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One of my team, when faced with that trite nonsense from a more than usually vacuous HR flak replied He won a formal warning and didn't buy a drink for a year.

We have buzzards, sparrowhawks, kestrels, marsh harriers & 3 types of owl. None have attacked a chicken (yet). I'm more concerned by the larger corvids when we have 50 or 60 chicks in the enclosure. I suspect 5kg cockerels act as a deterrent. The current Avian Influenza housing orders apply...

Sorry to hear of those having a hard time. It's been thoroughly unremarkable on the East coast (I've been working outdoors). I do see all those downed trees as "oh look - firewood" :biggrin:

Yeah I realized I'd left the label. Great item & now residing in the grounds of a fellow rural history enthusiast

Thought the barrow afficianados might enjoy this. Wooden barrow nearest but does anyone recognise the far item? Pig cratch & barrow by English Countrylife, on Flickr

It does. Not completely balanced but close

You can have the USB one Dale, just let me have an address. @Nice65 was kind enough to find an out of production torch for me, so it's my turn to pay it forward.

I've got a USB rechargeable keyring torch in black or one that takes a single AAA battery. Both are new in box. Either take your fancy? Keyring Torches by English Countrylife, on Flickr

I think it's a bronze colour but I will check

If you like these little tiny rechargeables Dale, I have one that's never come out of the box.

There is a consensus here on solid wheels ;)

That's very much what the 350litre Henchman is used for, really cuts down on traipsing back & forth

Taxi for TeeDee!

I suspect you are right. Short is good for a B&T. 3" is ample for goose so ....

Fillet knife by English Countrylife, on Flickr A bit longer than I remembered - between 3 & 4 inches but if you build one, I would stick to 3 Fillet knife by English Countrylife, on Flickr

It may seem prosaic & less fun than knives, but if you are ever going to grow anything or raise any kind of livestock, you are going to need a barrow. A good one is a joy to use. A bad one is wheeled misery.

Nudge me on Monday

Thinner than a thin thing that's had some abrasion. I can do you photos & put calipers over it if you like? It's not fancy, it just works

Probably over 20 years old Mark, I've looked for another without success. It's a dinky wee thing but razor sharp. Fiona dresses out a bird in just a few minutes with it