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Missing cat

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by Jenny Green » Sun Jul 16, 2006 12:05 pm
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One of our cats has been missing for 24 hours now. I'm pretty happy about this as she was a nasty, dirty, cantankerous old beast who, quite frankly,...
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Sun Jul 23, 2006 6:32 pm
Attracting solitary bees

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by ken » Mon Jul 10, 2006 9:57 am

You may remember I put a bee nesting box up in the garden to attract red mason bees. All was going very well until it was attacked by woodpeckers: I...

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Last post by Wellie
Sat Jul 22, 2006 7:12 pm
Screaming frogs?

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by Deb P » Mon Jul 03, 2006 11:12 am

Can frogs scream?

I had my back door open yesterday evening, and heard a noise a bit like a cross between a really loud squeak and a scream,...

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Last post by pillbug
Wed Jul 19, 2006 10:25 pm
Hen behaving as male

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by Sue » Sat Jul 15, 2006 9:06 pm

I've had a speckled ancona bantam for about 2 years which was bought as a hen. She has an upright comb which is a male characteristic but no spurs....

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Last post by Sue
Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:32 pm
Oi...get out of the house and leave my food alone!!

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by sandersj89 » Sun Jul 09, 2006 7:44 pm

Poor cat, her bowl is emptied of food in a flash by this trio.

Jerry

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Last post by Franksmum
Tue Jul 18, 2006 12:49 pm
New arrivals!

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by sandersj89 » Sat Jul 15, 2006 2:56 pm

Picked up my two new hens this moring, they are Speckledy's.

They seem very calm and quite and the old hens are not taking much notice of them...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Sat Jul 15, 2006 4:50 pm
Quails

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by cherrycoop » Mon Jun 26, 2006 8:19 am

Having got the 'grow your own' incubating bug, I recently hatched 6 quails which are now 4 weeks old - they will be going out into an aviary next...

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Last post by cherrycoop
Fri Jul 14, 2006 9:17 am
Burford Brown Chickens

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by beeman2 » Sun Jul 09, 2006 10:51 am

Do'es anybody know where I can buy some young or day olds from.They lay lovely dark brown eggs but are smaller than Marrans.

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Last post by Johnboy
Tue Jul 11, 2006 1:54 pm
Lavender Araucana Bantam West Midlands

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by worldor » Wed Jun 21, 2006 8:10 am

We have some beautiful girls for sale. They are 12 weeks old now and we would like £12 each for them. We live close the the Merry Hill Shopping...

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Last post by worldor
Sun Jul 02, 2006 7:20 am
baby chic

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by Curly_cat » Fri Jun 30, 2006 4:04 pm

We have just adopted a baby chic.. it is 6days old and is ssooooo cute.. it follows me around everywhere, it comes when called and when doing the...

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Sat Jul 01, 2006 6:26 pm
Broody

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by sandersj89 » Wed Jun 21, 2006 9:56 am

A couple of my hens have decided to go broody on me and egg production is right down! Grrrr.

I have read about dunking the rear of the hens in a...

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Last post by gloworm
Tue Jun 27, 2006 11:40 am
Mullein Moth

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by sandersj89 » Sat Jun 24, 2006 9:21 pm

Snapped this beastie today, I am reliably informed this is the Caterpillar of the Mullein Moth. Stunning thing, about 2" long....

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Last post by Clive.
Sat Jun 24, 2006 9:46 pm
Blue Tit Hawks

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by arthur e » Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:36 pm

Again this year my Blue Tit's have been eaten by a Blue tit hawk ( commonally known as a sparrow hawk) I was so concerned at their non appearance...

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Last post by Wellie
Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:32 pm
Red Mason bee disaster

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by ken » Wed Jun 14, 2006 12:03 pm

Oh no! By yesterday, nine tubes in my mason bee nest had been completed and sealed off, and I was feeling pretty chuffed about it. I went to check...

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Fri Jun 16, 2006 2:38 pm
Dogs

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by lizzie » Sun Jun 04, 2006 6:34 pm

Hi all

Here's a fun thing that I thought you may enjoy. It's all about dogs and what they mean to their owners. Not slushy or anything, just fun...

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Last post by lizzie
Tue Jun 06, 2006 1:35 pm
Owl

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by Carole B. » Thu May 18, 2006 7:09 am

how's this for an odd situation...we have a Little Owl nesting in the hens laying house,it has chosen the cubby hole at the far end and has mostly...

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Last post by Carole B.
Fri Jun 02, 2006 10:07 pm
Red mason bees

Last post by flook1e
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by ken » Thu May 04, 2006 3:29 pm
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Has anyone had any joy with the nests you can buy to attract red mason bees to the garden. They're supposed to be great pollinators. I put a nest up...
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Last post by flook1e
Thu Jun 01, 2006 4:59 pm
Hencam

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by Chantal » Sat May 27, 2006 10:52 pm

This is for all those wanabe chicken owners out there... I'm lucky and have my own two, plus nine chicks are present, but this hencam is really quite...

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Last post by Beccy
Thu Jun 01, 2006 3:37 pm
Pigeons and brassicas

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by Jude » Tue May 30, 2006 10:20 pm

I've got a patch of mixed brassicas - approx.12'x10' currently covered with netting but there's not enough height really and I haven't got and can't...

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Last post by Jude
Wed May 31, 2006 8:48 pm
Herons

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by lizzie » Tue May 30, 2006 3:45 am

Hi all

I'm sure someone will know the answer to this one.

In the park very close to where I live there are two pairs of herons nesting near the...

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Last post by Chantal
Tue May 30, 2006 2:36 pm
free cute little pekin cockerels

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by Diane » Mon May 29, 2006 6:25 pm

Yes - I know I should have culled them - but they were so beautiful :roll: . Two little boys - 1 white splash and 1 grey cuckoo. FTGH.

Very...

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Last post by Diane
Mon May 29, 2006 6:25 pm
Spare Cockerels

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by worldor » Sat May 27, 2006 8:35 am

Does anyone need two lavender araucana cockerels?

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Last post by worldor
Sat May 27, 2006 8:35 am
Chickens and Laying ?

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by jopsy » Mon May 15, 2006 10:01 pm

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We are currently looking after a friends 14 chickens-they are various varities (don't ask me what; but 2 look like they are wearing bloomers!)...

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Last post by darrenc
Mon May 22, 2006 9:02 pm
Sweetypie

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by Diane » Tue May 09, 2006 5:32 pm

Just practicing - this is a little chick of mine.

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Last post by lizzie
Sat May 20, 2006 8:16 pm
Humane Mousetraps

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by Chantal » Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:11 am
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Help!

I have a mouse living in my outhouse (attached to my kitchen) which has been in residence since early December. I can't put down a trap or...
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Last post by Chantal
Sat May 13, 2006 2:39 pm
Weeding safe for chickens.

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by Pol » Tue May 09, 2006 12:14 pm

Hi
Can anyone tell me if there is a weedkiller that we can use that is safe for chickens?
We have moved to a garden we are trying to manage as...

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Last post by peter
Wed May 10, 2006 8:15 am
are we being conned?

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by peat » Sat May 06, 2006 3:50 pm

It may not affect British small producers much, but some scientists believe that large scale factory farmers are using avian flu alarms to shut down...

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Last post by arthur e
Sun May 07, 2006 11:22 pm
Aaaagh, wildlife

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by ken » Thu May 04, 2006 3:27 pm

There I was. I'd just removed the few weeds in one of my raised beds, forked in some blood fish and bone, and watered a strip I wanted to plant up....

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Last post by Carole B.
Sat May 06, 2006 3:23 pm
Foxes

Last post by Garlic_Guy
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by Plot100 » Tue Dec 13, 2005 4:55 pm

Has any one got a deterant for foxes please.
Plot100

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Last post by Garlic_Guy
Fri May 05, 2006 1:00 pm
Robins

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by PT » Thu Apr 20, 2006 1:14 am

Robins have more lives than cats. Digging over the old leek bed yesterday morning, I must have nearly buried this robin at least a dozen times. Glad...

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Last post by Johnboy
Fri May 05, 2006 7:23 am
Bees...friends or foe

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by Mick W » Tue Apr 25, 2006 9:34 am

My nieghbouring plot holder intends to install bee hives on one of his 4 plots, not in between his two central plots but only feet away from mine and...

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Last post by Tigger
Fri Apr 28, 2006 4:21 pm
Cat litter: any use for this in the garden at all?

Last post by jopsy
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by Deb P » Tue Nov 29, 2005 11:13 am
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Having two 5 month old kittens, we are getting through shed loads of fullers earth type cat litter every week, as our 'boys' seem to want to be house...
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Last post by jopsy
Thu Apr 27, 2006 4:59 pm
Battery Hens

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by Tony T. » Sun Jan 15, 2006 1:07 pm
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Does anyone know of anywhere in Herefordshire where my brother can buy ex battery hens? He has 3 hens at the moment and would like to add to his...
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Last post by Guest
Thu Apr 27, 2006 2:35 pm
Raising Chickens

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by Arnie » Fri Apr 07, 2006 12:01 pm

Hi to all
I have offered the loan of an incubator to raise some chickens from fertile eggs :D Can anybody give me any advice on this please :wink:...

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Last post by sandersj89
Thu Apr 27, 2006 1:02 pm
Sex Change Chicken

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by peter » Wed Apr 19, 2006 1:55 pm

Todays Daily Mail carries the story of a 14 Month Wyandotte that spontaneously changed sex from Hen to Cock.
I had never heard of this, but Adrian...

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Last post by peter
Fri Apr 21, 2006 4:33 pm
Sausage and eggs

Last post by Gloworm
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by Jude » Sun Apr 16, 2006 7:29 pm

Have recently been finding eggs around my plot -mostly whole and buried shallowly - but also some empty shells just lying on the surface. They are...

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Last post by Gloworm
Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:31 pm
Prolapsed chicken

Last post by Loz
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by Chantal » Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:25 am

I'm traumatised today. My little Pekin Cuckoo chicken tried to lay an oversized egg in the night and has had a prolapse. She's currently at the vet...

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Last post by Loz
Tue Apr 18, 2006 3:17 pm
Camouflage

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by sandersj89 » Mon Apr 17, 2006 7:48 pm

Some pictures taken today, first one no zoom, second one 3X zoom. Nature is pretty spot on with some things!

Shame Mr Fox has a keen...

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Last post by Tigger
Mon Apr 17, 2006 10:39 pm
Bird flu

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by Sue » Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:22 pm
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Given the hysteria about this at present, I'd be interested to hear what everyone else is doing.

I've got 7 bantams with a small house in a...
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Last post by Losos
Fri Apr 14, 2006 7:34 pm
HEDGEHOGS

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by Compo » Tue Apr 11, 2006 10:19 pm

My allotment neighbour has a plastic council hut which he uses as a shed and Mrs Hedgehog has roosted in there looking quite fat...would she be...

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Last post by peter
Wed Apr 12, 2006 11:59 pm
Badgers

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by Tigger » Sat Apr 01, 2006 11:08 pm

There's a large set of badgers living in stream bank in a neighbouring field and they've taken to crossing the stream and trashing our orchard and...

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Last post by Tigger
Sun Apr 02, 2006 5:41 pm
books about chicken diseases

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by fen not fen » Tue Mar 28, 2006 9:18 pm

Can anyone recommend a really good book on chicken diseases, preferably one with a chart of symptoms to aid diagnosis?

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Last post by fen not fen
Thu Mar 30, 2006 6:45 am
free henhouse & run

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by Jenny Green » Sun Mar 26, 2006 4:09 pm

This is being offered on Northampton Freecycle. If you'd like me to ask for it for you, pm me. It'll probably go very quickly, if it hasn't already...

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Last post by Jenny Green
Sun Mar 26, 2006 4:09 pm
snoozing chooks

Last post by fen not fen
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by fen not fen » Sat Mar 18, 2006 6:40 pm

Sometimes when I check my POL hens during the day, one or two are apparently snoozing in the hut. Is this normal or is it a symptom of some horrible...

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Last post by fen not fen
Tue Mar 21, 2006 6:01 am
How do they do that?

Last post by fen not fen
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by ken » Wed Feb 15, 2006 11:55 am

We've lived in this house for 30 years - a field at the bottom of a large garden, a road on one side and two houses with large gardens on the other...

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Last post by fen not fen
Wed Feb 22, 2006 8:47 pm
Hens in lay

Last post by Chantal
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by Sue » Wed Feb 01, 2006 7:21 pm
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Need some advice from some of you more experienced chicken keepers.

we bought 4 new bantams this autumn to boost the laying stock as we only had 3...
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Last post by Chantal
Fri Feb 17, 2006 7:07 am
Chicken wire

Last post by sue-the-recycler
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by Geoff G » Thu Feb 02, 2006 6:51 pm

Is Chicken wire good enough to keep out foxes or is a more substantial mesh needed?
Geoff

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Last post by sue-the-recycler
Sun Feb 12, 2006 7:37 pm
moving mobile hen houses to new ground

Last post by sandy_v
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by fen not fen » Sun Jan 22, 2006 5:47 pm

How (or rather when) should you do this? Should you do it when they're out and about and if so will they find the hut again? Or should you move the...

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Last post by sandy_v
Fri Jan 27, 2006 1:53 pm
Puppies and Hens

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by Chris » Thu Jan 26, 2006 8:30 pm

Hi

We have 5 hens and are due to collect a golden retreiver puppy on Saturday. The hens have their own large enclosure but are used to roaming...

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Last post by Mr Potato Head
Fri Jan 27, 2006 9:02 am
bee keeping on my allotments

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by kay » Sun Jan 08, 2006 11:44 am

could anyone help with information about keeping bees on allotments? I'm worried about security as the surrounding fences aren't high. Has anyone had...

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Fri Jan 20, 2006 4:17 pm

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