I love the way they run to gain speed before lift off!

I've seen Exchequer Leghorns fly further than that but not at that height. When a newly arrived Welsummer hen escaped (see Oh boy! Did I get that all wrong!! Post by Margaid » Sun Dec 16, 2012 8:12 pm for the full story) she took off and flew about 40 yards - and they are not supposed to be flighty ...

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Tue Nov 06, 2018 8:19 am

More likely that they know he's a teenage boy with naughty thoughts, and are putting him in his place!

I agree with Chris. Changing their feeder/drinker from red to green, or a different style can stop them eating/drinking because it's "strange".

Upper brook Farm, I think best practice with any waterfowl is to provide a pond of some description, even if its a plastic kiddy pool :) I am a Big believer in the opinion that if you cannot provide an animal with what it needs to fulfil its natural behaviours, then its probably best not keeping th...

There is no truth in the rumour that Margaid, Marigold and I have visited Wales which is the reason for the right downpour they got. Ex PP members will remember no doubt us all planning to meet at Glaslyn only to be thwarted by flooding Oops, sorry, I was in Sennybridge last Saturday. Have had a fa...

The one simple point that has bothered me from the announcement of the referendum result; why was Cameron so out of touch that he was convinced he would win to the extent of having no plans in place for Brexit?

Nearly as good as Simon's Cat Marigold, but then I am a cat lover ... Brilliant Marigold. Educative and funny! 😷 I thought so too, but they overlooked one point. One of my aunts told me I'd know when I'd met the right man because even his farts would smell lovely! :roll: [/quote] What a pity you did...

I think I've posted this before somewhere, but a friend and I have decided we are never going to live in Places. We're not sure where "Places" is, but it nearly always has rain or showers; just occasionally there are sunny spells in Places

It's one of the silly things that gives you the giggles. 'Rydw i'n is the colloquial "long" form, the full version without apostrophes is "Yr ydwyf i yn hoffi coffi" - but really depending on the verb it can mean "I do" or "I am". In front of "mynd" = to go, it can mean "I go" or "I am going". There...