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Smallholding => Techniques and skills => Topic started by: smudger on July 05, 2012, 12:22:46 pm

Title: Feel like a real farmer....
Post by: smudger on July 05, 2012, 12:22:46 pm
...spent most of yesterday afternoon mending gates and fences with old scraps of wood and baler twine. Very satisfying indeed. :farmer:
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Post by: tizaala on July 05, 2012, 01:31:08 pm
Keeping the old skills alive e'h, good on yer  :thumbsup:
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Post by: Bionic on July 05, 2012, 01:44:11 pm
I feel like a real farmer because I have my overalls done up with baler twine  ;D
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Post by: Mel on July 05, 2012, 02:31:39 pm
 ;D ;D ;D :thumbsup:
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Post by: bazzais on July 12, 2012, 09:29:26 pm
I find silage wrap is much better for a belt as its stretchy - and over time when its stretched too much it tells you your trousers need a hot wash - where it shrinks again ready for a new wear ;)
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Post by: farmerkate on July 26, 2012, 05:33:49 pm
Apparently, you are only a real farmer when you have:

1) Fallen over in a load of muck
2) Been head-butted by your tup
and 3) Accidentally injected yourself with an animal medication.

I'm feel proud to say I have achieved all 3!!
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Post by: luckylady on July 26, 2012, 05:42:20 pm
Apparently, you are only a real farmer when you have:

1) Fallen over in a load of muck
2) Been head-butted by your tup
and 3) Accidentally injected yourself with an animal medication.

I'm feel proud to say I have achieved all 3!!
:notworthy:
Have achieved 1) and 2) but not 3) yet.  Still an apprentice farmer then although I do use scraps of wood and baler twine like smudger so that must count towards.  :farmer:
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Post by: Brucklay on July 26, 2012, 07:23:13 pm
2 and 3 done but amazingly not 1 but am obsessed with wood and baling twin - so many uses  ;D
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Post by: SteveHants on July 30, 2012, 07:02:48 pm
To be authentic, it must be pallet wood....
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Post by: manian on July 30, 2012, 09:28:25 pm
we've just made a coop from packing cases and pallets. looks brill
done all 3 but not a real farmeryet ::)