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Mistress Rose
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sgt.colon
Joined: 27 Jul 2009 Posts: 7380 Location: Just south of north.
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dpack
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dog fur also works, birds steal it for nest lining and disco wigs so it needs topping up quite often, a local mutt clipper might have a supply for a nominal gift,veg etc
a full clip on a pair of OESDs or "terrier day" would be a sackful
the pellet stuff is fine for a few pots and boxes but would be horrible expensive for allotment scale use
using rough fleece might attract birds that need santa beards and felt socks
the pellets are short fibres, under 15 mm and mostly around 5mm in a fair bit of sheep grease, they do not seem to be "valuable" to the wildlife
if you have plenty of manky fleece a top-up now and again is not much of a problem
my small scale trial last year was dramatic, the pellet stuff is almost fully protective, wolf fur is very good until taken for disco wigs, no protection was eaten by the slimy hoard in days
there is a wool based insulating felt, as used by meat delivery companies etc, that also works
the stuff made as house insulation might also be useful
if i was planning a semi tech trial at least one bed would have a full felt blanket with starcuts for the crops to grow through
another would have pellet fences around each stem
loose seems to be rather too valuable to birds for ease of use but roughly felted/matted loose "scraps" might be cheap and effective |
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Mistress Rose
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sgt.colon
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Shan
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dpack
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sgt.colon
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jema Downsizer Moderator
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sgt.colon
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Slim
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sgt.colon
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Slim
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dpack
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sgt.colon
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