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Thanks DBE will keep him in check
Cheers BL

[doganjo]

Hope he's Ok with the Maran boy.

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Kept them separate just now whilst settling in i will probably run them together when they are older

[darkbrowneggs]

If you are intending to run them together with hens then I would put the two cockerels in together now.  I have found boys reared together will normally be fine when put with a group of girls, but if they have not been penned together they can fight.  Also putting them in together when they are both strange to the place works better than if one has established a territory.  Obviously keep an eye that there is not serious bullying, but that is not normal when they are youngsters.

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Will do
 just like to keep new lots brought in isolated for a week or 2 as Husbandary disease prevention ( not that i think any of them have diseases or are showing symtoms of same)
cheers
Bl
PS just seen you picture what a fabulous place

[darkbrowneggs]

Yes of course, isolation for a couple of weeks is always a good idea.  Generally then I move the biggest into the smaller ones pen as it gives the smaller one a bit of "owners rights" or move them both into a new pen at the same time


This years batch of CL cockerels seem to be turning out very pleasant personalities so far.


Someone came last night for everything that was left, and can't collect till Sat morning, so to save work I thought I would just mix everything it together so some nearly grown CL boys went in with some just off heat chicks, and they were calling them all over for food and being really nice to them almost instantly.


I popped back up to the barns after an hour or so just  to check all was calm and everyone was lying in a heap having a dust bath   

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Very happy with him so far, i guess the proofs in him filling the eggs next spring
Hopefully the empty pens will not be too much of a shock for you come saturday night
Give us a shout if you do manage your tour of Scotland and you can see how they are getting on
:0)
cheers BL

[doganjo]

If Sue gets up here we will have a big TAS party in her honour! 

[Victorian Farmer]

Im up for that are eney of you going to the growers next month .

[darkbrowneggs]

Sounds great - just waiting for the house to sell now, though its not really been advertised as yet.  If anyone has any advice as the best place to advertise or contacts who might get me a bit of free publicity that would be great


I used the main big rooms for showrooms for my antique furniture and it all has commercial permission.  I thought it would make a terrific wedding venue but there doesn't seem to be anywhere to advertise something like that. 


It totals around 900 m2 so its pretty big downstairs, but less bedroom space though they are very pretty rooms.  I want to take more photos and the camera batteries were flat so bought some new ones and have lost them.  I am fairly certain I dropped them when I was putting some food in the freezer 

[Simon O]

I reckon a high end estate agent who deals in country properties would be best if you want to maximise the price - it would cost more but I bet you would recoup that. You really need that if you are going to advertise nationwide - the people who would take this on will be few and far between but they will be waiting for somewhere like yours to come up

[darkbrowneggs]

Sorry missed your reply for some reason.


Yes I feel a nit wit for not thinking clearly when I was choosing an agent.  I may have to change.   I hate doing that sort of thing, but they are making a terrible job of everything at present.  The photos were taken on a mobile phone, and the disability scooter I used was still parked in front of the door, and I moved it and presumed they had taken another photo, but no, there it was in full view on the main picture of the house....... !!!!


I have been asking everyone who calls what they think of the place etc, and one of the suggestions was that it might be worth more as a residential than part commercial part residential, and that I should get a planning consultant to sort things out.  Not really certain as to how to proceed with this one


Any thoughts anyone?

[doganjo]

If you have stables and paddocks I see no reason to change the description, any new owners may wish to retain a business side  - you could however investigate the costs and implications of changing to residential only.  I believe Planning Consultants are expensive but they may do the same as lawyers and give the first half hour free.  Certainly worth contacting one.

And I would definitely ditch your estate agent - mobile phone photos are cheapskate work, regardless of whether they did them right or not - indicates a cheapskate organisation!

[ellied]

I would find an estimate for the potential change of use and advertise it as it stands with that information for anyone that would want to go purely residential.  Otherwise you could pay a fee and someone else buy and want to change it back..

Definitely change agent if they're not doing a good job, if phone photos are good enough then market it yourself with your own, you're paying thousands for a service you couldn't do better yourself.. not one you could have been twice as competent at with no training or expertise whatsoever!

Look at the agencies used for similar properties in your area - here it would be CKD Galbraith, Savills, Condies, Strutt & Parker, Hayes Macfarlane, Retties, Knight Frank, Bell Ingram.. a few others if it were more farm oriented but these all do equivalent and most are nationals I think, just don't know which aren't.

[darkbrowneggs]

Thanks - I will probably go with Knight Frank - I can't be bothered to get that many out as I think they are all pretty much the same when it comes down to it


I found out a couple of days ago that the guy who called originally has just sold out, so I shant feel that guilty about not going with them


I havent signed anything to say I would so I will just let things dift, get the photos organised, maybe speak to a planning consultant and then start again with KF


The guy who bought my car yesterday thought it was worth about 1.5  the house that is, not the car 


So I may try putting it on high which gives me a chance to drop