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Swallow day

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by Motherwoman » Sat Sep 21, 2013 8:25 pm

Yesterday the sky above our house was full of swallows, all diving and feeding. Skimming across the fields at about a foot off the ground, very...

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Sun Sep 22, 2013 7:43 pm
Doga....

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by Diane » Fri Sep 20, 2013 10:36 am

Came across this today

As a dog lover I think it's a bit daft...but each to his own I suppose. Bet it costs loads.

Class.....discuss.... :D

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Last post by Westi
Fri Sep 20, 2013 9:30 pm
For cat lovers.

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by Diane » Fri Sep 13, 2013 7:00 pm

These videos made me laugh.

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Last post by Westi
Mon Sep 16, 2013 5:56 pm
How broody can a hen be !

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by Diane » Fri Sep 13, 2013 1:04 pm

Four times this year...managed to unbroody the little pekin every time, apart from the last time when she hatched some frizzles. They are now 6 weeks...

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Last post by Motherwoman
Fri Sep 13, 2013 8:33 pm
Butterfly Bonanza

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by Monika » Tue Aug 27, 2013 10:16 pm

We have had a great butterfly bonanza the last fortnight and particularly over this weekend. Bearing in mind that we are not a particularly favoured...

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Fri Aug 30, 2013 7:05 pm
New henhouse

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by Diane » Fri Jul 26, 2013 3:42 pm
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So excited - took delivery of my new henhouse today. Been waiting for it for ages. A nice man makes them to whatever specifications you like, and...
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Last post by Motherwoman
Fri Aug 16, 2013 8:33 pm
Henpower project

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by Diane » Thu Aug 08, 2013 4:25 pm

To all those who love their hens, you may wish to "like" these folk on Facebook -

It's all about helping elderly people regain an...

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Last post by Diane
Thu Aug 08, 2013 4:25 pm
Pheasant problem

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by Primrose » Wed Jul 03, 2013 5:38 pm

No, not eating my crops!
We have a pheasant with a badly deformed long beak which curls right under towards his breast who's become a daily visitor...

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Last post by Westi
Wed Jul 24, 2013 7:42 pm
New mallards

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by alan refail » Thu Jul 18, 2013 2:19 pm

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After many years one of our visiting wild ducks has successfully kept half a dozen ducklings safe from predators. Here they...

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Last post by Westi
Thu Jul 18, 2013 7:52 pm
Bees in the compst bin

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by Redfox » Sun Jul 07, 2013 9:51 am

A couple of months ago whilst emptying one of my plastic compost bins I disturbed a small bees nest in there, :o so I promtly covered it with a large...

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Last post by Redfox
Mon Jul 08, 2013 3:45 pm
Ducks choose such silly nesting sites !

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by Primrose » Tue Jul 02, 2013 10:32 am

Sad story in our village yesterday. A duck was trying to lead her brood of ducklings back to her local pond when she got mown down by a car and her...

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Tue Jul 02, 2013 12:46 pm
At last...

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by Motherwoman » Mon Jun 03, 2013 8:46 am

I was just coming back across the field this morning with dogs about 6.15am and at long last I heard a cuckoo. Didn't hear one at all last year.

And...

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Mon Jun 03, 2013 5:19 pm
Optimistic Collared Dove

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by PLUMPUDDING » Fri May 10, 2013 4:54 pm

Last week when it was warm and sunny a collared dove constructed a nest - more like a small handful of twigs - on top of the wisteria on the pergola....

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Fri May 24, 2013 1:45 pm
egg sizes

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by robo » Mon Apr 29, 2013 6:05 pm
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is it only me that weighs the eggs my chickens lay, I don't do it every day but occasionally I put one on the kitchen scales, today we have the...
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Wed May 15, 2013 4:40 pm
Adder

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by Westi » Mon May 13, 2013 9:11 pm

She hasn't shown herself this year - I'm thinking the bad seasons have taken their toll as she was so little compared to her Mum! Although she scared...

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Tue May 14, 2013 9:09 pm
Crow going fishing

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by Primrose » Mon May 06, 2013 7:40 pm

Our local crow is raiding our mini pond. He stands on the edge of the pond, yanks out all the blanket weed within reach and then proceeds to pick off...

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Last post by Monika
Wed May 08, 2013 10:08 pm
How do worms appear in compost heaps? (or anywhere else?)

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by Primrose » Tue Apr 02, 2013 3:16 pm

I'm hoping there are some biologists here who can explain to me how works appear in compost heaps. There are obviously none when one starts to build...

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Mon Apr 29, 2013 7:18 pm
Bare arsed chickens

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by Chantal » Tue Apr 02, 2013 2:07 pm
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Most of our eight girls have completely bald bums. We checked the perches for mites and although we didn't find any, treated them just in case. Have...
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Last post by Ricard with an H
Tue Apr 09, 2013 5:09 pm
Beautiful Barn Owl

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by Motherwoman » Sat Mar 23, 2013 8:31 am

I was walking my dogs (6 springer spaniels) in the field this morning at around 6.15am and over the hedge at around head height glided a beautiful...

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Last post by Flanjamin
Fri Apr 05, 2013 1:39 pm
The success of Red Kites

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by Primrose » Mon Apr 01, 2013 1:20 pm

We were driving back from an Easter week-end down in East Sussex earlier this morning and saw a Red Kite flying nearing the M23 south of Gatwick....

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Thu Apr 04, 2013 8:07 am
This will cheer you up

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by Diane » Sun Mar 31, 2013 5:15 pm

A laughing cockerel

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Tue Apr 02, 2013 6:30 am
A query about frogspawn

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by Primrose » Wed Mar 13, 2013 10:45 am

The ice on my minipond has melted this morning and I'm thrilled to find I've got several batches of frogspawn although I've not seen any frogs this...

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Last post by Motherwoman
Wed Mar 20, 2013 7:32 am
Birds hiding.storing food

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by Primrose » Sun Mar 17, 2013 2:19 pm

Saw some interesting crow behaviour in our garden today after throwing out some gristly pieces of meat. Our regular visiting crow ate his fill then...

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Last post by Monika
Sun Mar 17, 2013 7:05 pm
chicks....yay!

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by Diane » Mon Mar 11, 2013 5:39 pm

Spring has sprung in my bird room.....a broody pekin has just hatched out 4 frizzle chicks....the zebra finches have babies in the nest and the...

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Last post by sally wright
Tue Mar 12, 2013 9:25 pm
Strange bird - rubbish photograph

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by Geoff » Tue Mar 12, 2013 9:58 am

Saw something among the birds after I came in from feeding them this morning and it took me a while to work out what it was. It is a cock Chaffinch...

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Last post by Primrose
Tue Mar 12, 2013 11:42 am
Rats eating my car.

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by Ricard with an H » Fri Feb 15, 2013 9:07 am

I declared war on Roland-Rat, previously my lovely-lady showed a lot of concern when she saw a rat. I had to remind her we live in a farming...

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Last post by Monika
Sat Feb 16, 2013 7:00 pm
Spring sounds!

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by Monika » Thu Feb 14, 2013 7:11 pm

The great woodpecker has started to drum and the blackbirds are singing. How's that for the sounds of spring?

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Fri Feb 15, 2013 11:51 am
Dolly and her fellas

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by alan refail » Sat Mar 03, 2012 5:57 pm

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As in the past few years, spring has really arrived now that Dolly, the wild duck, has turned up in the field with her two...

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Last post by Primrose
Wed Feb 13, 2013 4:23 pm
Plastic Chicken Coop

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by John » Fri Aug 24, 2012 5:20 pm

That's the coop not the chicken!
Has anyone tried one of these? The wooden one that I cobbled together years ago is slowly collapsing in on itself...

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Last post by Flanjamin
Thu Feb 07, 2013 12:43 pm
Critters Know!

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by Westi » Wed Jan 30, 2013 8:41 pm
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You guys posted about your hens laying & doves mating so very optimistically on another forum (not gardening) I posted spring was coming only to...
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Last post by Monika
Tue Feb 05, 2013 4:07 pm
Big Garden Birdwatch 2013

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by alan refail » Mon Jan 21, 2013 7:18 am

It's that time of year again!

26-27 January 2013

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Last post by Diane
Mon Jan 28, 2013 5:06 pm
Wax Wings

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by Westi » Sun Jan 20, 2013 8:21 pm

Loads (20+) have decided to visit the school field behind our house! Our only visitors are gulls, magpies, crows, sparrows & starlings - they are...

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Last post by vegpatchmum
Mon Jan 21, 2013 5:22 pm
Wussy hens !

Last post by Diane
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by Diane » Sat Jan 19, 2013 2:39 pm

All my hens are refusing to come out of their run - to free-range in the lovely freezing cold white stuff. They are insisting on breakfast (and lunch...

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Last post by Diane
Mon Jan 21, 2013 3:28 pm
Lambing time again

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by alan refail » Fri Jan 11, 2013 4:06 pm

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First lamb of the year spotted a couple of days ago, though judging by its size it was born before Christmas.

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Fri Jan 11, 2013 6:12 pm
First broody of the year.

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by Diane » Tue Jan 08, 2013 4:09 pm

One of the pekins has just gone broody - so I've managed to source some frizzle eggs for her to sit on. Now trying not to get too excited :roll:...

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Thu Jan 10, 2013 2:46 pm
Kitten in training?

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by Chantal » Thu Dec 27, 2012 9:37 am
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Our kitten Filbert appears to be in training and being mentored by Diego (big cat who's four). Diego and Filbert play fight, sleep together and have...
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Last post by Chantal
Wed Jan 09, 2013 2:42 pm
My Miss Sugar'nSpice are laying :-)

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by darkbrowneggs » Thu Jan 03, 2013 11:56 pm

:D Thought I would post a piccie of my girls eggs. I have thoroughly enjoyed breeding them and love to go and see what each of the new girls is...

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Last post by Chantal
Fri Jan 04, 2013 9:56 am
Strange eggs

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by Chantal » Mon Dec 31, 2012 12:02 pm

Picked up a whole shell free egg yesterday, I've had them before but never this size and complete. The girls have plenty of grits, indeed some of the...

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Last post by darkbrowneggs
Thu Jan 03, 2013 11:49 pm
Wow!!

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by Westi » Tue Jan 01, 2013 8:28 pm

Heard the thump of a bird in glass, when investigating & making sure all OK - there it was - I'm pretty sure a Sparrow Hawk, capturng same bird...

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Last post by glallotments
Wed Jan 02, 2013 8:27 pm
Community clucking

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by Chantal » Thu Dec 27, 2012 12:17 pm

Chickens this time. What IS it with my animals? :roll:

There wasn't a single one of our 8 chickens in the run at 2pm yesterday. I thought at first...

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Last post by alan refail
Thu Dec 27, 2012 5:01 pm
RIP Rocky

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by Chantal » Tue Nov 20, 2012 9:36 am
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For anyone who remembers him...

Sad news from Worcestershire this week, my lovely Rocky died in sleep at the grand old age (for a chicken) of six...
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Last post by Johnboy
Mon Dec 03, 2012 9:30 am
Poultry suppliers

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by Jane » Sun Nov 04, 2012 4:50 pm

Hi I am looking for a poultry supplier in the South of England who I can approach to export stock to the Channel Islands. Can anyone recommend a...

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Last post by Jane
Tue Nov 06, 2012 9:14 am
Increased bird activity

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by Primrose » Thu Nov 01, 2012 10:34 am

I'm wondering if our garden is reflecting the general situation elsewhere in terms of increasing activity by more unusual species visiting.
This...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Thu Nov 01, 2012 6:21 pm
Late Butterflies

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by Nature's Babe » Wed Oct 10, 2012 11:06 pm
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Had a beautiful red admiral in the garden today, bright and sunny here.
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Last post by Monika
Thu Nov 01, 2012 5:51 pm
Migration mystery solved

Last post by Monika
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by Nature's Babe » Fri Oct 19, 2012 7:05 pm

Where do the butterflies go ?

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Last post by Monika
Sat Oct 20, 2012 7:14 pm
Any Late Swallows

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by Arnie » Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:54 pm

Hi

Just had an e-mail from BTO asking if anyone has any late swallow broods

I spotted a couple about 3 weeks ago :) I hate it when they leave :(...

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Sat Oct 20, 2012 9:06 am
No Bees

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by Colin Miles » Sun Jul 22, 2012 6:24 pm
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Normally on a beautiful sunny day like this my garden - very bee-friendly - would be buzzing with bumbles and other bees. But haven't seen a single...
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Last post by Parsons Jack
Sat Oct 13, 2012 7:23 pm
Alien worms invading.

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by Nature's Babe » Tue Sep 25, 2012 2:26 pm

interesting article, have you noticed many strange worms ?

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Wed Sep 26, 2012 11:22 pm
Foxes digging in lawn

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by Diane » Fri Sep 21, 2012 11:51 am

For the last week or two we've been finding mysterious shallow scrapes/holes appearing in our front lawn. I'm assuming it's foxes?? We live in...

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Sat Sep 22, 2012 5:15 pm
Helping aquatic life - a million new ponds needed

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