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I have not been on the forum for many months now - no real reason just very busy and lots been going on. I hope to get on here most days now so just wanted to say hi to everyone and just wondering if any of the old gang I used to speak to are still on here. I am still in touch with my dear...

I have rescued a young pheasant from my local shoot that was injured when it arrived last week. It was unable to stand and in the 3 days I have had it it now stands but tends to walk backwards. It can fly. I have it in my indoor pen that I have used for young chickens. It has a lamp at night...

We free range our little flock of chickens and ducks and we feed them away from their run on a sloping piece of ground that is earth and shale. We have been using it for about 5 years and would like to clean it somehow to get rid of any bacteria from their poo. Has anyone done this kind of thing...

I just lost 2 of my ducks tonight. 6.00pm, broad daylight, 2 grown fox cubs got at them in the field and killed my white khaki and one of the brown ones. My daughter heard something and ran up the field in bare feet to see a fox with one of the chickens in its mouth. It dropped her and ran and...

I have just bought DE to use for the chickens both in their food and in the shed, dust baths etc. I have read on the website that you can put a little in your dog's coat to kill fleas, ticks etc. Do any of you do this? I am worried about them inhaling it when they groom themselves. Is that...

I will try and post some pics of my dogs for anyone who likes springers!! Jac Jac and Ruby Ruby when she was very little!! Hope that works!!

Thought you might be amused by these pics of Ruby, 8months, and my daughter up a tree this afternoon. And what an amazing tree too!

I found 2 of my chickens had spent last night out under a tree in the snow!! The coldest night of the year and they were there because they won't step on the snow. You stupid creatures - you walked on it to get up there in the first place!!! I tried to herd them down and they run round and...

5 inches have fallen in the last 2 hours and it is still coming down!! We don't usually get much snow as we are 9 miles from the sea. Now we are properly snowed in and going nowhere!! Just like my American friends on BYC!!

Of all the toys that my dogs have when they come in the house the favourite is the inside of a tennis ball with the fuzzy outer stripped off!!! Both jac and Ruby head for it straight away and it features in games every evening!! Why buy toys when they prefer such cheap and basic entertainment...

We took our 5 month old springer pup, Ruby, to a gundog test today!! No....she was not competing but going to meet the other dogs and see what goes on. She has been quite scared of other dogs so far but today she was really good!! She socialised really well and was so interested in the others...

I had a letter from my employer yesterday saying they have made a mistake and have overpaid me by £1000 over a period of months. They say I have to pay this back but my husband thinks that by law they cannot get this back from me. Any ideas? I will have to pay in instalments if it has to go back...

My second cockerel I hatched has started to challenge me at just 13 weeks old so we decided he needs to go and live with the young pheasants in a different part of the forest to Fred, the first cockerel. I have to admit to being frightened of cockerels and was very disappointed when 2 of my 4...

Fred, my spare roo I hatched, went to his new home yesterday. He now lives in a very large pen with 250 young pheasants that belong to the local shoot. If he behaves he will live there and not be shot as he won't fly like a pheasant!! We let him in and he strutted across, crowing, and was quite...

A friend went to an auction to buy 6 chicks and was successful bidding for 1 lot. Unknown to her if you buy one lot you can also buy 2 more the same. When the auctioneer asked if she wanted all of them she said yes, thinking he was talking about the 6!! So she came home with 18 chicks....not 6...

I hatched 4 chicks 10 weeks ago and 2 are crowing. I have never done this before - can you tell me when they will start to fight? I need to get rid of one before that happens either to another home or the pot.

Last week I was driving to town on a fast piece of road and was flashed by an oncoming motorist. I slowed thinking there would be a sheep on the road but found an old foxhound standing in my way!! I pulled around him and went on but knew he would get hit so turned around. Long story short - I...

Opinions please! I saw a Wyandotte yesterday and loved the look of her. Are they good layers? If they are then I will try to hatch some to sell and keep 2 for myself. They need to be good layers for me to sell them at point of lay. Thanks for your help.

My chicks hatched yesterday so this is a question in advance. How long are they fed chick crumbs before they go onto starter pellets? This is my first batch so it is new and exciting annd I want to get it right!!

My first hatch and I thought we had killed them in a power cut. On day 22 now and 1 hatched overnight and 2 today so far. I think 2 others have pipped. The ones that are out are so cute and very loud!! They will be ready for the brooder tomorrow as they are very strong and active. I am so...