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by alan refail » Tue Jul 12, 2016 5:24 pm

Thank goodness for some stability amid all the resignations and political turmoil :wink:

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Tue Jul 12, 2016 7:09 pm
Just surprised a Hedgehog

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by peter » Sun May 12, 2013 10:04 pm

Went to rewater the greenhouse border and coming back to the house I startled a hedgehog on the path hovering up snails brought out by today's...

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Sat Jun 18, 2016 7:46 am
Eggstreme Action

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by Pa Snip » Mon Jun 06, 2016 11:58 am

Any suggestions why one hen should destroy her egg as soon as she lays it,
used to do it now and again now it is rare for her not to do it.

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Mon Jun 06, 2016 7:05 pm
Dog and Hummingbird

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by Primrose » Fri May 20, 2016 7:07 am

A nice story for those who love those "Aah" moments.

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Fri May 20, 2016 7:06 pm
Early Blackbird fledgling

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by PLUMPUDDING » Sat Apr 16, 2016 5:44 pm

I've had a lovely afternoon digging the last four beds over accompanied by a pair of blackbirds and a tiny fledgling, plus a Robin, dunnocks feeding...

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Sun Apr 17, 2016 8:55 am
Deàd tadpoles

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by Primrose » Sat Apr 09, 2016 7:05 pm

A week ago my mini pond was swarming with newly hatched tadpoles. Today I couldn,t find a single live one and the water is really gunky. The onky...

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Mon Apr 11, 2016 7:12 pm
Cats!

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by Marigold » Tue Mar 22, 2016 5:10 pm

When the world is dark and hard, there are always cats to comfort.. Somehow I now have FIVE, all rescues as cats are neglected here in Ireland and...

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Fri Mar 25, 2016 3:21 pm
Lambs....

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by Marigold » Fri Mar 25, 2016 7:43 am

I had to stop by a field on the way home yesterday to watch the lambs! Utterly captivating. There are ewes along the private lane here but no lambs...

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Fri Mar 25, 2016 7:43 am
April 6th Legal deadline for microchipping dogs.

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by Pa Snip » Fri Mar 25, 2016 7:08 am

Did you know microchipping dogs becomes a legal requirement in England, Scotland and Wales on April 6th 2016.
Northern Ireland has already previously...

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Fri Mar 25, 2016 7:41 am
Sheer sea magic...

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by Marigold » Thu Mar 10, 2016 2:00 pm
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A week or so ago I was on the Dingle peninsula. I like to visit these places before the season crowds them out. I stopped in the layby on the Slea...
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Wed Mar 16, 2016 8:09 am
Otters on the River Stour - in the town!

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by Westi » Mon Feb 15, 2016 6:31 pm

Christchurch, Highcliffe & Southbourne Eye posted on their Facebook site - A family of otters on the moorings of houses right near the middle of...

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Tue Feb 16, 2016 7:16 pm
Any bramblings about?

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by Monika » Sun Feb 14, 2016 7:03 pm

Has anybody seen bramblings this winter? We usually get at least twenty, some years up to 40 bramblings, but this year we have not seen one single...

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Mon Feb 15, 2016 9:44 am
Barn Owls

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by Cider Boys » Sat Feb 13, 2016 10:16 pm

I helped my eldest son move his sheep this afternoon for them to be scanned next week, on the way I saw a kingfisher flying along a rhyne then two...

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Sun Feb 14, 2016 12:14 pm
Where is the frog spawn?

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by PLUMPUDDING » Fri Mar 07, 2014 4:16 pm
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The frogs have been active in the pond for the past two weeks but they all seem to be males hence no frog spawn yet. Do you know if it is usual for...
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Last post by Diane
Sat Feb 13, 2016 3:15 pm
Any rare birds visiting your gardens?

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by PLUMPUDDING » Fri Dec 26, 2014 10:16 am
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With the mild winter there haven't been so many unusual birds visiting the garden so far.

We had our first Brambling yesterday and have had two...
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Last post by Geoff
Sun Jan 17, 2016 11:59 am
Do all goldfinches migrate?

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by Primrose » Thu Sep 19, 2013 9:02 am

We have been delighted this summer to have a couple of families of goldfinches come to our garden to feed on a daily basis for the first time. I have...

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Last post by Monika
Thu Jan 14, 2016 7:29 pm
non edible omlet

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by Pa Snip » Sat Dec 12, 2015 8:58 am

Mrs Snip enjoys keeping a few chickens in the garden but this summer we had a infestation of mite which would not clear up despite the regular...

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Sun Dec 13, 2015 9:58 am
Bird ID?

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by Stonecoloured » Tue Nov 10, 2015 12:59 pm

Just seen a bird on a branch, bobbing up and down. It had a grey head and wings, a yellow belly and a long thin tail. About blackbird size and just...

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Sat Nov 14, 2015 2:34 pm
For cat folk.....

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by Diane » Sun Feb 23, 2014 3:11 pm

True...so true....I'm sure this is what they really think. :lol:

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Tue Oct 20, 2015 4:22 am
The Resident Spider

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by Primrose » Sat Oct 03, 2015 12:04 pm

You can tell colder weather is coming. Our big Bath Spider has made his way into our bath again to take up indoor residence. He's massive and has to...

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Sat Oct 03, 2015 6:15 pm
Troubled by squirrels??

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by alan refail » Mon Sep 14, 2015 7:59 pm

If so, I'll send you my cat Tomos . All you have to do is pay her train fare and feed her!
Over the past three days she has killed two grey...

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Fri Sep 25, 2015 7:12 am
We've been deluding ourselves

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by Primrose » Mon Aug 24, 2015 9:41 pm

Every evening recently since we spotted a small hedgehog in our garden we're been putting food out for it and in the morning have been delighted to...

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Last post by Elaine
Sat Aug 29, 2015 9:41 pm
Delightful close up video

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by Primrose » Thu Aug 13, 2015 9:28 am

Watch this on the largest computer screen you have and have your sound turned on.
The hummingbird doing rolls chasing a bee is not to be missed.
Be...

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Fri Aug 14, 2015 7:53 am
First baby Blackbirds

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by PLUMPUDDING » Thu Apr 30, 2015 7:12 pm

This morning I noticed a pair of blackbirds feeding a very young fledgling, then a few minutes later there was another one on the fence. I thought...

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Last post by Geoff
Sat Jul 25, 2015 9:51 am
Cats get i to some strange situations!

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by Primrose » Thu Jun 25, 2015 11:18 am

Did you see this story in the press of a cat who accidentally took off in a glider?

We had a cat who one day climbed into our next door...

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Sun Jun 28, 2015 9:05 am
mice problems

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by malcs » Fri Jun 19, 2015 9:06 pm

Can you suggest a way to deter mice from eating my strawberrys. There are too many to trap.

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Last post by Geoff
Sat Jun 20, 2015 7:37 pm
House Sparrows

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by Elaine » Sun Jun 14, 2015 12:41 pm

For the first time in five years,I've had House Sparrows in my garden this week, flitting amongst the plants and eating from the feeders. I'm so...

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Last post by Monika
Thu Jun 18, 2015 7:03 pm
Spring magic

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by Primrose » Mon May 04, 2015 8:06 pm

For anybody with a few moments to spare, this is well worth watching. Not a sight one often gets to see, bur happening all around us !

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Last post by Westi
Tue May 05, 2015 5:33 pm
Cheap bird feeder

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by Primrose » Mon Apr 20, 2015 4:35 pm

For those who like to feed the birds, we have just recycled an ancient Hills Hoist type clothes dryer which was destined for the council tip.

We...

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Last post by Diane
Tue Apr 21, 2015 7:27 pm
Heaed Insulated Hen House or chicken house

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by jardinier » Sat Oct 12, 2013 3:49 am

Hello,

Imagine... here the thermometer can show -26F during the winter... brrrrr

My laying hens need a heated coop . :P

Yess for the fresh eggs...

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Fri Mar 27, 2015 12:38 am
Free on line Poultry Course.

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by Diane » Mon Feb 16, 2015 6:16 pm

I've just enrolled on this course -

Should be interesting. I'm halfway through their Animal Welfare course too. It's all totally free.

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Last post by Pa Snip
Mon Feb 16, 2015 11:10 pm
A (touching) tale of two hens

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by alan refail » Sat Feb 07, 2015 6:37 am

I lost two hens to extreme old age yesterday, but they keave a lasting memory.
One of them was Mama Duck, so-called because the first brood she...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Sat Feb 07, 2015 9:31 am
Dead chickens

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by Chantal » Thu Dec 11, 2014 2:17 pm
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Went to lock up the girls on Tuesday evening and found one dead inside the door of the run and another dead in the chicken shed. The remainder of the...
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Wed Jan 28, 2015 1:21 pm
Filbert

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by Chantal » Mon Jan 05, 2015 1:11 pm

Some of you may recall Filbert, our sprout eating kitten (my avatar)? Well he's all grown up, although still very small (ex feral) and still into...

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Last post by Chantal
Wed Jan 14, 2015 9:20 am
Any hens laying yet?

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by Diane » Sun Jan 19, 2014 12:41 pm

I think mine have started to think about it - combs going dark pink. I miss going out to the henhouse and harvesting nice warm eggs.

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Last post by Motherwoman
Thu Jan 01, 2015 12:58 pm
Vaseline has its uses !!

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by Primrose » Wed Nov 05, 2014 5:14 pm

For anybody plagued with squirrels ....

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Sun Nov 16, 2014 9:27 pm
Lady Bird Spider making a comeback in Dorset.

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by Diane » Tue Nov 11, 2014 12:19 pm

What a lovely creature - not sure I'd want to find one in my wellies though. Found again in the Arne peninsular recently.

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Last post by Motherwoman
Tue Nov 11, 2014 9:47 pm
teeny tiny chickens

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by Diane » Mon Sep 01, 2014 1:14 pm

My pekin has just hatched a couple of Serama chicks - my goodness....they said they'd be small...they're like little mice :D

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Mon Sep 01, 2014 7:11 pm
bad day

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by robo » Thu Aug 14, 2014 9:21 am

Bad day today ive just got back from dispatching 6 of my 7 chickens, most where rescued from a local zoo but they where old and wild the last few...

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Last post by Diane
Fri Aug 15, 2014 9:32 am
That's one tough cookie!

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by alan refail » Fri Jul 18, 2014 3:30 pm

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...or maybe just bloody lucky!

This is Gwenfrewi, one of my three-year-old Bluebelles. On Monday evening she was grabbed...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Sat Aug 09, 2014 12:11 pm
Noise level!

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by Motherwoman » Sun Aug 03, 2014 7:54 am

I've just taken my mug of tea into the garden and sat and listened to my flock of bantams and at this time of the morning the hens are making far...

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Fri Aug 08, 2014 7:06 pm
Cockerel :(

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by Diane » Fri Jul 25, 2014 4:54 pm

Isn't it sad when the little fowl you've been hoping was a hen finally turns out to be cockerel. Can't keep him. One of the trials of hatching :(

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Last post by Motherwoman
Fri Jul 25, 2014 9:09 pm
Barefooting saves the day

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by Cider Boys » Tue Jul 01, 2014 5:56 am

I walked across my lawn barefooted to where my gooseberry bushes are to pick some for tea. I was very careful as I trod around the bushes thinking it...

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Mon Jul 21, 2014 2:46 pm
Whose garden is it?

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by Primrose » Fri May 09, 2014 3:07 pm

Just popped indoors from weeding to make a quick cup of tea and noticed the moment I left the garden swarms of birds of all varieties flocked down to...

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Last post by Monika
Fri May 09, 2014 7:07 pm
We've been adopted

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by alan refail » Thu May 02, 2013 3:57 pm
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When our last cat died exactly three years ago at the age of twenty, we decided we would not get another cat. Someone thought different :!:

We have...
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Last post by Westi
Thu May 01, 2014 5:38 pm
What's the bird?

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by Motherwoman » Tue Mar 11, 2014 6:34 am
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I'm very puzzled by a bird call I've been hearing over the last two weeks. It starts as it gets dusk and continues for a couple of hours or so. It's...
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Sat Apr 26, 2014 2:14 pm
Strange Worm

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by Motherwoman » Wed Apr 16, 2014 4:44 pm

Was up the plot digging today and came across a sight I've never seen before. It looked like a worm being eaten by a slug. Normal healthy worm about...

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Fri Apr 18, 2014 1:42 pm
stockholm tar

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by Diane » Fri Apr 11, 2014 3:26 pm

Just had to apply a dollop of stockholm tar to a chicken's foot - what a strong smell. But I like it. Reminds me of creosote. :D

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Last post by Diane
Sat Apr 12, 2014 3:36 pm
Squirrels are not colour blind !

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by Primrose » Wed Apr 09, 2014 8:32 pm

They have just snapped off the head of every single one of my purple tulips yet left the red ones severely alone. I spotted one reaching up the stem,...

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Thu Apr 10, 2014 5:20 pm
Butterflies

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by peter » Sun Mar 16, 2014 9:34 pm

Past three days I have seen yellow, Tortoiseshell and Peacock butterflies. :D

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Wed Mar 26, 2014 12:10 pm

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