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  • May 8, 2023

    Sorrowful News from the Farmy This Morning.

    Sorrowful News from the Farmy This Morning.

    The mink has killed Nelson the rabbit. Every summer Nelson lives outside in a shabby old chicken tractor under the big tree but this year I deemed the chicken tractor with its broken door; unsafe. So I brought her into the chicken hospital which is built like Fort Knox – specifically to keep animals safe…

  • May 7, 2023

    What bird builds a nest like this?

    What bird builds a nest like this?

    This birds nest is way up high in the old elm tree, can you see it? The nest seems to be almost suspended on a curving branch that looks a bit like the boot of Italy. It looks so precarious there. And that branch does not look strong. The nest is tall – probably about…

  • May 6, 2023

    How to Revive dried out Potted Plants.

    How to Revive dried out Potted Plants.

    This is probably one of the most important plant revival hacks to know. If you, like me, just cannot resist rescuing dried out herb or vegetable plants from the supermarket. I found a few the other day that were in pots so dry it was practically rocklike and grey. The potting mix had shrivelled up,…

  • May 5, 2023

    Bath-time for Ducks and Chooks

    Bath-time for Ducks and Chooks

    The Barn Yard Ducks don’t actually need a pond full of water as long as they have deep bowls of water but they LOVE it most when they can have a proper bath in a pond. Ducks preen after a bath. The main function of preening behaviour is to re-distribute the oils secreted at the base…

  • May 4, 2023

    Tima and The Beast

    Tima and The Beast

    I suspect these cows of grooming Tima. Their long rough tongues must feel good on her back. And she is not choosy. She is getting much more comfortable with the cows being in ‘her’ field. But lying down behind them to wait for her massage seems less than sensible. They are enormous and she looks…

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