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 Topic: Norwegian's Take Their Wood Seriously |
StuP
Replies: 38
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 Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Tue Mar 05, 13 11:29 pm Subject: Norwegian's Take Their Wood Seriously |
I put so much effort into creating a barn full of nicely seasoned, carefully stacked firewood that it seemed a shame to burn it. The pile goes down heartbreakingly quickly too!  |
| Topic: 14 acre croft for sale in Aberdeenshire |
StuP
Replies: 5
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Forum: Finance and Property Posted: Fri Feb 08, 13 10:08 am Subject: 14 acre croft for sale in Aberdeenshire |
Gosh, that's a long way north! (This from a soft Southerner!)
'North' is relative - a hundred miles North of me is Sutherland (The Southlands)! |
| Topic: 14 acre croft for sale in Aberdeenshire |
StuP
Replies: 5
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Forum: Finance and Property Posted: Thu Feb 07, 13 2:59 pm Subject: 14 acre croft for sale in Aberdeenshire |
Blimey, long time no see. Good luck with the sale and whatever you're doing next.
Cheers! Yeah, I've been offline quite a bit since things went pear-shaped marriage-wise! I plan to stay in this are ... |
| Topic: 14 acre croft for sale in Aberdeenshire |
StuP
Replies: 5
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Forum: Finance and Property Posted: Wed Feb 06, 13 3:34 pm Subject: 14 acre croft for sale in Aberdeenshire |
Hi folks
Croft's up for sale - three double bedroom house, 14 acres, big barn, lots of outbuildings, views over to Slains Castle and the sea. Nice place - lots of sky around here! 
http://w ... |
| Topic: Horses and pigs... |
StuP
Replies: 10
Views: 7673
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Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Sat Feb 05, 11 11:17 pm Subject: Horses and pigs... |
| Our gelding Max spooked at the smell of the pigs when they first arrived. However, he's been able to look down across the fence into their paddock and got used to them soon enough. Not exactly best ... |
| Topic: Sick hen - any advice? |
StuP
Replies: 13
Views: 7425
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Thu Oct 29, 09 12:32 pm Subject: Sick hen - any advice? |
Thanks very much everyone. It's not the crop but lower down that's distended. Looks like she's a gonner then.  I'll sort it out.
Didn't know that about the layer's pellets.
Cheers. |
| Topic: Sick hen - any advice? |
StuP
Replies: 13
Views: 7425
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Thu Oct 29, 09 8:24 am Subject: Sick hen - any advice? |
| Let the chickens out this morning and noticed one of them (a Welsummer) was waddling. Her abdomen is distended and feels almost solid and her comb has a purplish tinge to it. There was also whitish ... |
| Topic: Cooperative design and build |
StuP
Replies: 29
Views: 16772
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Forum: Trading Post Posted: Thu Mar 05, 09 1:02 pm Subject: Cooperative design and build |
| Any further progress on the pig ark? I'll be building one shortly and have been following this post with interest! |
| Topic: Martins Jerked Meats |
StuP
Replies: 2
Views: 2862
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Forum: Reviews and What's On Posted: Sat Feb 28, 09 10:52 pm Subject: Martins Jerked Meats |
| I've just tried Martin's uberhot chilli jerky - I hiccupped a lot but it tasted great! |
| Topic: Advantages/disadvantages to Granite Walls |
StuP
Replies: 8
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Fri Feb 13, 09 1:12 pm Subject: Advantages/disadvantages to Granite Walls |
| About the radiation - most properties up our way are built of granite and the background radiation isn't a problem. However, cellars do need to be flushed out with air occasionally to prevent a build ... |
| Topic: Telegraph pole access |
StuP
Replies: 4
Views: 5741
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Forum: Land Management Posted: Wed Nov 26, 08 3:50 pm Subject: Telegraph pole access |
| Cool - thanks! |
| Topic: Telegraph pole access |
StuP
Replies: 4
Views: 5741
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Forum: Land Management Posted: Wed Nov 26, 08 3:13 pm Subject: Telegraph pole access |
| We have a telegraph pole (for the house's electricity) right in the middle of a field (1.5 acre) that we're planning to turn into our orchard/veg plot/herb garden. I know we have to allow access to i ... |
| Topic: Hullo From Orkney |
StuP
Replies: 25
Views: 32132
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Forum: Welcome Posted: Tue Oct 21, 08 8:55 am Subject: Hullo From Orkney |
Hi
Which bit of Orkney are you on? I've had a few trips up there for work, lovely place, lovely people!
Welcome! |
| Topic: Hazards of foraging |
StuP
Replies: 31
Views: 22414
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Sun Oct 19, 08 10:08 pm Subject: Hazards of foraging |
| Got my first ever tick while foraging for sloes in the woods around Gight Castle the other day. OH whipped it out but the area's still red and itching like crazy. The thought of the sloe gin makes i ... |
| Topic: Hypothetically... |
StuP
Replies: 43
Views: 17925
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Tue Sep 09, 08 9:45 am Subject: Hypothetically... |
| When I was a kid a friend's auntie used to grow her own canabis for personal use. The local plod were fully aware of it and kept her for 'backup statistics'. If their drug bust stats were low they'd ... |
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