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Farmyard pong

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by Stravaig » Thu Apr 30, 2026 6:47 pm

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Now the weather is warming up a bit there's a noticeable pong inside at the back of the house. It's a kind of sour smell. I thought it was maybe...

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Last post by Geoff
Thu Apr 30, 2026 9:33 pm
Pig food question

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by Stravaig » Thu Jan 29, 2026 6:43 pm

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When I was younger I remember that every communal kitchen, eg school, army, care homes, etc had a 'pig bin' where all the leftovers were chucked. I...

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Fri Jan 30, 2026 9:14 pm
Some fairly recently wildlife clips/pictures

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by tigerburnie » Wed Dec 31, 2025 11:46 am

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This is a Black Grouse, rather difficult to find, even though we do have quite a few of them, this was taken a few years ago, I am hoping to film...

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Last post by tigerburnie
Wed Dec 31, 2025 7:24 pm
Fieldfares.

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by oldherbaceous » Sun Nov 17, 2024 10:21 am

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Got quite a few Fieldfares here at the moment but, not many apples about for them!

I always think of Johnboy, when I see them….he used to love...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Sun Nov 17, 2024 10:21 am
Screaming frogs?

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by Deb P » Mon Jul 03, 2006 11:12 am

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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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Fri Nov 15, 2024 4:53 pm
Hedgehog

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by tigerburnie » Sat Jul 27, 2024 9:59 am

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A short video, poor quality images as the Hog wandered right up to the camera, will try positioning it higher up tonight.

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Fri Sep 13, 2024 5:09 pm
Ducks

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by Myrkk » Thu Aug 01, 2024 7:02 pm

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Duck eggs have arrived ready to pop in the incubator. Very nervous as never incubated eggs manually, our barbu d’uccles always took care of it au...

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Thu Sep 12, 2024 1:08 am
Swallows

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by Geoff » Mon Jul 01, 2024 11:01 am

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The swallows in my garage have had a successful Summer.

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Last post by Geoff
Mon Aug 26, 2024 5:15 pm
Butterfly Quandary

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by Myrkk » Fri Aug 16, 2024 11:14 pm

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As has been noted on here, butterflies are in scarce supply this year. Hardly had any in our garden, so imagine my surprise when I went to water the...

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Thu Aug 22, 2024 12:17 am
Butterflies 2024

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by tigerburnie » Sun Aug 11, 2024 6:38 pm

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There seems to be far less this year, but this one popped in to see us and got lunch on a Teasel I grew from seed

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Sun Aug 11, 2024 7:59 pm
Summer Woodland

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by tigerburnie » Thu Jul 18, 2024 11:19 am

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Thu Jul 18, 2024 1:16 pm
Wandering around

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by tigerburnie » Sun Jun 23, 2024 3:48 pm

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A short video of the walk round our village fields, sights and sounds of the countryside.

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Tue Jun 25, 2024 11:15 pm
Chick all grown up.

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by janjones » Fri Jun 21, 2024 5:04 pm

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Some pictures of the new swallow chicks. They left the nest this morning. My son texted me early to say one was in the cat run. I got to it before...

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Last post by Myrkk
Sat Jun 22, 2024 5:26 pm
Dark Green Fritillary

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by tigerburnie » Thu Jun 20, 2024 7:35 pm

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Turned up in out garden the wife snapped this with her phone, I went off to get my big camera and of course it had gone when I returned.
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Thu Jun 20, 2024 11:18 pm
Polinators

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by tigerburnie » Wed Jun 05, 2024 1:35 pm

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A queen buff tailed bumble bee.

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Wed Jun 05, 2024 9:04 pm
Water gardening

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by tigerburnie » Tue Jun 04, 2024 2:56 pm

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As some of you know I dug a wildlife pond during the covid lockdown of 2020, planted with native plants, it is now looking like a more natural pond...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Tue Jun 04, 2024 6:14 pm
Earthworms

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by Myrkk » Mon May 20, 2024 2:27 pm

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Just saw the strangest ?earthworm?, around 1inch long, white, about 1mm to 2mm diameter and SUPER fast moving. I’ve never seen anything like this, I...

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Fri May 24, 2024 1:09 pm
Handsome fella

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by tigerburnie » Tue May 21, 2024 10:24 am

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Thu May 23, 2024 11:47 pm
A mindful moment

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by tigerburnie » Wed May 15, 2024 3:36 pm

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Had a wander on a rather misty day to the nearby Aberdeenshire coast, a short video with sound.

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Thu May 23, 2024 12:08 pm
A sunny glade

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by tigerburnie » Sat May 18, 2024 1:12 pm

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Sun May 19, 2024 12:34 pm
They're back

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by janjones » Mon May 06, 2024 4:03 pm

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The swallows have returned. I only saw one for the past week or so, it would perch on my washing line and we'd have a natter. Today I was sitting...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Mon May 06, 2024 5:10 pm
Been bird watching again

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by tigerburnie » Fri May 03, 2024 7:13 pm

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Sun May 05, 2024 1:45 pm
Chickens

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by Westi » Sat Mar 23, 2024 7:09 pm

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Just sharing what we have been told by our site Committee if anyone is unaware & keep chickens.

From the 1st October ALL chicken kept; regardless of...

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Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:47 am
Incy wincy

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by Myrkk » Sat Mar 09, 2024 6:45 pm

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If there’s a funny high pitched sound on the wind tomorrow please don’t worry, it will just be me trying to reclaim a shed from the ivy that has...

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Last post by Myrkk
Tue Mar 19, 2024 4:26 pm
Garden birds in the snow

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by tigerburnie » Wed Dec 06, 2023 7:26 pm

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A short video taken through the conservatory window the other day

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Fri Dec 08, 2023 10:07 pm
Oh Deer

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by tigerburnie » Thu Nov 09, 2023 9:49 pm
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After the rut by tigerburnie , on Flickr

Had a trip to the local Glen looking for wildlife.
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Last post by tigerburnie
Wed Nov 15, 2023 10:54 am
East winds

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by tigerburnie » Sun Oct 29, 2023 6:47 pm

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Just a heads up, these East winds seem to be bringing a lot of migrant birds over, we are having large numbers of Waxwings in Scotland, they will...

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Last post by tigerburnie
Sun Nov 05, 2023 11:46 am
Hedgehog House

Last post by Westi
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by Stravaig » Sat Oct 28, 2023 12:54 pm

There's an advert for a hedgehog house (£28) in our usual weekend newspaper. I dunno if it might be worth getting. Of course I want to be kind to...

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Last post by Westi
Sat Oct 28, 2023 6:23 pm
Avian Bird Flu

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by Westi » Sat Oct 14, 2023 8:33 pm

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Our site forum have advised that our area is going into lock down for chickens from Monday. No details of extent of this outbreak yet, but just a...

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Last post by Myrkk
Wed Oct 18, 2023 10:40 pm
Wildlife pond

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by tigerburnie » Sat Mar 28, 2020 2:16 pm
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I had some money for my birthday so I decided to get a pond liner and underlay off the internet, it arrived the other day, so whilst that is in...
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Sat Sep 30, 2023 1:46 pm
Wildlife photographs

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Folk have commented on my pictures, so I thought I'd open a new thread for them, I spend quite a lot of time taking photos of our wildlife.
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Fri Sep 29, 2023 4:04 pm
last clutch for this year

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by janjones » Tue Aug 29, 2023 4:02 pm

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Just been and checked on the babies and took my mobile for pics. Looks like 4 babies this time, the other 2 had 2 each, hopefully they get strong and...

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Last post by Geoff
Sun Sep 10, 2023 7:13 pm
Grr Foxes

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by Myrkk » Tue Jun 05, 2007 11:19 pm

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Thought we'd got away with it this year but nope...... had a visit from Mr Fox today, one bantam hen and one cockeral down. A lot of very frightened...

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Sun Sep 03, 2023 11:08 pm
Chilling in the hills

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by tigerburnie » Thu Aug 24, 2023 7:48 pm

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Went for a short trip to our local Glen after a trying week for both of us, hope it chills you out too.

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Last post by tigerburnie
Thu Aug 24, 2023 7:48 pm
Second Brood

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by janjones » Fri Jul 28, 2023 10:04 am

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After finally being able to get out in the garden to feed the tomatoes after endless days of rain, I discover mummy swallow back in the nest. I'd...

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Last post by janjones
Thu Aug 24, 2023 9:48 am
Resident chicks

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by janjones » Mon Jul 17, 2023 1:35 pm

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I thought there was only one chick in the nest but when I went to crop the picture and zoomed in a bit I saw two on the left. The second picture is...

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Last post by Primrose
Thu Jul 20, 2023 12:35 pm
Simple pleasures

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by janjones » Thu Jul 06, 2023 10:23 am

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Hello, I have a small paved back garden so I plant my fruit and veg in containers with varying degrees of success. I told myself I would only plant...

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Last post by Primrose
Sun Jul 09, 2023 7:26 pm
Do birds get lonely ?

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by Primrose » Thu Sep 26, 2019 7:10 pm

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Bizarre question to ask but we have an injured wood pigeon we,ve been feeding for several years, putting small piles of seeds out for her on our...

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Wed Jun 14, 2023 5:09 pm
Field walk

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by tigerburnie » Wed May 17, 2023 3:16 pm

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Our village is quite isolated with fields all around us, there's a footpath we use, you can go to the beach or go round the fields back to the other...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Thu May 18, 2023 1:28 pm
Animal Repeller

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by Westi » Wed Apr 05, 2023 7:05 pm

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I was recommended this to deter the pesky critters away & wanted to share it with you if interested or bothered with uninvited visitors. It is...

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Last post by Westi
Fri Apr 07, 2023 6:44 pm
Bird Flu

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by Stravaig » Thu Feb 02, 2023 4:00 pm

Apparently this is the worst ever year for bird flu. And some mammals have also got it, including humans some of whom have died. :shock:

Egg...

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Wed Feb 08, 2023 12:22 pm
Birdwatch Weekend 27-29 January 2023

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by Stravaig » Thu Jan 19, 2023 9:45 am

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I've signed up. :D

Edit: and have now received more info. You only have to commit to one hour of logging what you see, so it's not something you...

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Last post by Primrose
Sun Feb 05, 2023 10:26 am
RSPB Handbook of British Birds

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by Stravaig » Mon Jan 16, 2023 7:06 pm

We have other bird books but (surprise, surprise) they're still in Kyiv. I've bought the 2021 edition of the RSPB Handbook. It looks great! Happy...

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Mon Jan 16, 2023 7:06 pm
Fieldfares

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by Cider Boys » Thu Dec 01, 2022 11:21 am

I moved a flock of sheep into my orchard yesterday to help with clearing up all the apples that have fallen and this morning I looked out in the mist...

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Tue Dec 13, 2022 5:28 pm
Grass snake

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by vivienz » Sat Sep 05, 2020 4:10 pm

Draped across one of the straw bales in the greenhouse today was this - a freshly shed skin from a grass snake. It wasn't there yesterday, so it's...

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Mon Nov 28, 2022 9:36 am
Goldfinch.

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by snooky » Mon Mar 08, 2021 1:40 pm

We have a Goldfinch visiting the garden and stripping sprigs from the Thyme plants.I guess that it is nesting nearby and wants it to smell nice!!!

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Sat Nov 26, 2022 11:52 pm
Re: Your feeding routine?

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by naderalbertha » Sat Nov 26, 2022 11:48 pm

My feeding routine is in the morning when I will change the water and offer them fresh fruits and vegetables. As for afternoon and evening, continue...

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Sat Nov 26, 2022 11:48 pm
Butterflies everywhere

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by PLUMPUDDING » Thu Sep 15, 2016 6:44 pm

Well, this has been the best day for butterflies of the year in my garden. What a pity the warm weather is forecast to end .

There have been 11...

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Mon Jul 25, 2022 10:17 am
New to breeding rabbits and I have a few questions

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by SophieBunny » Thu Apr 08, 2021 8:48 pm

Hi there everyone I’m new here, I’m hoping someone on here has experience with breeding rabbits and can answer my questions.

I have two pet...

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Fri Apr 09, 2021 9:29 pm
House chicken

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by Chantal » Fri Jan 08, 2021 2:45 am
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Some time ago (I can't find the post) someone asked about having a chicken as a house pet. I replied saying it wasn't a good idea, for various...
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