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towzer2010 · 05-09-2013 01:13PM

GY A1 wrote: »

some reseeding grass this time last year

Were you using the powerbox to do a bit of levelling and how did it work out?

moy83 · 05-09-2013 08:53PM

GY A1 wrote: »

new tanker a few months ago

SwitSwoo . Fine tank , hope it's lucky for you . Do the cattle pull much silage under the barrier without a small wall or timbers to block it ?

munkus · 05-09-2013 10:47PM

Did some reseeding about six weeks ago. Have been surface tilling for the last few fields now but i'm sick of dealing with dead, **** grass that sitting on the surface. So bad in spots that we had to rake it in and burn it.

Six weeks after sowing, even Towser's happy.

Seed mix from Mcguinness/Seeddirect.ie

Will be ploughing anymore. At least you know exactly how it will turn out.

Muckit · 06-09-2013 07:17AM

Looking very well there. Would you just try poweharrowing? How did you till that? Don't say poweharrow

munkus · 06-09-2013 09:46AM

Muckit wrote: »

Looking very well there. Would you just try poweharrowing? How did you till that? Don't say poweharrow

Burned off with roundup and 3 weeks later burned with fire, HU RA!

Contractor with one of the big disk harrows twice, and then crusher for a few runs. Eventually after a few days light rub of the spring harrow. Seed and fert then chain harrow and finally roll. Turned out perfect but alot of diesel burned.

Marooned75 · 06-09-2013 11:50AM

Disced ready for power harrow

redzerologhlen · 06-09-2013 11:58AM

Marooned75 wrote: »

New way of trying to stop rats hording poison

I think you should have used hi tensile wire, a rat wouldnt be long chewing through the cord.

Marooned75 · 06-09-2013 12:02PM

redzerologhlen wrote: »

I think you should have used hi tensile wire, a rat wouldnt be long chewing through the cord.

It'll do for now better than loose for a while anyhow

quadboy · 06-09-2013 12:20PM

I useta nail the poison to a pallet dont think it really worked though so now just use the red grain

reilig · 06-09-2013 12:38PM

quadboy wrote: »

I useta nail the poison to a pallet dont think it really worked though so now just use the red grain

We use the red blocks - we had a problem around the house and over a couple of month they took about 10kg of blue blocks but they were still around. Laid the red blocks. They took them once and I replenished them The blocks are still there to this day - 8 months later and the critters are gone!!

countryjimbo · 06-09-2013 02:04PM

reilig wrote: »

We use the red blocks

What are the red blocks Reilig? I've the same problem with the blue ones!

Conmaicne Mara · 06-09-2013 02:12PM

countryjimbo wrote: »

What are the red blocks Reilig? I've the same problem with the blue ones!

Rodex I'd be thinking. It's good stuff for them.

Dampintheattic · 06-09-2013 02:19PM

countryjimbo wrote: »

What are the red blocks Reilig? I've the same problem with the blue ones!

Yorkshire Terrier:cool:

Not alone the most efficient way to get rid of an infestation, but also the best way to prevent reinfestation. No farmyard should be without a good Yorkie, for rat control:P

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZLTzbT9cls

reilig · 06-09-2013 02:43PM

countryjimbo wrote: »

What are the red blocks Reilig? I've the same problem with the blue ones!

Vertox I think they were called.

was told that vermin become immune to types after a while so we should be changing the colour every time we buy a new box.

quadboy · 06-09-2013 04:17PM

Heard of a fella with a serious rat problem and was using the blue blocks the rats kept taking them. one day cleaning out the shed he found all the blocks in a heap

pakalasa · 06-09-2013 04:23PM

Sharpshooter82 · 06-09-2013 07:25PM

quadboy wrote: »

Heard of a fella with a serious rat problem and was using the blue blocks the rats kept taking them. one day cleaning out the shed he found all the blocks in a heap

The rats stockpile them as they think its food. get the poison that is like grains of corn, it stops the rats carrying it away and they have to eat it where it is placed

Bizzum · 06-09-2013 07:35PM

Isn't it just poetry in motion watching a dog do what he was bred to do.

Sharpshooter82 · 06-09-2013 07:39PM

Bizzum wrote: »

Isn't it just poetry in motion watching a dog do what he was bred to do.

amen to that

stanflt · 06-09-2013 07:41PM

last of the grassland sprayed today- thank f**k

Conmaicne Mara · 06-09-2013 07:42PM

quadboy wrote: »

Heard of a fella with a serious rat problem and was using the blue blocks the rats kept taking them. one day cleaning out the shed he found all the blocks in a heap

Don't keep putting them out. Put out a few, let them eat them. Then put out nothing for one week. Then try another few out to see what if anything is left.

fredweena · 06-09-2013 08:59PM

Are any of these poisons safe for the birds of prey that may eat the rodents? Was reading in the paper today about the reduction in barn owls cos of secondary poisoning. Remember seeing a barn owl on the way home from the pub locked one night. Frightened the bejasus out of me. Wouldn't like to think I was helping reduce their numbers but need to get rid of the rats too obviously. Terrier not an option in our case unfortunately.

Bizzum · 06-09-2013 09:45PM

fredweena wrote: »

Was reading in the paper today about the reduction in barn owls cos of secondary poisoning. Remember seeing a barn owl on the way home from the pub locked one night.

Well there ya are. You answered your own question. If they're on the drink regularly obviously their days are numbered!

Difficult to get it up, easy pickings in a fight, probably crap chipper food. How could they survive?:D

Sharpshooter82 · 06-09-2013 10:00PM

Bizzum wrote: »

Well there ya are. You answered your own question. If they're on the drink regularly obviously their days are numbered!

Difficult to get it up, easy pickings in a fight, probably crap chipper food. How could they survive?:D

They ll be on the dole next

nashmach · 06-09-2013 11:27PM

Sharpshooter82 wrote: »

The rats stockpile them as they think its food. get the poison that is like grains of corn, it stops the rats carrying it away and they have to eat it where it is placed

The little buggers will stockpile alright

You need to either tie the bait with wire or else have a bait box.

Ours is a simple homemade job using a large biscuit tin, cut two holes in it for Roland to enter and exit and a board of timber across it with two nails for to place the bait on.

Has worked very well and means the bait is weatherproof too.

GY A1 · 07-09-2013 08:34AM

towzer2010 wrote: »

Were you using the powerbox to do a bit of levelling and how did it work out?

hi just had it picking a few of the big stones here, we used a land leveller in this field, its on the other massey at end of the field.

have used the power box for other levelling and its a great job,
have a few pics of cleaning and levelling a dirt road, will throw them up

GY A1 · 07-09-2013 08:38AM

moy83 wrote: »

SwitSwoo . Fine tank , hope it's lucky for you . Do the cattle pull much silage under the barrier without a small wall or timbers to block it ?

thanks, i have'nt use it yet now tho,
we have timbers that fill the gap between the ground and gate, their wedged between the bay girders,
were taken out for cleaning and powerwashing

GY A1 · 07-09-2013 09:39AM

filling in potholes in the road and removed the grass hump in the middle,
scooped up the grass with the power box, and shook 804 along with loader,
levelled off some bad spots with the power box full of 804 for weight

moy83 · 07-09-2013 10:04AM

The old man waited till the skies looked darkest before starting cutting !

mf240 · 07-09-2013 12:10PM

fredweena wrote: »

Remember seeing a barn owl on the way home from the pub locked one night. Frightened the bejasus out of me..

At least he had the sense not to try flying home in that state.

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