Finally found out what they were! Forsythia, flowering current, weigela and not sure what else. None had died, but they hadn't grown either and...
East facing front garden with 6 foot high hedge- with established roots but also very tangly shallow ones. The soil is quite heavy . There is a...
Thanks all. The leaves had a strong smell but couldn't quite tell what it smelt of. I found a few clumps elsewhere, where I hadn't planted...
I dug this area out last year and replanted it with sweet peas, I may have sprinkled some other seeds and bulbs there too :scratch:. I have had...
Thanks everyone. I will put drainage gaps in at the bottom and plenty of perforated breeze blocks for ventilation. It will work out much cheaper...
can i run my ideas for a new chicken house past you please?I have a solid concrete base in my garden that I previously wanted to get rid of...
Lol;Is that kind of damage unusual/ extreme even for a fox then? Trust me to get a flippin terminator !
This is a photo of the litter tray at the point where the fox would have landed on entering, must have been quite a big thing I guess? [IMG]...
Hi Mandy My litle birds were certainly sitting 'ducks' and I was really sorry about that. Sadly I haven't the space to let them be really free...
You are all so lovely and you have made me feel a lot better, so a virtual bunch of flowers or pint to you all.My run and house were separate...
Thanks again everyone. I know the fox is doing what foxes do, I just feel so angry at myself because they were my responsibility and I couldn't...
Thanks all. I did have 4 birds. I live in the centre village though there is a field pretty much surrounded by houses on the opposite side of a...
Last night. It broke the padlock and hinges off the nest box and tossed it about 1 metre away. It must have been a big thing as it seriously...
I have only got the 4, two cobbs and two isas. The cobbs are quite a bit bigger although they are about the same age. The one cobb is the boss,...
Should chickens be molting at this time of year? I have 4 hens born in sept and I have only had them a couple of weeks. The last couple of days...
I actually put the first lot in the compost cause I didn't know what else to do with it. But despite moving the compost around the garden into...
I will do that then thank you.
I use woodshavings in the hen house and wonder if I can dig the woodshavings and poo straight into the veggie plot or should I put them in the...
I want to put a roof over part of the run just to give them some shelter. I quite like the idea of clear onduline as it will keep the run light,...
Thanks; it's going to be portable so that I can move it around.
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