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05-06-2011, 05:34 PM
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| | | Cheviot foodstuffs
Whilst walking in the Cheviots this weekend I noticed, along the paths heading down from the summit to Wooler, a number of low sided trays, with what I'd describe as pellets, a sort of grey in colour, and what I assumed to be foodstuff.
The trays were maybe 14 inch by 8 and surrounded by large rocks, to secure them. At first I thought they were poison, but I considered they were far to conspicuous to be anything untoward.
Can anybody shed any light on this for me?
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Hi Boddie 
I wonder if they might be some type of food supplement for Red Grouse, perhaps containing fibre and protein.
I'm sure I read aboout this somewhere.
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They are grit trays containing granite grit often medicated (coated) for the treatment of Trichostrongylus tenius - an intestinal threadworm. Your description is good for this.
Grit is essential for the digestion of coarse foods like heather shoots and moorland grasses. It is held in the birds gizzard.
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06-06-2011, 08:24 AM
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Thanks guys
The grouse explanation works as I saw many so I think you're correct there Tracey. This is interesting information about the medication Woodman.
At first I thought it looked not dissimilar to poisons put down for rodents, even the way it was presented, but as I said it seemed to conspicuous for that.
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Originally Posted by The Woodman  They are grit trays containing granite grit often medicated (coated) for the treatment of Trichostrongylus tenius - an intestinal threadworm. Your description is good for this.
Grit is essential for the digestion of coarse foods like heather shoots and moorland grasses. It is held in the birds gizzard.
| Yes, this is what I read about but it was a while ago now. I just couldn't remember the finer details of it!
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