A Bit Of A Project . . .

[courseadog 231]

Think the bigges one of ours was 75 but rest were alot smaller

Got some one wanting sucklers at mo they go for about £120 but never done it befor need to find out what age ect

[mushroom 12,388]

P.s - Yes the mrs does all the hard work.

 

You should see her reverse a stock trailer or put up a fence . . . . . she's a keeper

:laugh: Does Johnny like you referring to him as "she"

 

Looking good mate

[Ideation 8,216]

Been doing a few other bits and bobs!

 

Burnt some stuff

 

 

 

Got some posts for the barn Cheers mate, you know who your are

 

 

Cleared a space for a goose run, started digging the trench to sink the wire, and made a house out of some reclaimed wood and tin sheeting.

 

 

And found this . . . .

 

 

 

And got the mrs a wee present for grafting so hard recently

 

 

Oh yes and some b*****d reported me and my water got cut off . . . . .

[socks 32,253]

It's easy to tap it back in mate .........

[forest of dean redneck 11,190]

Nice chooks,I got 2 banties look like that,oh and a silver Sussex hybrid.

[tomburras 2,721]

Great thread, looks like all your hard work is paying off the place looks great! It would be my dream come true to do this, I wish you all the best with it.

[Ideation 8,216]

Cheers matey!

 

Been to market with the mrs today. . . . . .

 

Pics to follow haha.

 

[forest of dean redneck 11,190]

What livestock you got now then.

[Ideation 8,216]

Well . . . . we now have three more hens, six ducks and three goslings

[keepdiggin 9,219]

get some pics up please jai

[Ideation 8,216]

Not the best photos, been a bit hectic

 

Here are the ducks in their new home. Three Khaki Campbell ducks, and a trio of Abacot Rangers. The drake has already been having some fun.

 

 

 

The three Embden Goslings, currently living between straw bales in the garage Funny little fuckers they are

 

 

And I didn't get round to taking pictures of the hens, but they are buff sussex, and at the moment in a chicken run on the drive, but they are going in here tomorrow.

 

 

Next to the ducks

 

 

The mrs just told me we're getting more chooks

 

And my old man said the geese are going in his garden . . . . Think he's taken a shine to them.

 

So we're up to 14 birds so far. . . . . . .. so far . . . . . .

[socks 32,253]

Be careful mate a fox will get under that Harris fencing in seconds ..........

[the_stig 6,614]

Be careful mate a fox will get under that Harris fencing in seconds ..........

 

Be careful mate a fox will get under that Harris fencing in seconds ..........

roll your telegraph poles round the bottom for now ..

[Ideation 8,216]

That Heras fencing is on a hard standing of compacted tarmac and stuff mate, unless the fox has a shovel, I think it will be ok Time will tell

 

But I put a two foot mesh skirt on anyway, just to be sure

 

The area at the front, now that i've scraped it off and cut back the cover, is pretty handy. It was where the guy used to park lorrys, at one point, so there is a proper retaining wall, with drainage, and a good hard compacted yard, and below the mud the entrance track was also compacted hardcore, with a red brick edging lol

 

Handy anyway. But that's why they are there and not up in the field. I have a roll of chain link, that I plan to sink in a foot, with a foot or so skirt, and paving slabs round the outside, with a six / seven foot high fence, with an out wards turn at the top. I'm hoping that will do the trick for up there.

 

Had four duck eggs this morning

 

Edited to add - the ducks and chooks are also shut in their houses within the compound at night.

Edited May 2, 2014 by Ideation

[socks 32,253]

Mate I'm not being funny but with that gap at the bottom a fox will easily get in there ... They are determined fukcers for a free meal especially at this time of year ......