Yes, we certainly have our fair share, maybe comparable to Derbyshire Peak District?!I'm assuming too, that with a name like "Bowland" bob, you also have plenty of water falling from the sky
Yes, we certainly have our fair share, maybe comparable to Derbyshire Peak District?!I'm assuming too, that with a name like "Bowland" bob, you also have plenty of water falling from the sky
That was good timing, I only took Billy to market on Monday [emoji24]They all live happily ever after. Except Billy the Bull. He gets minced.
I read about 800 pages in a day or two last year. Reading this, and watching Greg Judy and Kiss The Ground, have changed my outlook completely. Solar pumps are on my radar too, so would be interested to see what you think/ do.Actually after 900 pages, I think I'm well on the way to understanding the principle of it, it's the application of the principle that I need to get my head around! Time is precious, I to have a day job and confess most of the time spent reading was on my breaks. I have lots of plans spinning around in my head, one of the 1st things I need to address is water. I know what I'm going to do, it involves solar pumps, Ibc's and a good bit of gravity, oh and lots of alkathene pipe!
ha. ha.How is "lanes" a long winded word?
I'm thinking of using maybe 5 ibcs and coupling them together Ibc couplings into 25mm alky. Then I'll run a pipe down to each parcel of land. I've bought cheap 12v submersible pumps and a solar panel, just run with sunlight, overflow will go back into stream. I'll use a mix of portable troughs in places, thinking a kiwitech, but also thinking I'll cut some Ibcs in half and use a normal ball cock valve but plumb into the bottom and have the float on a string in some fields. I'm thinking of racecourse style semi permanent leccy fence so, get multiple use of the troughs. On the moorland there is a pond up there which again I'll use another submersible into ibcs. I've seen the irish solar pump solution pumps, but can't justify the expense just yet. I hope that makes sense?!I read about 800 pages in a day or two last year. Reading this, and watching Greg Judy and Kiss The Ground, have changed my outlook completely. Solar pumps are on my radar too, so would be interested to see what you think/ do.
I'd be keen to see some pictures of all that once you get it set up if you could.I'm thinking of using maybe 5 ibcs and coupling them together Ibc couplings into 25mm alky. Then I'll run a pipe down to each parcel of land. I've bought cheap 12v submersible pumps and a solar panel, just run with sunlight, overflow will go back into stream. I'll use a mix of portable troughs in places, thinking a kiwitech, but also thinking I'll cut some Ibcs in half and use a normal ball cock valve but plumb into the bottom and have the float on a string in some fields. I'm thinking of racecourse style semi permanent leccy fence so, get multiple use of the troughs. On the moorland there is a pond up there which again I'll use another submersible into ibcs. I've seen the irish solar pump solution pumps, but can't justify the expense just yet. I hope that makes sense?!
Just finished that. Good book.View attachment 933740
Hope this book has a happy ending.
Wife bought it, somebody recomended it to her on fb. She has started to say that we need to change things, she will take more notice of the book than me.( i don't blame her i've tried allsorts of things in our time here)
Ref cutting ibcs in half for troughs. Neighbour used a couple this year and just cut 2 of the corners off at the top to make drinking space but keep more structural integrity.I'm thinking of using maybe 5 ibcs and coupling them together Ibc couplings into 25mm alky. Then I'll run a pipe down to each parcel of land. I've bought cheap 12v submersible pumps and a solar panel, just run with sunlight, overflow will go back into stream. I'll use a mix of portable troughs in places, thinking a kiwitech, but also thinking I'll cut some Ibcs in half and use a normal ball cock valve but plumb into the bottom and have the float on a string in some fields. I'm thinking of racecourse style semi permanent leccy fence so, get multiple use of the troughs. On the moorland there is a pond up there which again I'll use another submersible into ibcs. I've seen the irish solar pump solution pumps, but can't justify the expense just yet. I hope that makes sense?!
Has anyone here done any of the Soil Food Web courses from Dr Elaine Ingham?
If you can get hold of the ibc's with horizontal ribs they are a bit more robust.Ref cutting ibcs in half for troughs. Neighbour used a couple this year and just cut 2 of the corners off at the top to make drinking space but keep more structural integrity.
Nice heifer that3 nice early season calves born this week without any help thankfully
1 week old today the white one is heifer View attachment 934053
6 days heifer (it’s a lot bigger than it looks )View attachment 934055
1 day bull View attachment 934056
only a couple more early ones then wait for mid/late April for next batch.
got to make the most of the grazing now to add value to these calf’s so early born is much better.
Think I’ll try and add a couple more to the herd this spring with calves at foot as the numbers seem to be stacking up ok to continue buying all winter silage at the moment.
Nice heifer that
wick ?thanks. Its hard to belive its dam is a first dairy cross but she’s given 3 excellent calf’s up to present so more than happy hard to tell of the pics though View attachment 934065View attachment 934066
the bulls a nice big lump of a thing he’s just not wick like a heifer and is still straightening out.