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  1. Sheal

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    There was no need to agree @ARMANDII but I suppose if the cap fits.....:snorky:
     
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      Just make sure it wont damage your grass S :dunno:.

      Edit i was agreeing with your first line :heehee:
       
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        I was agreeing with the policy of not feeding him, Sheal!!:dunno::heehee: I know someone who had the problem with badgers of them using one area as a communal latrine in his third of an acre garden. He tried fences.......didn't work:dunno: Then he tried Jeyes fluid which worked:hapydancsmil:...........until they decided to move 30 feet away and do the same thing:wallbanging: And the problem is that Badgers are smart and will work things out!! The problem disappeared when a neighbour further up the Hill started to feed the Badgers and since then he hasn't had a visit from them.:snorky:
         
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          What grass Martin! :snorky: That half of my front garden is completely moss and I've decided to leave it so it won't need mowing. There's a tree stump very near where the badger has been digging so I'll paint that with the fluid and hopefully it'll do the trick. I've also got a number of dead branches laying around so instead of burning those I'll lay them on the area for a while.

          You're too honest. ;)
           
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            I thought so Armandii, I was just jesting. :biggrin:

            Let's hope Jeyes works. I believe the sett is about half a mile away, I just hope they haven't decided to move house. :doh:
             
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              I forgot about this thread, Young urban fox in my front garden last night.
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                Wow lovely photos of the Fox @martin-f and you are so lucky to have one of these beautiful animals in your garden,and hope you keep feeding them while the weather is bad?

                May I ask what have you put out for them to feed on as I can’t tell whether it is bread or meat?
                 
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                  Kandy Will be glad to see the sun again soon.....

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                  9AAE4DC5-C984-4F69-880A-AF78C6F126CC.jpeg 14567662-ACEF-4BD1-8A3E-793D0629C0AD.jpeg 8AB32A99-B85F-4E50-8EE7-452D0D3E0197.jpeg 774A36B7-2758-4E30-B5FB-2C15C2634ADB.jpeg 69A1D62C-0883-40AA-87CE-D3A900029B2D.jpeg 06550CF3-9CF5-40D9-B1D5-8299571088CE.jpeg 0A35183E-2A5A-4814-B528-B9D55526759C.jpeg Not actually wildlife so wasn’t sure where to post these photos but we managed our walk over to the next village this morning and was lovely to see the lambs again with their mums:biggrin: 9B79A75C-2CAF-4916-A183-B56F3A77B0F3.jpeg
                   
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                    @Kandy ... they are adorable, hope they survive the bad weather there. Thank you for sharing.
                     
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                      40D0C0B7-5226-4660-A193-7BEAE1D8EF49.jpeg 88D74DDB-571E-43D9-89D3-EDA12D6BCBDF.jpeg AFC22980-34A1-4820-9F12-EA5FEC892740.jpeg 0092E9CB-8D95-46BF-9F90-B1F593AB1285.jpeg @Victoria We couldn’t get over to see them yesterday as the wind was bitter and I was a bit worried about them but the farmers have been going out early each morning to give them more food and silage.Surprising how hardy they are:biggrin:

                      This is our village before we even get outside of it:snorky:
                       
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                        Hi @Kandy thank you nice shots from yourself, on calendar news last night the farmers was bringing some of the lambs indoors,

                        The first night i fed them i put bread out and two buns with jam in them next door neighbour gave us to eat but there wasn't very nice so fed them the fox, the foxes ate the buns but left the bread,

                        Last night i put out cheese chopped into very small pieces they like to hide/stash food and i want them to stand and eat so i thought very small bits was the way to go, i also put out bread caked in fat from the Sunday roast tin, it ate the cheese and left the bread and fat so breads not really on there menu here,

                        Today we have been shopping and ive bought some cat food pouches for them 12 pouches for about £2.50 and we have some left over onion bhaji from tea for them i might chop some more cheese up as well.
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                          A few more shots from last night.
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                            Hi got a few more shots today, two turned up later on but unfortunately i didn't manage to get any shots, one of them is recognizable by a cut in its ear,
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                            I will post more pictures up in the morning time for bed :snooze:.
                             
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                              :)
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                                Excellent shots, @martin-f :thumbsup:

                                Hope your neighbour doesn't read this :heehee:
                                 
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