Welcome back Mrs G! I see your on Youtube this year!

... OMG! and you can rewind the stream by a couple of hours. Brilliant!

The best pub pint I ever had was in a pub in Burton-on-Trent and it was humble Brew 11 that had travelled just a few metres from the brewery next door.

Hi Christine, I can vouch for Ivermectin working very well but have only used it on my cockerel for the egg withdrawal reasons. I don't remember who suggested this (Mrs Biscuit I think) but applying diatom more accurately and at the base of feather shafts in appropriate places is much better than tr...

Yes, that is totally unfathomable! - unless, maybe, trying to hide the treasure horde of nuts? To a mouse a screw like that must be like picking up a length of railway track in your teeth!
Fantastic. Thanks also Ruth

I have a feeling that they might be sensitive to tiny electric fields through their whiskers. Useful for finding small prey in the dark like a catfish looking for hidden prey under the silt. If so, then the electric field from a fence would be very 'loud' and disturbing. Anyway, seems to do the tric...

I'm amazed your mice can get through 10mm holes Rick Yes, I don't quite believe it either! I did catch 3 of them and one was in a bad way with lots of scratches on the back which could well be the cat but maybe from the wire Maybe they got into the box some other way but I couldn't see any gnawed h...

Well... I had a small area (space between the nest boxes) that was definitely sealed with half inch weld mesh (a little less, 10mm I think) and they got in and left a load of dropping as evidence. They do seem to have been getting smaller in response to the challenge but squeezing through that is a ...

Hi Christine, Lice are really obvious - they are a little darker than skin coloured but can be seen scampering away when feathers are parted to have a look. Also there will be egg clusters at the base of feathers that are unmistakable. Insecticide drops (like for dogs and cats) or injections may be ...

I suppose, if we ever finally have robots the it will be 'Alexa, put the kettle on' (thinking about the Goblin teas maid.) Hand tools, defiantly. What's the point of saving the effort with a power tool and then going to the gym?! Mind you I wouldn't take that as far as giving up the washing machine....

Canada goose! Yum! I think its Mid June that the risk drops off to normal again. Foxes are beautiful and if they can nab a few wild water birds in good supply, well - enough to go around. Hopefully, our chooks and ducks are off the menu with a bit of caution and luck.