R.A.W 1,987 Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Also managed to reduce my pig feed costs . . . . buying in bulk from a local mill On the gayest trailer I could find But it's not all work The big macho bag of Pig feed cancels out any homosexual under tones given of by the trailer mate . I forgot to ask the other day will you mash (soak) the feed over night ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ideation 8,216 Posted April 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Yer getting that big match bag of pig food off that wee gay trailer was a mission and a half! At the moment I'm feeding it dry and they love it, but been offered lots of free milk so might wet it with that. Mel - No mate, its just enjoying a scratch from the missus in the sun. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,870 Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 I don't know if there's one near you, but a mate of mine buys used hops/oats/wheat/whatever from his local brewery and feed them. They work out a cheap feed.... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 24,835 Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 best thing for cuts on your hands made by teeth,,,,is 98% alcohol,,,,pull the cuts open and squirt it in,,,,oh yes it fecking hurts,,, but honestly it cleans out the bacteria,,,i know this from alot of experiance of the same injurys,,,,but coursed by human teeth on my knuckles,,, .. great thread by the way,,,,yeh deffo get fruit trees in,,,puddings,,,cakes,,alcohol,,,,, 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tilfertilfer 706 Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Yer getting that big match bag of pig food off that wee gay trailer was a mission and a half! At the moment I'm feeding it dry and they love it, but been offered lots of free milk so might wet it with that. Mel - No mate, its just enjoying a scratch from the missus in the sun. i have got you some meds any way see you when we come over 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxdropper 17,092 Posted April 19, 2014 Report Share Posted April 19, 2014 Just an observation mate and not a critism.Youve been lucky so far in that those pigs havnt pushed out under but the day will come .You need some electric fence near the bottem and more space for them mate.You are very lucky though and i wish you well. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ideation 8,216 Posted April 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2014 In my (limited experience) electric fencing has it's own issues. . . . i've managed to contain a few lots of pigs now with post and wire, with two strands of barb at the bottom, one pretty much buried. They do root out the bottom, and do sometimes try to push over, but for the most part they don't and I can usually block off any trouble spots with tin sheeting or wooden baton. But you are right eventually the day will come I have a break out. . . . Also, I totally agree with regard to space, what you can't see in these photos is the other paddocks being built. . . . Eventually they will have much more space, but the field itself isn't fenced and borders a road. Been quite a lot going on there over last couple of days, i'll stick some photos up later 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tilfertilfer 706 Posted April 19, 2014 Report Share Posted April 19, 2014 so you want me to bring an engiser fence unit aswell lollol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ideation 8,216 Posted April 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2014 (edited) Been doing a bit more work the last couple of days. Did some more fencing yesterday, and let the growers onto some new ground, as their patch was pretty bare (they are separated from the rest), they were happy as larry, and it should do them until they go off at the start of June. Also sold two weaners yesterday, so that was a good feeling, and a bit of fun loading and delivering two pigs. Then today, a friend came to play with his toys, and a lot happened really quick. He pulled apart the huge rubbish pile, and we separated the stuff to burn and the scrap and then pushed the rest down a banking and crushed it into a track, then scraped out a wider access track from the road and used the soil as in fill. Tidied up and scraped off the yard area. Then scraped off a banking where the fruit trees will go, ripping out a load of bramble and scrubby bushes. Then we made an access road into where the barn will go. Levelled out the ground and chamfered the bank. And did a bit more fencing a long the way. Lots of help from Johnnyboy and the mrs, legends as always! Next step is the barn! Oh and this photo gives you a better idea where the saddle backs are fenced in, and how much ground they have, i'm stood one end (where their ark is) which is where they hang out a lot, and hence it looks so rough, and if you look, you can see the area round the trees is fenced in and off into the distance. Edited to add - if you look close in the first photo you can see a wee rabbit admiring my fence. Edited April 19, 2014 by Ideation 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
R.A.W 1,987 Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 Fair play your kicking on with it ( and johnny).................... I won't recognize the place before long. There's some rubbish to get rid of............... it was surprising what was lurking in those brambles 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
claude 144 Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 Didn't know if you were getting any chickens or not but those plastic cans would be handy for nest boxes once washed out just an idea by the way what you have there and what you have done is cracking mate its a dream I have always had to own my own bit of land but its very expensive down here looking forward to seeing it once you have finished cheers shane Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ideation 8,216 Posted April 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 Yer we're motoring a long now. . . . . R.A.W - Some of it's rubbish, some is treasure lol. Claude - Yes I am mate, not a bad idea I've just been lucky, falling on a small piece of ground no one really knew was there, for a real good price. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
claude 144 Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 You are a lucky bugger hope I have that luck eventually you are starting to live the good life lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vanman1 411 Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 Cracking photos bud,its suprising how much you can get done once you get a few machines in eh.Keep up the good work and keep the pics coming 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keepdiggin 9,186 Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 will you ferret the land? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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