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Good doggy website with forum

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by Happymouse » Sun Sep 30, 2007 10:35 pm

Found a great dog website.

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Sun Sep 30, 2007 10:35 pm
For pet owners

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by Happymouse » Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:54 pm

A friend wants to stick this note on her front door

TO NON PET OWNERS VISITING
1. Our pets live here. You don't.
2. If you don't want their hair...

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Thu Sep 27, 2007 10:55 pm
Scaly Leg

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by Arnie » Tue Sep 25, 2007 5:50 pm

Hi to All
Can anyone help me please :( How do you deal with scaly leg in Hens, what can I use.

Regards

Kevin :wink:

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Last post by Diane
Wed Sep 26, 2007 3:59 pm
Fieldfares already?

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by Monika » Mon Sep 17, 2007 4:30 pm

Somebody has just told me that they think they saw a flock of fieldfares this morning - we don't usually get them until mid or late October. Has...

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Thu Sep 20, 2007 2:14 am
"Fresh eggs"

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by arthur e » Thu Aug 30, 2007 10:53 am

I have a Welsommer hen who has always given good eggs but has now started to lay eggs with the albumen a milky white colour. When fried the taste is...

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Mon Sep 10, 2007 4:02 pm
My precious Cass.

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by oldherbaceous » Fri Aug 11, 2006 7:21 pm
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I had to have my precious whippet Cass put to sleep this morning. I am absolutely devastated, she was twelve years old and the most affectionate dog...
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Mon Sep 10, 2007 3:48 pm
which hen

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by The Grock in the Frock » Sat Aug 25, 2007 2:50 pm

our A.G.M is coming up soon and a few of us are trying to get a livestock vote passed for chickens,so just incase we are aloud to have them,i was...

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Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:51 pm
dog problem

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by seedling » Mon Aug 27, 2007 5:18 pm

Just wondered if anyone could help?

My dog Harry had a seizure yesterday. It lasted about 15 minutes and then he was ok but a bit tired. Took him...

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Wed Aug 29, 2007 4:49 pm
SUSSEX HEN

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by QUATRO » Mon Aug 13, 2007 6:13 pm

I've had three Sussex hens and a cockerel for 14 weeks now (see SUSSEX COCKEREL story below - cockerel is fine now). I noticed some time back that...

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Mon Aug 20, 2007 11:03 am
hedgehog story

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by GIULIA » Thu Jul 05, 2007 12:31 am

This is just a cute story. My neighbours found a young female hedgehog who seemed to be very poorly with a closed eye and swollen face. Amazingly the...

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Last post by Losos
Sat Aug 11, 2007 12:21 pm
Identifying turds !!

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by Primrose » Thu Aug 09, 2007 9:36 am

Every morning our back lawn seems to be sporting another new little black turd. They're thin and about two inches long. As I'm too knackered at the...

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Thu Aug 09, 2007 7:19 pm
Satisfying sight

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by johnsgirl » Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:28 pm

I had a visitor in my garden yesterday, a lovely young hedgehog and joy of joys it was munching on a slug.

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Thu Aug 09, 2007 5:38 am
muscovy ducks - how do i get them to go in their shed

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by fen not fen » Thu Aug 02, 2007 8:16 pm

I've got a pair of muscovy ducks that don't go in their house at dusk like my hens do. How do I get them to go in? I'm sure it is just a matter of...

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Mon Aug 06, 2007 5:52 pm
Avian trichomoniasis

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by Monika » Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:43 pm

Just thought I might warn people of this rather nasty disease which seems to be on the increase. It's a parasitic infection, called avian...

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Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:43 pm
moth wings on floor of barn

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by jane E » Fri Jul 27, 2007 12:14 am

We have discovered a load of red underwing moth wings but no bodies on the floor of our barn. Is something eating them? Is it bats?

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Mon Jul 30, 2007 1:35 pm
Daytime bats!

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by Monika » Thu Jul 19, 2007 7:36 pm

It's 7.30pm, the sun is shining and I have just watched two bats (most likely pipistrelle) hunting for insects above the small nature reserve...

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Last post by Johnboy
Fri Jul 27, 2007 10:57 am
Fish in Water Containers

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by RAREBREDCHICK » Wed Jul 25, 2007 4:31 pm

Was it on this site that I read you can put a couple of goldfish in water containers to keep them clean? I have finally got plenty of water...

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Last post by fen not fen
Thu Jul 26, 2007 6:35 pm
Chickens

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by John Beales » Wed Jul 04, 2007 8:30 pm

I am considering having 3 or 4 chickens or bantams but have a question. According to the books I have they would be happy enough in an area of 8ft x...

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Last post by RAREBREDCHICK
Sat Jul 21, 2007 8:40 pm
What birds visit your garden?

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by CatBud » Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:52 pm
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Haven't had many this winter but I tend to get blackbirds, a family of housesparrows and a million starlings-it's like a scene from a certain Alfred...
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Last post by The Novice
Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:34 am
Sparrowhawks

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by RoRo » Tue Jun 26, 2007 7:25 pm

Our swallows are being picked off one by one by a sparrowhawk that comes into our barn and treats it like a McDonalds, I think they are protected so...

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Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:15 am
Strange bird

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by Myrkk » Fri Mar 16, 2007 12:20 pm

I've been meaning to post this on here since last winter...... we had a bird in the woods next to us which made a call like a football rattle.. the...

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Last post by Myrkk
Wed Jul 18, 2007 8:13 pm
Cats

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by pwlynch » Wed Jul 11, 2007 8:08 pm

I don't know if there's any real answer to this but basically neighbours cats are eating the birds in our garden.I know this is what they do but I...

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Last post by Franksmum
Fri Jul 13, 2007 5:17 pm
SUSSEX COCKEREL

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by QUATRO » Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:24 pm

I recently bought three Sussex hens and a cockerel at 7 weeks old. They are now 15 weeks and have grown at a phenominal rate. The cockerel has alwaus...

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Last post by QUATRO
Sun Jul 08, 2007 10:38 pm
Red Squirrel

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by haggis » Sat Jun 23, 2007 11:26 pm

In the last few weeks we have had two red squirrels feeding in our garden. We have at least four regular greys so I was surprised to see reds as well...

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Last post by Tigger
Sun Jun 24, 2007 4:46 pm
wood pigeons

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by Boldverg » Tue Jun 19, 2007 7:48 pm

Hello
This is my first message in the forum,I've just joined.
I had to resort to covering my newly planted Brassicas with nets to keep the...

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Last post by Boldverg
Wed Jun 20, 2007 6:11 pm
Swallows

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by Johnboy » Fri Apr 13, 2007 4:39 am

My first sighting of a Swallow was mid morning on 11th when, like London Buses, three came along together. However they stayed overnight but were...

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Mon Jun 18, 2007 8:50 am
Traumatised

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by Myrkk » Fri Jun 15, 2007 5:10 pm

Out in the car I swerved to avoid a squirrel..... next thing I know a thrush flew straight into the car and I heard it bump along the undercarriage,...

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Fri Jun 15, 2007 11:16 pm
The odd pair

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by Primrose » Thu Jun 14, 2007 3:52 pm

For over a week now a young starling has been trailing after a parenting blackbird in and around our garden. The youngster now seems capable of...

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Last post by Primrose
Thu Jun 14, 2007 3:52 pm
Blanketweed on pond

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by Primrose » Mon May 07, 2007 6:57 pm

My tiny pond is being swamped with blanket weed - far worse this year than I can ever remember, probably due to so much sunshine. Can anybody suggest...

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Last post by gloworm
Mon Jun 11, 2007 10:08 am
Cat problems

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by Monika » Fri May 18, 2007 7:23 pm
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We've just lost a robin's nest to a marauding cat. It was about 5 feet high in ivy on a sheer wall and the little beast jumped up last night, half...
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Last post by oldherbaceous
Wed Jun 06, 2007 12:42 pm
cuckoo

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by Diane » Thu Apr 19, 2007 11:51 am

Heard the first cuckoo yesterday - right out in the Dorset countryside.

Anyone else heard one yet?

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Tue Jun 05, 2007 5:36 am
Starting with ducks

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by darrenc » Mon May 28, 2007 12:17 pm

I am planing to cull my old stock of hens which will free up a run and and shed. The next residents will be ducks of which i have no experience of...

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Last post by RAREBREDCHICK
Sun Jun 03, 2007 2:15 pm
lawnmowers

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by jane E » Tue Jan 02, 2007 8:25 pm

You thought I'd got the wrong section didn't you? No my lawnmowers are 5 North Ronaldsay sheep and they've just started on a paddock of about 3/4 of...

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Sat Jun 02, 2007 11:17 pm
Bee nest

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by Chantal » Mon May 28, 2007 9:13 am

I was digging my plot on Saturday and stuck my spade right into a bees' nest. Hordes of bees came out and yes, I moved faster than I have in years....

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Last post by madasafish
Tue May 29, 2007 1:59 pm
Hen eating eggs

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by Arnie » Sun May 13, 2007 6:02 pm

Hi to all,

I need some help please :cry: one of my hens has started to eat her eggs :? why does this happen :shock: and how can I stop it :?...

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Mon May 28, 2007 11:00 pm
Broiler chickens - cheap food??

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by alan refail » Thu May 24, 2007 4:03 pm

I have come across this disturbing film from Compassion in World Farming. I know all of us who keep our own birds do so to avoid this appalling...

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Last post by Primrose
Fri May 25, 2007 8:08 pm
hens laying meaty chunks!

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by fen not fen » Thu May 24, 2007 6:58 am

Collecting the eggs yesterday from my mixed flock of bovans and lohmanns I found something odd in one of the nestboxes. It looked like a piece of...

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Last post by fen not fen
Thu May 24, 2007 6:58 am
Hens have stopped laying

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by tea-shot » Sun May 20, 2007 7:02 pm

I am ready to bow down to all of you out there in the ether if you can send some of your vast knowledge in my direction :!: :D
We have 11 hens...

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Wed May 23, 2007 7:40 pm
Am I evil???

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by Franksmum » Tue Apr 24, 2007 1:17 pm

I've got a nepetia (sp?) sitting in a pot in the greenhouse waiting to be put in a wall mounted basket.

My bigger cat Trevor (he's not clever)...

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Last post by mandylew
Sat May 19, 2007 4:41 pm
Hens & Rhubarb

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by Arnie » Thu Apr 19, 2007 11:49 am

Hi All :)

Can someone tell me if it safe to let my Hens roam through my Rhubarb patch :?

Kind Regards

Kevin :wink:

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Last post by alan refail
Sat May 12, 2007 1:40 pm
what is it about chickens and polystyrene?

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by fen not fen » Tue Apr 24, 2007 5:14 pm

if I am negligent and leave any polystyrene about the hens eat it as if it were their last chance to eat.It's amazing how quickly they can demolish a...

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Last post by Chantal
Sun May 06, 2007 6:49 pm
Spider mite already.

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by darrenc » Mon Apr 30, 2007 5:22 pm

Beware i have just had to disinfect the chicken already for spider mite. I noticed the tell tale signs of the red squashed mites on the birds roosts...

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Last post by Diane
Wed May 02, 2007 6:28 pm
Wheatear

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by Monika » Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:42 pm

All you birdwatchers: have your wheatears arrived this year? We usually have up to ten birds arriving by the end of March, many passing through, but...

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Last post by Monika
Tue Apr 24, 2007 7:18 pm
Ladybirds

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by madasafish » Sat Apr 21, 2007 7:26 pm

When gardening yesterday.. and today.. I noticed significantly more ladybirds than normal. In fact, on the flower beds 2-3 ladybirds evry 50cms or...

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Last post by Colin_M
Sat Apr 21, 2007 11:36 pm
Are your Bee numbers down this year?

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by Colin_M » Sun Apr 15, 2007 5:07 pm

I'm only asking because of a news story about some beekeepers finding some of their hives severely depleted this spring.

The story went on to say...

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Last post by Myrkk
Sat Apr 21, 2007 11:07 pm
chickens

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by jane E » Sat Apr 14, 2007 11:34 pm

We got our first lot of chickens this week. They're delightful! Hybrids. Scared of the big outdoors as yet, but perfectly at home in their coop - a...

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Last post by alan refail
Fri Apr 20, 2007 6:25 pm
Hatching chicks

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by Heather » Sun Mar 25, 2007 10:27 am
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Hello all, Im new to the site, and new to gardening aswell. Just moved to Cumbria to a lovely farm and planning to make the most i=of the garden we...
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Sun Apr 15, 2007 11:21 pm
Orangutan Diaries on BBC1. Sanctuary may close..

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by Primrose » Thu Apr 12, 2007 9:44 am

Since filming ended, the rescue sanctuary – Nyaru Menteng – has completely run out of funding. The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA)...

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Thu Apr 12, 2007 9:44 am
Making your own small wormery

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by slink » Wed Apr 11, 2007 11:49 am

I am interested in having a wormery (mainly for recycling) but living in the city we only have a small back courtyard. A lot of the wormeries online...

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Wed Apr 11, 2007 11:49 am
Hen chaos - help please

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by allotmentkate » Thu Mar 08, 2007 6:35 pm

I have just started keeping hens and have 4 however things are not going well. One is very definately top hen and despite various attempts to...

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Wed Apr 11, 2007 7:17 am

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