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That works well Tweetypie. I discovered by accident the other day when I was clearing out the kitchen to paint that my plastic crow that I brought back from Amsterdam (they have them there in hardware shops to scare off the pigeons) does a good job too. I had let them out in the garden and...

They had a huge bell style food hopper (huge!) Don't know how full it was but clearly supplemented that mostly by foraging over half an acre (no half a hectare) at least. Mine would defiantly go on strike with that information! The cockerel would have been magnificent if he hadn't been roughed...

Just come back from a few days near Rhayader in Wales. We didn't manage to see the Red Kite feeding (bad timing) but were very impressed by the local nesting facilities!

3.7kg after breakfast.

Mine pretend that they don't like pellets too but the feeder holds about a weeks worth for them (by the time mash is factored in) and it routinely needs a refill at the weekend. They eat it when there is nothing better on offer and they think I'm not watching so the poor starving chicken act...

I know this wont be everyones cup of tea but for anyone out there who might like a noisy jazz/rock/Jpop fusion, Shiina Ringo's 'Shouso Strip' and 'Karuki Zahmen Kiri No Hana' albums are sublime genius!!!

I am presuming that the red and black pairs are the sensor inputs. It might be worth tugging on them very gently to check that none are loose. A fractured wire is another possibility. You could diagnose that by attaching the sensor to that input with a short run of good wire and see if the...

I went to the farm supplies today to buy a new bag of layers pellets. On the counter there were half a doz quail eggs from their own little flock and I bought them (very tasty.) They were about the size of a 5p and that seems small even for quail - the ones from the supermarket are bigger I'm...

Not pretending to be anything other than a novice with birds but have taken some pictures lately where there have been juveniles that have been an education. Anyway, looking around for resources this evening came across this: http://www.babybirdid.com/WHObabybirdID2.php?BBIntroResponse=Yes...

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The new image handler on this forum is better than we had before. It can now be bigger than 800 x 600 and it gets resized automatically but most cameras (even on phones) tend to take very large images. Software that will crop or resize images is fairly easy to come by. Off the top of my head...

Supper time! Don't know what that fish is but it looks very tasty!

Its really starting to sound like the farmer has been busy in the fields, or maybe just the winds, and a whole bunch of stuff has been blowing in. Springtails in clouds for one but also everything else thats living out there (maybe mites too.) If it was me I'd give the house a good vac all over...

Springtails? Mite have 8 legs as adults.

Sorry if I overdid it on the incredulity front before Jaffa Cake. They do sound more like spider mite of some description - theres no way poultry red mite would be swarming over a potted plant, particularly in daylight. You can post images by selecting the 'Attachments' tab just under the 'Save...

Thought she was on the mend yesterday - appetite returned and looking brighter. This morning it was obviously the end of the road. I think the underlying problem was her gizzard not working properly, similar effect as a blocked crop but without any apparent blockage - been going on for a few...

I didn't think we would get them here (run is in the middle, dogs and cats all round.) A friend of mine has kept chickens on their farm for many years, has a den that they know about nearby and has never had trouble. Trouble is, if they do get hungry, with cubs, or territories change for some...

Hmmm. I don't like the look of that. I would expect that if they did step on the treadle then the big flappy lid opening would make them run a mile. I like this kind of thing. The mice probably can get to it with some effort when its hanging 6 inches off the ground but not easily and I have...

Hi Angela, Red mite look like this They a 8 legged and don't have wings. They cant jump, just crawl. They are very small - just look like big dust without a magnifying glass. I think the flies are just flies - cant think of any small flies that would be a problem to chickens so they just...

Bound to be an earthquake! :) It comes in threes, you've all got to give it another go. Its been too long since I was last in Wales so this summer... Ive just put my car through the MOT. Apparently, next year they are going to phase in a new regime of testing that will include the engine...