Birds and Animals

After many happy years with our livestock we had to make the very tough decision to have them all rehomed, after we suffered several attacks by a couple of local holigans.
Sadly these individuals (all of whom have ASBO's) are not being charged as although we know who they are and the police know who they are they mothers claimed they were at home in bed.
Hopefully oneday we will have more poultry and the milking goats I have always wanted.

And then it was gone

Last night when it was time to make sure the birds were all locked up, my youngest daughter could not find one of the birds (named angel), the three older kids spent ages searching for her, they checked bushed and trees in case she had gone broody or decidd to roost some where strange. In the end I told them to come in it was dark, and so they were not going to find her.

This morning the birds were all let out, still she was missing. Secretly I thought maybe we had had a fox visit.

This afternoon I go out to the garden and have a search, no sign, till I decided to turn over an upside down bucket, as soon as I did out popped a rather scruffy damp looking hen with a bit of cramp, she is now swalking round the garden trying to strch her aching legs and wings. Stupid Chicken

The New Incubator is here

Okay so its arrived now, got it set up and working, happy the temperature control is good, humiditiy seems constant, so now I'm ready to go, just need some eggs.

I have loads of fertile quail eggs, bot don't really want more quail, have fertile duck eggs, but again don't really want more ducks. So what shall I do? Has anybody got any eggs for sale or to swap?

Thanks in adavnce

Mixing the birds

Introducing the birds and they all seem fine except for one on the wynadottes who is very agressive to all the other birds, will have to watch heras she seems a bit of a bully.

New Birds

Well the new Birds are here from Ann, with 3 more from Amanda arriving tomorrow.

Yesterdays arrivals are
4 Partridge Wynadottes
1 Petty little unknown
and a quad of Plymouth Rock X Sussex Crosses

New Birds

Our new birds have just arrived, pictures soon.

The Missing Goat

Today will out in thegarden trying to repair orur lawn, I was busy while Henry was playing. After a while Henry went in to do some work. a little while later I realised that I was a goat missing, I searched High and Low and couldn't find it., strange I thought as our garden has no gate. The doors were all closed ao it couldn't have wondered into the Garage.

So I go inside to look out of an upstairs window hoping to get a better view, and there in the living room is a goat, sat down chewing the cud and watching Bargain Hunt. Can you believe he had walked into the Laundry, then the Conservatory and then plonked himself down in front of the TV. Seems Henry had left the backdoor open while in thetoilet and only closed it when he had finished, but he must have walked past the gaot and not noticed.

KIDS Goat and Human,

Foot & Mouth

Just heard that there is another suspected case in Surry, the Animal Health sem to be taking it seriously as they are culling the herd.

Katherine Takes a swim

Just finished uploading a short film of Katherine our female Muscovy taking a dip in a nice bucket of fresh water.

New Forum For Goat Owners

Great new forum just for goat owners in the UK, check it out here


http://ukgoatowners.myfreeforum.org/

Pond

Well the pond is pretty much finished, needs nice stones round it, the ducks and goose have already tried it and seem to like it.

Pond

Well after about 3 hous the pond was filled and ready, and some stones laid around the edge, we will get some decent ones in a few days when it has had time to settle. The ducks and goose were in it within minutes.

New Pond

Finally having lived in this house for over 3 months, we finally have a pond.

Jamie and I spent about 3 house, digging, having changed the location twice after we found concrete 8 inches down.

Goat Playground

The goats need a playground, so I'm now on the look out for cable drums, pallets, or even a little tikes playground.