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Donna Wildwood

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  1. I couldn't work out why me goats and sheep were ALL standing round one tree.

    Turns out it's the only one with apples left on it, and they are eating the windfalls as they drop! I bet there won't be one left for the blackbirds come morning lol!

    Lost part of me stack pipe and the rabbits are hilarious to watch running around with ears streaming behind them.

    Free range French Lops and strong winds, better than any drug

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  2. I carry a baccy tin with the following in it;

    Dental floss and a large eyed needle (you can mend almost anything with dental floss, I've sewn up tears on a rucksack that is still going strong years later.)

    Couple of non applicator tampons.they make fab firelighters and come in their own plastic wrap.

    fishing line and hook.

    tick remover though probably not needed this time of year.

    H2O purifying tablets

    matches

    Couple of paracetamol or summat

    few plasters in case of blisters etc

    small tube of superglue

     

    I also write an 'incase of emergency' telephone number on the lid..... just in case you end up in a nasty way and rescue needs to make contact with someone on your behalf.

     

    If you have any medical conditions diabetes etc write that on there too.

     

    I also take a decent knife. cooking pot, hatchet, tarp, sleeping bag with cover. If you can be arsed to carry it take a sheepskin too. I roll mine up put it in a bin liner and strap it on me rucksack.

    you can lie on it, under it, sit on it. warm up your bare feet whilst your socks are drying. you can cut it up and line your boot with it if they start to rub etc etc.

    They weigh hardly anything and make life so much more pleasant :D

     

    Oh an i usually take a crook too, most people use a staff or walking pole, but I'm short and a crook makes stuff easier to reach. If its been raining most of your dry wood is going to be still caught up in the trees or hedge and I can never reach it without me crook lol!

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  3. I don't mind buying a brew for some of the 'regulars' in glastonbury, a few years back my mates dog ran off and we scoured everywhere. Went down the high street and seen this fella (someone i had bought tea for in the past) walking the same dog on an old belt.

    Now I admit I thought we were in for a row getting the dog back...

    Turns out every Tom Dick and Harry had said the dog was theirs but he wouldn't hand it over to anyone who couldn't tell him what was on the tag on the collar.

    My mate obviously could and got her dog back, offered him the reward she was offering but all he wanted was a hot chocolate from morrisons! Decided he liked having the dog for a bit for company and went and got his own.

    See him still from time to time but since he had his dog i haven't seen him begging at all! Funny old world eh?

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    the meat is the only expense, veg costs next to nothing these days. how much is a chicken?? £6-7 leaves £8-9 quid for the rest.

    £3 per person for a decent roast dinner.....nah im not having that.

     

     

     

    If we the hunting community cant source meat there's something wrong. :thumbs:

     

    But chickens boring what if you want a nice joint of beef or a drop of lamb ?.......... im just collecting evidence now ;)

     

    Lamb will cost you £15+ for the joint alone :thumbs: Ye cant beat a bit of roast beef with horseradish sauce.

     

    Unless you rear your own on grass, then it cost £20 for a kill and cut.

    More lamb than even you lot could eat at one sitting lol!

    in fact I am having 3 done on mMonday, so if anyone wants to swap for some beef/pork/venison etc let me know ;)

    As for wasting food, what you do with your food is up to you, but i think it is morally wrong to have something killed for food, then simply waste it.

    Spare veg can feed rabbits or guinea pigs, or be composted or put in the wormery and if you buy meat and don't fancy it when you get home, bung it in the oven then freeze it when it's cooked.

    No sense wasting IMO but if the ovens going on anyhoo, fill the fecker up and bung the spare in the freezer!

    I got a whole freezer full of meals I cooked just cos I have the oven going. They are a godssend in winter when I carn't be arsed to cook and it's cold and i need a hot dinner lol!

    I always put a cake or tray of scones (posh p***y me ;)) in the bottom when doing a roast! Munchies are no problems here, ALWAYS got cake in the cupboard :D

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  5. Well I did it, I proccessed my 16 week old french lops.

    They dressed out at an average of 2.2lb each, which whilst isn't the most impressive i have heard of, they were reared on minimal pellets and foraged greens in a family group, in a free range colony.

    I made a vat of casserole, onions, garlic, new tatties and some thyme. Bit of milk for extra goodness. We had some for tea last night and it was the best ever.

    No gamey taste like you get with the wildies, but more flavour than chicken

    I have 6 pots in the freezer for the winter, ferts got the heads etc and my skins are in the tannining solution.

    The only thing I didn't use was the intestines, but they went in the hot compost so zero waste.

    I am chuffed to bubbles.

    Next batch is about 5 weeks away from being ready, with some really prettly colours with them. All in all, I am very pleased :D

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  6. If you lock it up for two weeks it will chase sheep thats what you want he said the dog doesn't chase them all the time so you can correct it you cant correct it if it doesn't chase them and watch your mind dont get boggled by the wind

    And the shepherd is ok with this?

  7. Right ok, how about this avenue...

     

     

     

    Out of control

    Your dog is considered dangerously out of control if it:

    • injures someone
    • makes someone worried that it might injure them

    A court could also decide that your dog is dangerously out of control if either of the following apply:

    • it attacks someone’s animal
    • the owner of an animal thinks they could be injured if they tried to stop your dog attacking their animal

     

    3rd bullet point down.

     

    The spaniel came barking and running towards your dogs right?

    Then that dog was the one causing the problem, and under the current law the one in the wrong.

    Did you say the mastiff has cuts on it's muzzle? Were they caused by the spaniel?

    Was your wife concerned that she could have been injured?

     

     

    I *think* and it would be worth checking that injuries caused by separating his dog when fighting are his problem. This bloke so called got bit when trying to regain control of his dog which had attacked another dog.

    More hard cheese for him.

     

    I would be having a word with a solicitor I think at this point.

    Apparently this is the criteria that the police use when ID'ing a pit bull type. If the link doesn't work, let me know and I'll email it to you (and anyone else who wants a copy)

     

    https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/175302/response/434272/attach/html/4/Pit%20Bull%20Gazette%20Vol%201%20Issue%203%201977.pdf.html

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  8. Has she got pedigree papers at all?

    If so get em out if your wife is going to play ball, if not if she (the dog lol!) is a pure breed or looks like one can you borrow some papers?

    I don't hold with pedigrees myself but sometimes they are useful, such as now when you want to show your dog has no pit in it.

    I have a mate who specialises in bull breed rescue and welfare (and fighting the DDA) if you need any help let me know and I'll get the 2 of you in contact.

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