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SallyintNorth

  • Joined Feb 2011
    • Cornwall
  • Rarely short of an opinion but I mean well
    • Trelay Cohousing Community
Re: Rounding up Soay
« Reply #15 on: February 15, 2013, 09:14:36 am »
Sorry, thenovice, but I find that tasteless and not funny  >:(
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Live in a cohousing community with small farm for our own use.  Dairy cows (rearing their own calves for beef), pigs, sheep for meat and fleece, ducks and hens for eggs, veg and fruit growing

kumquat

  • Joined May 2012
    • Ruthin, North Wales
Re: Rounding up Soay
« Reply #16 on: February 15, 2013, 09:29:22 am »
to be honest Sally my reply would have been slightly stronger. The novice i think its time to grow up.
Please draw a line under this issue that you have please...thanks
« Last Edit: February 15, 2013, 01:27:32 pm by kumquat »
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in the hills

  • Joined Feb 2012
Re: Rounding up Soay
« Reply #17 on: February 15, 2013, 06:55:14 pm »
CC71 - There is a clip on the net of Soay being rounded up on St Kilda using netting. Sorry don't have the link but was easy to find. Think it maybe difficult without quite a few "helping hands" though.


Novice - yes a rifle maybe one option  ::)
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YorkshireLass

  • Joined Mar 2010
  • Just when I thought I'd settled down...!
Re: Rounding up Soay
« Reply #18 on: February 15, 2013, 06:57:55 pm »
I've often thought a net cannon would be handy for clever livestock http://wildlifecapture.com/Images/netgun2.jpg


Don't think budget stretches to helicopters though  :innocent:
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SheepCrazy!

  • Joined Nov 2012
    • Dumfries and Galloway
  • www.hawthornsoaysandjacobs.co.uk
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Re: Rounding up Soay
« Reply #19 on: February 15, 2013, 07:16:14 pm »


 Not appreciating the  :unwell: humour.

Am off to see my Soay's that'll cheer me up :excited:
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JMB

  • Joined Apr 2011
Re: Rounding up Soay
« Reply #20 on: February 17, 2013, 04:05:34 pm »
What a brilliant idea to use that orange netting to round the sheep up.
It's a bit like the crocodile hurdle idea which looks fab but too expensive for smallholders.
We already have loads of orange netting - we attach it to our post and rail fencing to stop the lambs getting through! So doubly useful! That tip came from Robert Waddell on this website.
My tip though though- we got some thick plastic orange netting which will last and last. I also got cheaper stuff from Screwfix but it doesn't last very long.
Joanne xxx

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