An even closer up of the new feather coming through the feather shaft.
Quails
We no longer have free range quails. Their unique flying style has had to be curtailed as another three escaped – even over the netting that we had put up. So there will soon be a large wild quail population…
…and
I don’t suppose that Doris either had to cope with a number of small white dogs who have managed to spend the last hour playing in the coal pile.
I don’t want to be Doris any more
Thinking about it, I don’t think that Doris Day really faced the challenges of living in a house which is constently ‘work in progress’ or indeed of living with Ian. In fact, the more I think of it, the more…
Stables
I got locked in the stable today with the runner ducks. I think the dogs had jumped on the bottom catch – I wonder if they had been trained… When I finally managed to get out I mentioned to Ian…
Fox Trap
Firstly the Rhode wasn’t eaten the other night, unfortunately it was just LS (ooops I have just read that back & I don’t mean it how it sounds – I don’t mean that it was unfortunate that the Rhode wasn’t…
It’s in the genes
Ians parents, nan and aunt have been here this weekend and we have had a super time as this co-incided with Ians birthday. Today we went to the Upfront craft gallery and I am now commited to learning more about…
Fox again
It took Little Sheep and the Rhode. We are very upset with ourselves as we should have put then away, we just didn’t think that the fox would go into the barn with the goats, or find the Rhode in…
Fox
On the day that they banned fox hunting, we had our first experience with a fox. It took four ducks, left two dead and we had three injured. Two of the injured ones had neck wounds. It was very upsetting…
Bandy Legs
the chicken is still bandy legged. In fact I think that things are getting worse as he is getting bigger. I don’t know if I taped them in the wrong place or took the tape off too soon, or maybe…