Welshfred
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And yet, not discounting the significance of the above, this remains one of the most chilling things I have read about the war, things are changing all right. Small and lethal: adapted drones carrying explosives ‘hunt’ civilians in Kherson | Ukraine | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM Ukrainians face new airborne threat that has killed 24 civilians and injured hundreds more since July More recently the Russians use cabled drones to avoid jamming. Cables up to 20km long....
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They are indeed and will become more sophisticated very quickly. Have you read The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson?
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Thanks. My advice was decades old, good to be re-educated.
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It is anti clockwise you twist out isn't it? I was taught to anaesthetise with meths, lighter fluid or, like tree monkey, the hot end of a fag. Then twist confidently! Haven't had to do one on myself for years, just a few on dogs. I wouldn't use the fag trick on a dog tho!!!
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It could just be heat stress. I've seen Rowans do this and it looks very exposed. Any live buds at the tips? If so it may come back ok, next year if not this to some extent.
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But then again... Hard to keep up!
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Or not
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Excellent! Incubator or mother bird?
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Well one popped out early on Monday, 2 on time and one late one yesterday. 4 out of 18 is disappointing, having said that 18 would've been a challenge! Leaving the incubator run another 24hrs just in case but 4 doing well in the brooder now...
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Pick up some chick crumb if you can but they're prob onto spiders etc already too. The crumb will give them the best balance for their age
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I'd be inclined to protect as much as possible but take your cues from the mother. So if you pen her in but she's desperate to get out with the chicks then let her do her thing. Rats, stoats etc will be the greater risk than geese which are at least mostly vegetarian. It's always a gamble at that age but the chicks will benefit from fresh grass or other greenery from the first few days. Good luck!
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I'd be happy with 50% from 4 eggs, in the wild as it were. I've had 70% from an incubator (usually lower, 0% recently so trying again. Hatch day is Tuesday... Hopefully... Talking probabilities though I wonder what your odds are for 2 hens, 2 roosters or one of each!
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Translation please?
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The Brits of course. Our dabs are all over the history of the region. U have done some research I presume? U know the history?
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That we made a right mess of reorganising all the regions' borders in the mid 20th century. And then left the locals to sort it all out when things got difficult.
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And with the reinstatement of supplies of the bunker busters from the US
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Try and collect eggs regularly to remove opportunity but there is a way to put her off - empty an egg of egg as tidily as you can, fill the empty shell with English mustard, stick back together ( no glues required, just don't make the mustard too runny) and replace in the coop. She'll have a go but she won't like it. It can work although not guaranteed. It's so annoying though so worth a go.
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Is Oranging Up a thing? It is now...
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Very expensive authoritarian vanity project....
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I only say pollard rather than coppice because it'll spread less at ground level and you get a nice interesting gnarly trunk quite quick, in just a few years.
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I would pollard to a convenient working height (3-4 ft?) then repeat every 1-? years depending how big you want it. And how much stuff you want to harvest each time. The waste you could chip for paths or mulch, shred for compost, weave for garden hurdles, dry for the log burner etc etc etc depending on size. Then you keep the tree for all its benefits but avoid the normal growth cycle of goat willow which is grow fast, grow big, fall over, keep growing fast and big, falling over, repeat, repeat, repeat. Great habitat, shit in a garden. Keep it small. No idea about the roots though. Dig some holes to check?
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Very nice. I recognize most of those but not the round one bottom left, looks a bit like nasturtium or garlic mustard but not quite. The green leaf at centre I guess is a mustard, there are loads but looks a bit like Wasabi Rocket, a must try if you haven't already.
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Cut sideshoots back to one bud too, otherwise they will take over. I cut back in winter to 2 buds, one as insurance, then choose the best as the keeper for the year when they get going.
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I've wondered the same. When I've covered heaps they dessicate and don't rot. Now I leave them uncovered but with a base layer of stems an thin sticks which I feel allows any excess liquid to drain away. Plus a cover like carpet encourages rats to bed in.
