

Waffletraktor

ganmo wrote: »

So if your ground has grouse on it you're a member of the landed gentry?

You can call me Sir Ganmo so

E100 a bird and a dinner in Jonny Foxes ye?

carrollsno1

roosterman71 wrote: »

Some weirdos have taken to leaving toilet roll at the gate outside the house here. Not just yer small Andrex roll, but the bigger ones ya'd find in an office type jacks. Seen it first a few weeks ago, then a second appeared for a few days before it went away. Now today a new one has been left.

What the hell is the point of this? Is it a marker for something or what?

Farmer i worked for in WA told me wherever the sheep were being rustled there was always toilet roll left at the scene, their theory was that the sheep were afraid to cross it at night time and that it kept them held in place however i cant see how it adds up now as a loading chute is required for every truck out here.

Nekarsulm

Must be a test coming up....

gozunda

roosterman71 wrote: »

Some weirdos have taken to leaving toilet roll at the gate outside the house here. Not just yer small Andrex roll, but the bigger ones ya'd find in an office type jacks. Seen it first a few weeks ago, then a second appeared for a few days before it went away. Now today a new one has been left.

What the hell is the point of this? Is it a marker for something or what?

Activist types setting bog rolls free maybe :pac:

Any new bogrolls appeared since?

Reggie.

gozunda wrote: »

Activist types setting bog rolls free maybe :pac:

Any new bogrolls appeared since?

Free supply of bog roll tho. Win win

roosterman71

carrollsno1 wrote: »

Farmer i worked for in WA told me wherever the sheep were being rustled there was always toilet roll left at the scene, their theory was that the sheep were afraid to cross it at night time and that it kept them held in place however i cant see how it adds up now as a loading chute is required for every truck out here.

No sheep on this street!

gozunda wrote: »

Activist types setting bog rolls free maybe :pac:

Any new bogrolls appeared since?

No new ones now. I've left the others there for the moment to see what happens.

Reggie. wrote: »

Free supply of bog roll tho. Win win

Sure it's sapping wet (sometimes that's needed :eek:)

Reggie.

roosterman71 wrote: »

No sheep on this street!


No new ones now. I've left the others there for the moment to see what happens.


Sure it's sapping wet (sometimes that's needed :eek:)

Just imagine it's a wet wipe.....:D

gozunda

Finally got around to power washing the jeep and trailer. I had moss on the jeep and mushrooms growing in the trailer so I reckoned it was a good time for a spring clean. Now to tackle the machine shed with all the crap built up over the winter. I can just about find stuff atm but it's going to take some shovelling all the same. Just waiting now for a good dry day:pac:

Water John

Tomorrow should be grand for it!!!

Buford T. Justice XIX

Water John wrote: »

Tomorrow should be grand for it!!!

Back it to the north and open the back door and side door.

Spotless on Tuesday morning.

Reggie.

Buford T. Justice VI wrote: »

Back it to the north and open the back door and side door.

Spotless on Tuesday morning.

Or missing completely

whelan2

Buford T. Justice VI wrote: »

Back it to the north and open the back door and side door.

Spotless on Tuesday morning.

Did you get your scrapers sorted? Had insurance crowd out here on Friday to insure new shed. I was jittery after hearing of your scrapers going on fire

Buford T. Justice XIX

whelan2 wrote: »

Did you get your scrapers sorted? Had insurance crowd out here on Friday to insure new shed. I was jittery after hearing of your scrapers going on fire

They arrived that morning and replaced the electrical board. That seemed to be all the damage done, the cover went on fire but all the scrapers were still working. It could have been more serious if I hadn't gone out to check the cattle that night.

I'm very nervous now about using the timer so I'll be sticking to manual for this spring anyway, switching it on at 12 pm and again at 8 am and whenever I pass through the house. I was gone by the time the guy was finished so I have no idea what the bill will be yet but it shouldn't be much with 100 euro.

jfh

Any one have a recipe for homemade biestings, had a cow that calved with twins unexpected & no milk.
Yougart and milk and electrodes?

DukeCaboom

jfh wrote: »

Any one have a recipe for homemade biestings, had a cow that calved with twins unexpected & no milk.
Yougart and milk and electrodes?

I'd rather ring the whole country to try to get frozen stuff than a DIY job.

Lady Haywire

jfh wrote: »

Any one have a recipe for homemade biestings, had a cow that calved with twins unexpected & no milk.
Yougart and milk and electrodes?

I'd search for a dairy farmer first. Either that or goat milk. You wouldn't be getting the correct antibodies for the land regardless.

148multi

jfh wrote: »

Any one have a recipe for homemade biestings, had a cow that calved with twins unexpected & no milk.
Yougart and milk and electrodes?

Pm sent

kk.man

I have some black thorn bushes to trim back. My query is if I cut them and transplant them from clippings, in the ground would they grow?

DukeCaboom

https://youtu.be/o4zIlW_bpeI a show i watched this morning on YouTube about a cattle auctioneer on an island called Tiree off Scotland.

Dinzee Conlee

kk.man wrote: »

I have some black thorn bushes to trim back. My query is if I cut them and transplant them from clippings, in the ground would they grow?

Why would you want to? Blackthorn is a curse, with its shoots popping up all over the place...

Jb1989

Dinzee Conlee wrote: »

Why would you want to? Blackthorn is a curse, with its shoots popping up all over the place...

Probly for its feeding to wildlife and it stock proofing value, pleased with it here.

kk.man

Jb1989 wrote: »

Probly for its feeding to wildlife and it stock proofing value, pleased with it here.

Exactly a stock proof fence. Would also be other types of a similar variety. Would it be possible?

orm0nd

was getting fill of diesel in the local service station earlier, and this guy asked me were the council giving out sand bags?

said I didn't think so & was his house in danger of flooding,

ah no fear of that he says, but I've a small bit of plastering to do

Lime Tree Farm

kk.man wrote: »

Exactly a stock proof fence. Would also be other types of a similar variety. Would it be possible?

You can dig up rooted suckers in Winter and plant into the new location.

Hardwood cuttings are best taken in Autumn and firmed into a mixture of sand and soilless peat until new growth is visible.

Say my name

Stupid question but what's this joiner called?



This particular one pictured is 1' 1/4 to 1 inch. But what's the particular name for this joiner.

*And for any smartarses like myself it's not Fred or Jane.