Mhairi

I live in the north of Scotland ,I keep chickens and ducks ,this is a new profile for a new start ,but I am hoping to find many of my old Mastodon friends as time goes on

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2026-02-17 20:35:33 UTC

Winters back :( It’s as though the weather knows I need to order bare rooted trees
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2026-02-09 21:37:05 UTC

Planted up the cherry orchard aka booze orchard , I don’t like cherries raw but I do love cherry liquors and cherries preserved in liquor flavoured syrups ,the tiny cherry plum seedlings forming the hedge will be inter planted with sloes to make sloe gin . I planted 2 Stella cherries , a morello cherry heidelfinger and a cherry plum hedge but I have a golden cherry and gean ready to order and some bird cherries for a hedge , I hope to get another couple of morello cherries on Thursday
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2026-01-23 18:48:41 UTC

I have been trying to get information about the various ruins and this seems to have been used to do something or other , that used the rotating metal device powered by a horse the other side of the wall where the pond now is , I discovered a new term d swingle tree because one was discovered in the ruined wall at one end , there’s a massive chain in the wall ad one end and variouse so far unidentified bits of metal
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2026-01-22 11:54:03 UTC

More photos of the steading one part had some massive incredibly old looking beams , woods always been scarce in Caithness so they could have been recycled from another older building and used to build this one , but they may be a result of the back wall being older and reused they seem to me to not fit the current building size , either it was wider or maybe taller but it’s already quite high . I do wonder if there was a half floor in the roof because the roof windows seem pointless otherwise
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2026-01-21 22:17:40 UTC

Some of my birds , now I have space I will never have to rehome another male bird so I also offered to take peoples unwanted cockerels , cockerels get a bad rep and lots will live together happily if there’s no hens to fight over . I am h just separating small from large cockerels now they are getting adults and housing small ones in their own areas as I have a few bully’s in the bigger birds .
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2026-01-21 12:39:25 UTC

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The steading interior originally I planned on living in it but it’s in need of too much work . I was advised to pull down most of it and just leave the back wall , which I absolutely won’t do , in it’s at least 200 years old and a drystone construction. One end was reroofed ages ago with asbestos but it is in good erepair and now water and wind proof as somebody screwed old doors over the barn entrance for me , I opened up the original house door to use and will do what repairs I can myself
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2026-01-21 12:29:44 UTC

I am going to try again here , my daughter got a small inheritance off her grandad enough for a house deposit ,we bought a place with a bungalow for her with an old run down steading (small low barn) and one and a half acres of land. I was given about half an acre plus the steading and it’s front and an area with raised beds at the front. I have a small towing caravan that will go up near by birds and the garage as a winter place . I now keep a flock of unwanted /rescue cockerels and my birds

2025-07-23 21:30:43 UTC

#Stone Buildings how bad do people think this is in terms of repairing it ? ,is it a take that bit of wall down kind of bad or a fixable with some cement and wood kind of bad ? it looks like it might be drystone walling to me ? ythe building doesnt need to be perfect just safe and watertight
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2025-07-18 14:32:00 UTC

#chickens #poultry
Going to have some little cockerals arrive on Thursday ,now we will have a load of space I am going to have a cockeral flock and their owner got a few too many cockeral chicks and I am going to keep a look out for cockerals that are on death row at the moment I only have 2 large cockeral chicks this year and theres probably three tiny ones so I can afford to take in a few more of both sizes (I will make a seperate smaller birds cockeral flock)
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2025-07-15 17:46:33 UTC

Our offer on a house with some land was accepted ,we got confirmation today ,the empty outbuilding used to be the orginal house so it will be my home eventually ,until then I will live in a caravan and my daughter has the house
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2025-07-14 10:40:35 UTC

Hi again
I finally got back into my account again
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2024-12-22 00:59:50 UTC

#Scotland #MetOffice #weather #England #Wales as suspected more or less all of Scotland ,N England and Wales dont get proper weather warnings because the new warnings take into account how many people will be affected and "How unusual is the weather? Is the region affected ‘used to’ this weather?
so snow in the north doesnt get a warning but snow in the south does "that same level of snow in a city further south, where this weather is less common,might get a warning.
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/seasonal-advice/when-and-why-do-we-issue-warnings

2024-12-21 23:21:04 UTC

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https://orcadian.co.uk/thunder-lightning-and-gales-hit-orkney-in-pre-christmas-storm/

2024-12-21 23:03:52 UTC

https://www.thenational.scot/news/national/24811987.flights-ferries-cancelled-due-h igh-winds-amid-christmas-getaway/?callback=in&code=NTKWMMNJMJYTY2M3NI0ZYTG1LWJJZMETMJUZZDRJM2Y4NGM2&state=6770162524d44e6196d479b81784c271 9 the so called yellow warning includes 80mph gusts ,)
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2024-12-21 21:50:12 UTC

#Weather #Scotland ,A lady on Okrney said theres 600 homes without power already there ,lightening has damaged a school roofthats hanging off in parts and boats have been torn free from their moorings.We are inland sutherland and moved two branches out of the road when we went into the village ,someone else had moved some before us we saw chopped up branches everywhere ,coming back we had to move yet another .The storm may not have a name but if your traveling north ,dont underestimate it .

2024-12-21 20:08:36 UTC

#winter #storms #Scotland
Anyone in the path of this current storm,, its justifes far more than a yellow wind warning ,I have nt tried going out since I locked the birds in but a friend with livestock had to go ut and couldn't stand up during the gusts and the rains been so heavy it was like looking out of a car window in a car wash ,we had to move three branchs out of the road into the village,I would batten down the hatches (and wheelie bins:) ) and bug in for the rest of the weekend :)

2024-12-21 11:16:25 UTC

#HighlandCouncil #GardenComplaints
I am looking for anyone who might have also had issues with the garden enforcement officer (called Banks) so far theres been threats to evict people and take them to court (we got vague threats like that in a standard letter).Theres a report that someone had their lawn mowed while they were away and they were then billed (and forced to paover £100 pounds for it I am looking at a tribunal case or contacting the media,,this is our garden currently
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2024-12-19 19:03:48 UTC

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I dont think he cares about the financial damage to Twitter/X I think he bought it solely as a way to restrict the voice of anyone he disagrees with and to promote Trump and others of his ilk ,Twitter used to be used as a pro democracy ,pro freedom of speech tool ,now thats been lost ,as has peoples ability to spread useful information or the truth about some events that media might not cover ,thats been deliberate by Musk

2024-12-19 18:56:31 UTC

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But it affected certain sectors far more than others ,fishing ,or at least small scale fishing boats etc I think has been badly affected, it definitely has in Scotland ,as has some farming again especially smaller scale farming

2024-12-19 18:15:13 UTC

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The main problem for Scotland was that as a nation it voted remain but got dragged out of the EU .Especially when a few years earlier during the independence referendum it had been told staying in the union was in its best interests because otherwise it would be forced to leave the EU, many people wanted to stay in the Eu so those people voted to stay in the union :( .Its a significant reason why many people in Scotland want a second referendum

2024-12-17 17:42:57 UTC

#cats #Kittens The kittens are growing Odine the Maine coon x is the ginger one, Astrid is the bengal x one and freya is curled up alseep
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2024-12-17 17:27:00 UTC

#Carbisdale #Scotland ,the sign outside Carbisdale "disapeared " again ,,the owner of the castle doesnt like that us peasants are allowed to walk across the land near the castle ,shes removed the forestry signs before ,but apparently there's photos of her this time https://www.northern-times.co.uk/news/carbisdale-forest-sign-goes-missing-for-second-time-368794/,(,The locals issues with "Lady Carribisdale " have nothing to do with transphobia ,its about a rich person buying a cut price castle thinking they could have their own private kingdom and finding they cant

2024-12-03 14:40:55 UTC

It wasnt fully light until gone 9 am and its only just gone 2.30 and its already going dark ,the chickens are ready for an early night though, its not gone above zero all day I have to keep putting new water in the bowls over the frozen stuff ,,(and this folks is why Scotlands extra pissed off by the wintetr fuel allowance cuts despite what the govt (and many people) in the south thinks a great many parts of the UK get very cold indeed~Scotland #winter #fwinterFuelAllowance

2024-12-01 02:09:01 UTC

#Birds #Corvids #Scotland #Biodiversity I was really surprised to see a group of Jays along the road between Lairg and Ullapool ,I didnt realise they were around this far north .I do still miss Magpies through

2024-11-27 10:50:11 UTC

#Chickens #Winter
Despite sub zero temperatures most of ,storm bert,foot deep snow ,howling gales and sleet ,freezing rain and torrential normal rain ,one of my hens has hatched chicks ,she was out this morning and I heard peeping noises ,so I am busy heating our back porch so they have a slightly warmer world to come out to ,currently I put a hot water bottle next to their nesting area ,I tried getting her out last week but its too far back ,I need to wait for her to appear and nab her

2024-11-22 12:55:25 UTC

#Winter #Roads #Scotland #Travel .Wether #StormBert
Today was supposed to be mild with rain showers ,but We had unforecast snow overnight and this morning,it was covering the paths as fast as I cleared them, so roads are going to be dodgy ,this is the A837 ,Theres been no snowplough or gritter go past as they have to prioritise the A9 and main routes .We already had around a foot of snow and thats turned to ice under the new snow,Its sunny now ,but Please dont risk traveling
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2024-11-21 15:57:38 UTC

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The agency said in its amber warning for Saturday, November. The warning states: "Heavy snow will spread northeastwards on Saturday morning, giving significant accumulations in many areas."Accumulations of 10 to 20cm are likely on ground above 200m, with potentially as much as 20 to 40cm on hills above 400m. Snow will eventually revert to rain during Saturday afternoon, but may be preceded by a short spell of freezing rain in places adding to the ice risk.
With winds contributing to drifting

2024-11-21 15:27:21 UTC

#StormBert #Preparedness #weather
I got a met office alert for an amber warning of snow and Ice for the north of Scotland .Winter is definitely here ,if you wanted a page to find the alerts sign up details or other stuff the govt now has a preparedness site for household to plan for bad weather,travel in winter ,floods etc
https://prepare.campaign.gov.uk/get-prepared-for-emergencies/

2024-11-21 10:36:12 UTC

#winter #gritting #Roads #travel
I thought this was interesting
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2024-11-20 21:26:21 UTC

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I normally agree with Richard Murphy but in this case hes wrong.A lot of farmers own land worth a lot of money but have very low incomes,often it was bought by parents or grandparents or even great grandparents when land was cheap.Farms are passed across generations ,which is good for responsible land management and good for community cohesion,the tax attacks that .(and many farmer are not married)

2024-11-20 19:07:35 UTC

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Its very annoying ,it has wallpaper designed by Chanel and a lot of interesting features ,It ticks me off that theres an entire orchard with fruit going to waste but I cant quite bring myself to scrump them to eat or store .I did really want to take cuttings but that would definitely be illegal whereas I think the laws a bit hazy on picking up a few bits of fallen fruit

2024-11-20 18:41:27 UTC

#CocoChanel #Scotland #ruins
The "Chanel mansion " today One of the Duke of Sutherlands ex homes ,now owned by a mystery buyer who is leaving it to rot away :( .I like walking to its old boathouse and I a while back I picked some windfall apples from some haggard looking old trees ,, to try to grow into plants ,, it seems a shame to loose old varieties
of fruit trees ,https://www.tatler.com/article/inside-coco-chanels-decaying-scottish-mansion
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2024-11-20 13:40:52 UTC

#Snow #Winter #Scotland ,sweeping the snow off the roof so it doesnt fall on us or the postie ,the ducks trying to swim on the inch or so of water I poured on top of the ice and one of the kittens ,Odine long tail watching snow for the first time
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2024-11-19 21:06:44 UTC

#recycling #repurposing #upcycling #kitchens
One of my risky purchases paid off ,I bought a victorian bookcase ,its was £55 and I was hoping it would make a decent dresser because proper dressers where outside my price range and I needed to save money for a courier ,but ,its worked better than expected because being narrow it takes up a lot less floor space but theres just the same storage space. v
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2024-11-19 10:02:28 UTC

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Though targeting farmers isnt doing us any favours ,the majority of farmers cant afford to give the goverment part of their land every time the parent owning it dies ,its like askink craftsmen to sell some of their tools .Most farmers are quite poor ,money goes back into the farms,buying new stock or improving the land, and with climate change affecting Europes food production and possibly war in Europe looming we need to increase food production not reduce it

2024-11-18 18:46:07 UTC

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Theres not just the elite and the rest of us ,theres the people who are fine and dont get why anyone else isnt and assume anyone who is poor is stupid or lazy or both ,theres those who ,feel the pinch because they maybe have to cut back on buying a new car,having a holiday etc and talk about having to economise and assume everyone can just cut back on luxuries to get by ,then theres the vast number of people who cant afford to use heating or buy enough food

2024-11-15 21:52:07 UTC

#Cats #Pets
We have kittens :) A Maine coon x ginger tom ,,Called Odine ,a silly name at the moment but hes going to be massive .A silver bengal x and a normal Bengal x
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2024-11-11 15:13:02 UTC

#Cats #SavanahCats Breaghe our new Savannah cat today
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2024-11-06 19:19:44 UTC

and we have rats in the garden :( my cat died a couple of weeks back so now the rats have decided its safe to move in,,,though they run away when the chickens are around my neighbours not happy or I would leave them be because they are at the top near the field .I think if the chickens dont catch them (in the past they have caught and eaten a weasil) its going to have to ask around for a man with a terrier or ferrets :(

2024-11-06 12:52:42 UTC

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also dont believe the internet or FB pages saying you need to actually house your birds in sheds etc ,thats not true defra/apha pages clearly state netting runs is fine as long as it keeps wild birds and their feathers,droppings etc out and thick (very cheap) scaffolding netting does that very effectively,but if you keep ducks or geese its worth planning for housing them seperatly as last lockdowns they had to be segregated from chickens and other poultry

2024-11-06 12:49:59 UTC

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True but they will do better than other groups,but your absolutely correct its bad news for all but rich facists in the USA

2024-11-06 12:34:48 UTC

#UK #Scotland #H5N1 #flockdown #BirdKeepers #Chickens #allotments #smallholdings #ducks #poultry #england #wales The first avian flu case of the season has occured in the UK in England https://www.gov.uk/government/news/bird-flu-avian-influenza-latest-situation-in-england ,if your registered and in that area expect a visit from someone to check your following the restrictions ,and personally if your in the UK but especially England or Wales I would stock up on scaffolding netting to cover runs as only Scotland refused the govts pressure to house birds

2024-11-06 11:24:50 UTC

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exactly I am so very sad ,but really angry and disgusted with the US ,I think if I was a child bearing age woman or was a parent with young girls or grand daughters I would be looking at getting out of the US asap,before it starts its crack downs on women and while US citizens are still welcome in other countries ,because that might not always be the case in future

2024-11-06 08:37:14 UTC

#Trump #USA #Elections
Well done America,you have not only destroyed human rights for all but white males in your own country, but you who voted for Trump will kill billions across the world ,you have ruined any chance of making a timely difference to climate change ,while also most likely ruining peace in Europe and paving the way for the use of battlefield nuclear weapons for the first time since WW2 ,disgusted and saddened for the bleak future of women and girls there
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2024-10-11 13:29:26 UTC

I know many people have issues with hunting ,but deer have to be culled as they have no predators and here Sika have to be culled because they are interbreeding with reds and the gene pool is already badly damaged ,some places further south theres now only hybrids,While rabbits can cause a lot of damage both by eating stuff and digging holes r.So for those who dont have issues ,heres a brilliant fb group called Giving up the Game where hunters sell or sometimes give game to people directly

2024-10-10 16:40:35 UTC

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Highland cattle are mostly quite placid though and outside of the Rutt most deer even big stags run away ,not sure that those cattle will and Cattle are already the UK most dangerous animal .I think overall its a good idea but I do think people need to see theres going to be a lot of land off limits if it becomes common and its a perfect way for landowners to prevent access to what they want to feel is their own private land

2024-10-10 16:37:50 UTC

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Only just ,Tauros are the bullfighting bulls and in Spain we would see warnings about going in fields or going past fences where they were grazing ,its certainly going to be another blow to the right to roam ,which I am pretty sure is part of their attraction

2024-09-28 21:43:08 UTC

#Covid My daughter still has a slight cough but tested negativw twice and its been well over a fornight so it looks like I am not going to catch it,which is a miracle ,we did not just self isolate but I also stayed in seperate rooms and we masked up in shared spaces .I had a severe reaction to my first shot so I havent had any since ,it seems a literal miracle I didnt catch covid and I am in a vulnerable group ,I have asthma and a few other things

2024-09-26 14:52:57 UTC

#Greenwashing #Conservation #Scotland .
This is not about NIMBYS ,Companies inundate the area(most of which is now a UNESCO site) with inappropriate planning applications ,often on sites with deep peat ,rare birds ,mammals or archaeological sites Once a farms built they use that as an excuse to build anothe .Currently theres one planning application for one next to our salmon river :( .It will be above where the trees in the photos are if its approved
https://www.change.org/p/support-the-motion-on-major-energy-infrastructure-and-community-engagement?signed=true
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2024-09-25 21:23:56 UTC

# Cycling #Scotland #
She had a go at cyclists too What a difference a day makes... you might have seen the postings on this page and others about a MTB group ride at the weekend up to the loch in Carbisdale Woods, and the intimidating reception we got from the castle owner. ,,
,,re trails Then saw the forestry Land Commission bloke at the CP who asked if we got any jip, he assured us we were welcome to walk these paths and that he'd been up and ripped the gate down

2024-09-25 20:38:41 UTC

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But her plans have suffered several issues including a civil court case over unpaid bills for work at the site and a second case against also lodged by a law firm.
Now 250 locals have signed a petition calling on her to quit as the sole representative on the Ardgay and District Community council.(Its hardly ok for someone to be the entire decision maker for a commmunity she isnt a part of except by buying a castle ,she did of course get her forest this time) https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/tiny-highland-community-slam-millionaire-32685368

2024-09-25 13:51:24 UTC

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oh and apparently using a non existent title ,but theres some ill will about the castle because it used to be w youth hostel way back and some felt it could be turned into social housing ,there general frustration with places in the north being bought by rich folk who then treat everyone like rubbish.,but not her gender in general people here couldnt care less what gender you are ,here the FB page,the only person making a nasty comment got laid into by half a dozen people https://www.facebook.com/groups/626562098433728?locale=en_GB

2024-09-25 13:42:35 UTC

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Private ,no tressspassing type signs and been unpleasant to walkers. Shes not only ticked off locals shes ticked of right to roam campaigners and walking groups as you simply arent allowed to tell people to keep off your land or threaten to prosecute them for tresspass ,we dont have any such law.So thats been the main issue not her gender etc .I think shes been generally unpleasant in other ways but thats been the big feud

2024-09-25 13:39:42 UTC

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She put up private ,etc signs to warn people not to use the forestry trails ,which of course the forestry people took down .Forestry asked for local volunteers to help maintain the trails something they do here too ,locals turned up as they do ,she basically accused everyone of turning up with pitch forks to chase her out of town .As it wasnt on her land and forestry had requested help ,she got quite rightly ridiculed and forestry issued a statement to say it wasnt true .She has tried to put up

2024-09-25 13:37:02 UTC

#Scotland #TransRights #RightToRoam #Walking Anyone who has seen the report by the Carribisdale castle woman ,claiming the locals are transphobic ,its simply not true ,when the troubles started I dont think most people knew ,not until she started calling people names.She bought the castle assuming she could stop everyone using her land,but obviously Scotland has "the right to roam2 legislation so she cant ,yet it hasnt stopped her trying incluiding stopping people using a forestry trail

2024-09-24 22:03:11 UTC

#chickens #CuteAnimals I had to bring in a part hatched chick to revive it ,I always play them youtube videos of hens and chicks so they recognise the noises, this one was very keen on seeing it up close (its under a different broody now so its back with a hen)
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2024-09-24 00:48:02 UTC

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Why the council decided spending money on a garden officer was a good idea I do not know ,people store creels ,boats , and trailors and have polytunnels and cold frames and chicken coops because its a rural area .But on the other hand we mostly fix minor stuff ourselves and put up with lack of major repairs. Or we used to ,my list of repairs is going into the council this week and includes a new porch roof and wall as thr current one has holes and a land drain to sto[p the porch flooding

2024-09-24 00:08:45 UTC

Despite cancelling the countryside rangers ,the local council now has a "garden enforcement officer"she came around to check on an empty house then went up and down the hamlet making note, most of us who havent got pristine gardens with tightly mown lawns got extremely nasty but unspecific letters threatening us with "enforcement if we didnt put everything right without actually telling us what was wrong while someone else was phoned to say their van made the place look untidy and needed to go

2024-09-19 09:31:53 UTC

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Hi yes it was kilting wool so it didnt need hemming .it was the last part of a roll the local vintage shop had .I bought some Royal stuart as well so I could make a tiered dress.Theres a lot of layers on .A shift/chemise ,bloomers petticoat corset ,corset cover ,hoop skirt ,,probably I have on a little tie on "cushion" to tilt the hoop backwards a bit ,over that theres probably just a tulle /net petticoat because it needed need accuracy for the filming ,the cloaks pure wool vintage
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2024-09-18 23:00:49 UTC

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I have no idea why I am not ill yet ,We assume its b ecause she caught it earlier when she collected her car from the garage as thats the only time we have been out separately.Shes felt very unwell for a few days and stayed in ,but didnt get a cough so we didnt initially think of Covid I assumed it was flu ,butI was suspicous so she tested and did two tests both were positive ,shes nothing like as ill as she was with swine flu.Now waiting to see if I develope any symptoms ,

2024-09-18 22:55:03 UTC

#COVID19 #Covid #Scotland My daughter has covid 19 ,we live nr Lairg but dont socialise so we probably havent infected anyone else,we are both self quarantining.I dont have symptoms so far and luckily Becky is fully vaccinated ,I couldnt have the vaccines because after my first jab I got neurological issues and had to go to A and E for tests ,scan etc .So we are keeping to separate parts of the house, opening windows ,masking up inside and outside,I suppose we did well to manage 4 years :(

2024-09-15 12:06:52 UTC

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I agree I think I read its been many decades since London got sub zero winter temperatures over a decade since London got proper snow that hung around more than a day or two.So its has no concept of what a genuine winter is .The weather policies and heating etc allowances ought to be devolved to local authorities ,not just in the devolved nations but across the UK because the north of England gets winters worse than some parts of Scotland so using any central govt is useless

2024-09-15 10:25:21 UTC

#Birds #Winter #Scotland #Wildlife #Autumn
Our visiting swallows have left,our resident ones left a couple of weeks back,but we always get some temporary ones who must stop off on their journey south .And new robins have arrived this week ,Winters definitely on its way ,hurray :) ,though my two autumn broodys hatch their chicks this coming week so I foresee weeks of of kitchen dwelling chicks while we get chased around by their mums unless we get a faux summer
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2024-09-15 09:21:08 UTC

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Hi thank you ,thats are really helpful and enlightening .I am hugely concerned about the US elections and I think much of Europe and Scandinavia are ,most countries have made war plans including conscription ,rationing and potential air raid shelters etc.Many have issued information for citizens telling them to essentially prep ,keep in supplies of food ,torches ,water ,first aid stuff etc.The UKs war plan is 50 years old and hasnt been updated.The govts busy making itself rich

2024-09-14 23:07:14 UTC

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I really hope the US votes in Harris as Trump has the potential to not only destroy democracy in the US and cause misery there,but to also to set back any chance to make a significant difference to climate change if the US withdraws from agreements etc. While also managing to trigger WW3 as hes assured Putin he isnt interested in what he might do anywhere as long as he leaves the US alone.Once Nato is weakend by US lack of support or complete withdrawal theres nothing to stop Putin

2024-09-14 22:39:12 UTC

#costuming #History #Sewing #Costume #FancyDress
I had forgotten all about my cheats costume guides ,but as Halloween is coming I thought it might be useful to post some https://hathawaysofhaworth.wordpress.com/happy-new-year-everyone/inks
this is the main intro page that has links to various others ,victorian medieval ,regency .Tudor ,hats ,petticoats ,bonnets et The only required tools are below ,plus some cord for lacing or ribbon and if your making a headdress or little hat a cornflakes or wheetabix box box
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2024-09-14 13:09:49 UTC

#Fungi #Mushrooms #forests ,this was in a patch at the end of forestry
I was told this might be a deformation caused by diesel spills ,though also someone thought it might be from the mushroom meeting an obstacle and bending around it does anyone have any throughts ?
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2024-09-12 21:46:46 UTC

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I dont think its widely understood that parts of Scotland get well into sub zero temperatures frequently and winter starts earlier and lasts longer (,same goes for parts of Wales and Northern England though neither get the same very low temperatures as consistently as Scotland )

2024-09-12 21:34:48 UTC

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hi ,though here its evening and very cold ,it looks beautiful there

2024-09-12 09:43:22 UTC

#Scottish #Placenames does anyone know what Struie means ?

2024-09-11 07:50:05 UTC

Got my wee chicks and last hen back,but it meant a trip to Invergorden,we passed two turned over cars on the roadside,one on the A9 and one on the inland route north From the location both cars drivers had been speeding and lost control ,not suprised as we got people overtaking dangerously a few times and got tailed gated almost all the way home we no sooner pulled in for one than another appeared speeding up the road behind us.Its very scary on roads with deer we might have needed to brake for

2024-09-11 01:46:36 UTC

#Scotland #winter
https://www.glencoemountain.co.uk/webcams/
Glencoe had its first snows yesterday
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2024-09-10 11:55:18 UTC

#NC500 #Scotland #Tourism
we have now reached the stage here in the north ,where we have to put up signs asking people bag excrement and bin it ,,,AND not dog excrement ,but human excrement .Struie is a famous spot ,but this is happening everywhere ,every road however remote has at least one spot thats been used as a toilet :(
Its worth pointing out also public toilets here are free and theres a lot to reach Struie you will have passed at least one well marked loo
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2024-09-05 21:54:38 UTC

#Wales #ClimateChange
Pretty sure if this was a village in the south of England it wouldnt be in any danger of getting "decommissioned "
But theres plenty of places along the UK coast likely to be in a similar situation in the not too distant future ( .And I do wonder about the fate of the railway line from Wick to Inverness as a few stretches of that run almost level with the coast so theres most likely other railways around the UK also likely to be in trouble
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2024-09-05 20:25:37 UTC

#Gaelic #Scotland
I wondered what the Scots Gaelic word for a female domestic living duck was (as opposed to a wild one or duck meat etc) and if Eireag is correct for hen ?

2024-09-05 20:15:56 UTC

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I will let you know how they get on

2024-09-05 08:28:08 UTC

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Yes exactly ,the black rocks with vent gleet that I bought to rescue them were in a run barely 3ft across and a few feet long with a cockeral and at least one and I think it was two or more hens just mud floor .So I am sure part of the problem was stress plus being over mated by the cockeral ,one might have been feather picked on her rump so I am hoping her feathers will grow back now

2024-09-04 10:09:39 UTC

I am feeling glum today ,I think I should have done better the past few weeks but I am not sure how ,so my favourite way of dealing with bad stuff by learning a life lesson and moving on ,wont work as the only lesson seems to be never trust friends .I have two broodies sitting so I am looking forward to their chicks,ones a new bird from the last plac and I am taking it as a sign all my birds even the new ones here have settled in and are happy which is cheering

2024-09-04 09:34:07 UTC

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I had saved up for the birds I got at her place for 18 months or so and the ones I rehomed here I gave away free as mini flocks to rehome the cockerals or I gave away all the remainng ones I couldnt keep to someone I knew had acres of land and loved birds so I took a huge financial hit and I am not really sure I could have done anything differently for the ones I had to leave and I am only really staying on contact with the people until I get my chicks,possibly the turkey back

2024-09-04 09:27:32 UTC

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but shes been a breeder for decades so I believed her ,she said growers pellets were just a con and she only fed her breeding birds them and only for a few weeks.I feel absolutly awful for believing it and loosing three chicks neeedlessly .So I really want by remaining chicks back asap ,I was going to risk taking them at the time I moved but its very likely that broody would have abandoed the others ,so I didnt see any option but leaving them until they were weaned

2024-09-04 09:24:50 UTC

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So thats how the dream ended :( .I am happy here again though I can let my birds wander around in the garden ,feed them as much as I want and I am not being supervised all the time .I lost most of my hand reared chicks I had been looking after before the move because I ran out of chick crumb shortly after I moved to the caravan and she insisted they would be fine on layers pellets and she fed her own growers that ,but of course they werent ,I bought chick crumb online later

2024-09-04 09:21:24 UTC

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I sacrificed those to cover the £200 for the birds being brought back as I couldnt think of anyway to transport ducks ad peacocks at a couple of hours notice .The other birds were all breeding pairs or trios so the cockerals would be impossible to have kept here anyway and they were all used to being in the tiny cage pens she has birds in and I know shes planning to sell those asap so I dont feel too bad leaving them as they will be rehomed soon anyway,but its sad still :(

2024-09-04 09:18:26 UTC

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But I am going to check on them now I have a potential space for them and see if its viable to bring them here ,they are just too big and he was harrassing hens so he cant come here until I can sort him a run ,plus his bumble foot wasnt treated and I think has become very bad .I wish I had been more forceful about insisting he was given a run and treated ,but he wasnt techincally my bird ,he was a gift and so I never really owned him ,or some birds I had paid for and had to leave

2024-09-04 09:15:37 UTC

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I will eventually be able to buy her back,theres nothing to be done after the others they are better at hers than killed here ,even with their wings clipped they can fly over 6ft fences .I left two poor turkeys behind a hen that had been injured before I got her and I had been hoping would recover but clearly wasnt going to and a male turkey that had been ok when I said I would have him ,but had to run with her birds,while I was away got bumble foot and looked unlikely to recover

2024-09-04 09:12:30 UTC

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I am going to increase my offer for an old hen I left behind upto £100 when I can afford it ,if she refuses that I will try £200 ,shes an old bantam auracuana I had given my so called friend because at the time I was told she would have a good indoor warm run and here is bitterly cold in winter and she had been struggling ,but clearly shes just going to spend her life in a puppy crate being over mated by a LF cockeral ,I feel awful about her fate,hopefully if she stops laying

2024-09-04 09:10:21 UTC

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back to having just a house garden in the hamlet so I had to make some tough choices especially with such short notice and limited space in the truck and trailor.I had almost nothing at my old place ,no bed,table ,chair, bed ,bedding,clothing ,crockery ,kitchen stuff ,so I had to bring a table and chair and my bedding back ,but I felt bad about prioritising those over the remaining birds .I am not sure I could have done anything any better give such short time but I feel bad :(

2024-09-04 09:07:01 UTC

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I feel absolutly awful I had to leave any behind ,but she took one purebred auracuna as payment to look after the others and I was just out of cash and the broody was one of those that kept getting into neighbours gardens when she was here before the move so I couldnt have brought her with me anyway or another hen that was the same and had a narrow escape with a dog,so I figured they were better off there anyway .I was going from having half an acre when I had bought the new birds

2024-09-04 08:58:46 UTC

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.I had to leave a fair bit of my bird stuff and own things behind so though its only small things mostly ,coops ,feeders ,a bench ,crockery ,baskets, bins ,some clothes it all meant I have had a lot to spend for replacing things ,plus my ex is still a potential threat and my daughters not comfortable using the roads during tourist season because theres so many accidents on them so I cant take the birds to the vets until next month,but I am hoping they we all be ok long term

2024-09-04 08:55:57 UTC

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but only slightly ,they are now free ranging on forests so I am thrilled about that.She brought one of the sitting broodies back with chicks partly hatched under her and one who stopped sitting.I rehomed most of the ducks and all the cockerals and breeding birds but it did cause a lot of friction having 20 cockerals in a hamlet ,so unfortunatly I had to cull two that were fighting and crowing all day and night ,but everything else got very good homes ,which is the main thing

2024-09-04 08:52:28 UTC

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I had to pay them to transport me and everything. .Later when I contacted her to refund my advance rent and money I had paid for birds I was clearly never going to get ,she had a hissy fit and told me to collect the peacocks ,the broodies and all the ducks (or all the ones she knew werent worth money) we couldnt collect them so I gave her £200 to transport them ,the 8 ducks arrived in a 3ft sq hutch,the peacoks I found a home for and went straight there but apparently got injured

2024-09-04 08:46:24 UTC

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My tiny old sebright was in with at least twenty others some big birds ,the broodys I had made sure where just closed up in their hutches and seen them put into the car .So they were ok so where my chicks I was looking after .But the rest had been put in a trailor .I had been very clear my possesions not the birds were to go in the trailor ,but I had also got some hutches and a table which were in it so I didnt notice the birds in the crates .Luckily they all survived

2024-09-04 08:44:00 UTC

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I also left muscoverys and some other ducks as I had nowhere for them and the peacocks temporarily while I looked for a home (the other arguments we had were about me not being alllowed to let them out to free range ) She helped me catch my birds and they were put in puppy crates bar the small bantams who I was fine with going in the crates because they were small enough for there to be loads of room for them .But when I got back here she had crammed all the birds into two crates

2024-09-04 08:41:38 UTC

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I brought back all my orginal cockerals and all the ones from her that I knew would roost together with mine without fighting ,but I had to leave 4 I got from her behind .I took the sick black rock hens because I knew they wouldnt get treatment otherwise and the lame hen and a couple of broodys with chicks that I knew wouldnt abandon them .I had to leave two that were sitting and one with chicks I knew would abandon them otherwise(some of those chicks are coming back to me soon)

2024-09-04 08:37:15 UTC

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I said I would have to leave over winter but would come back (by which time I was hoping the house would be done and I would have control over my birds again ) But they vascially threw me out that same day ,I had over 100 birds some I couldnt bring back to the house because they would fly over the fence and annoy neighbours or get attacked by dogs.So I had to leave some I had bought from her and 3 of my older hens behind I have offered her £50 to buy back one but shes refused)

2024-09-04 08:32:31 UTC

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None of my birds had been ill before and havent been after but one I got from her was so I had isolated it away from the others .Subsequently several of my youngsters ,who had been put in a tiny run with an adult male turkey died .So I was getting cross about that and then there was some issues because it looked like my ex would be driving around the area looking for me .Plus we had a disagreement about my staying long term in the caravan which wasn't legal.But it was mostly birds

2024-09-04 08:28:53 UTC

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It culminated is a row because I had to go away for a couple of days as it was an emergency that stretched into 5 days and when I got back all my birds had been put in tiny runs made by stringing dog crates together ,the ones I had around my caravan had been moved into runs,the white silkie had caught cold,she said my birds were all in quaretine because one had mycoplasma and had died ) But when I was clearly furiouse she back tracked and said they could be let out ,

2024-09-04 08:23:49 UTC

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Hi ,Yes ,though it was movers ,I only got given 4 hours to leave my last place I had been having issues with them for a while over how I looked after my birds .I had rented the place so my birds would have land to roam and a outbuilding for shelter,but the outbuilding was being used by them and they were insisting all my birds were penned .Plus that I didnt leave them feed out all day and said I was over feeding so were restricting what feed I could buy in

2024-09-03 10:32:31 UTC

#AnimalWelfare #Chickens
This is how birds are transported by dealers ,which if fine for bantams if they are all the same size as they have headroom ,but Large fowl have to squat and often they are transported like that in trailors (My large birds were all put in metal dog crates by me when I left them but they turned up in these)and it shouldnt be ok to let anything live in a cage it cant walk about in J ust because they arent mammals it doesnt mean they dont deserve better care
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2024-08-19 13:38:40 UTC

#poultry #herbs #Chickens I am still try to get my two rescued chickens back to full healthand cure the vent gleet ,ones doing better after baths to get rid of the yuck on her rear ,caniston and collodial silver ,the others still bad as it looks like shes had an untreated prolapse for months .I have had them on growers pellets as a boost ,but I wondered about #vermex feed to help their digestion as vent gleet is partly gut issues ,its pricey though so I wondered what peoples experiences are.

2024-08-19 12:43:05 UTC

#Fungi #Mushrooms
A mushroom I am cautiously optimistic I can ID as Suillius Cavipes ,but I am no expert so I would really like some input from those who know more (the last photo is a different individual mushroom but of exactly the same sp
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