Recent content by Old McDonald

I admit to being way behind the times in terms of present day lifestyles, but it suits me. So far as my BT contract is concerned I know what I pay each month and for which services, so I am not way behind the times with regard to costs thereof. I have no need to telephone anyone outside the UK...

How many times in your life have you made a 999 call? In my 80 years I have had to make one (it was in a foreign country so 112 not 999) and I was in the house, so did not need a mobile. How much money have your mobile phones cost over the years - phones and calls? The landline is very cheap and...

I have never had a mobile phone - except a foreign bank with which I formerly did business would only send a security code to it and not a landline. I have never needed a mobile phone. I found that very few things in life are sufficiently urgent to warrant one.

I eventually (part way through last winter) decided on a system. I had tried a few experiments over the last part of the 2022/3 and first of the 2023/4 winters. I then delved into the usual accountant’s way of deciding such things by considering running costs, return on capital expenditure...

I do not offer any advice on regulations, but I think you will find these two articles useful: https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AGF-212 https://www.lsuagcenter.com/~/media/system/5/e/0/3/5e03d10ce63e8b631ce84c7b9bd50b12/horse%2008%20-%20manure%20management%20for%20horse%20owners.pdf Both are...

Nice to see two people who know what the intention was. I have made similar posts to this many times in various places including on this and other UK farming forums, also written the same in various places prior to forums, but seemingly to very little avail because so many folks believe that...

They do indeed. 3 trays is 90 eggs. 90 eggs in 14 days would be an output of more than an egg a day from each hen, and allow nothing more for other customers or the farm house. I assume you are joking about him having only 6 hens. I am retired now and have not kept hens commercially since 2002...

Yes, I know it was to be the storage medium. I have already explained though that I want (and need) mobile heat sources. There is barely room for me to move about the shed at present, and there is simply no space to install anything bulky. It would also have to be in an uninsulated and closed...

Apparently that was not the idea. Anyway, it is a very thick concrete floor so not possible. I do not want any more heat in the wormeries. As already posted, the decomposing organic matter raises the temperature of the contents of the bins to an acceptable, although not ideal, level. I mainly...

I cannot work out what you are suggesting. Burying any sort of heater in the garden is not going to do anything in the shed without pumping the heat in. That is why I asked how you propose the heat is moved in there. I have already posted that a mobile fan heater is an essential part of the...

You reached the decision I am a grumpy old man based purely on my reaction to your unhelpful suggestions. Did you expect me to tell you how great you are? I could post what I did to make raised beds in Northumberland in the 1960s and 1970s, Australia in the 1980s, the Black Isle in the 1990s...

Of course you do not understand. There are many things you do not understand. You do not understand that I do not use composted soil in my wormeries. The end product, known as vermicompost, is a wee bit similar to soil. Your assumption about 2 x 45 gallon drums is wrong. Despite me posting...

Armed with the practical experience and theoretical knowledge of responders from several countries on different forums, I have reached the conclusion that my idea is feasible. Whether it is economic is a question that needs a great deal more thought. Given all the uses of the shed, the most...

I will not answer responses individually, but address what has been posted in general terms. I had anticipated that after my opening remarks anyone thinking of replying would address only the question I asked – i.e. can a battery be charged in a 7hr cheap power period for release at other...

I know this is not the normal type of enquiry on this part of TFF, but I have tried forums that should be suitable and the replies all fail to answer what I am asking, giving all sorts of advice about other heating means I could use, as well as spending a lot of money that cannot be justified on...