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by Clarebelle
Sat Feb 24, 2018 9:08 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Silage advice needed
Replies: 21
Views: 9611

Re: Silage advice needed

I am in the same situation as you Britcit, I only have 4 sheep and buying big bales of silage from local farms is a complete waste and there is never any hay for sale here so I started making my own silage two years ago. What I do is use old lick buckets (I always keep the lids when I open a new one...
by Clarebelle
Sat Feb 24, 2018 8:59 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Hello from Orkney
Replies: 9
Views: 2744

Re: Hello from Orkney

Thanks everyone, Orkney has some unique challenges but I love my little piece of it and hope to make it perfect one day! Nice to see another islander on here :)
by Clarebelle
Sat Feb 24, 2018 8:08 am
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Hello from Orkney
Replies: 9
Views: 2744

Hello from Orkney

Hello everyone, I have been lurking for a little while but tend to be more of a reader than a poster so haven't gotten round to an intro yet! I live with my OH and three kids on one of the northern Orkney islands, we have been here for 4 years. My husband and I are both ex-RAF armourers. We moved he...