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by Murray
Fri Feb 25, 2022 3:36 am
Forum: Chit Chat
Topic: Buzzards
Replies: 6
Views: 316
Gender:
Australia

Re: Buzzards

We have a few Peregrines around here but they get a hard time. My wife feeds the magpies, sometimes there are 30 or 40 on the lawn. Some are very tame. They get on well with the pigeons, sometimes sharing the bath. When a falcon gets too close the magpies get stuck into them and the crows, or ravens...
by Murray
Thu Feb 24, 2022 7:55 am
Forum: Chat Racing Pigeons
Topic: Using Garlic
Replies: 14
Views: 945
Gender:
Australia

Re: Using Garlic

I use the one with the mother in. I use the ones made for poultry as I can get it at wholesale price from my suppliers. You could make a quid there, Andy. Get a 1000 litre pelican of it at, whatever it costs in pounds, put it in 1 and 5 and 10 litre containers, think of a catchy name.... Boom. :D
by Murray
Thu Feb 24, 2022 7:36 am
Forum: Chit Chat
Topic: Buzzards
Replies: 6
Views: 316
Gender:
Australia

Re: Buzzards

What is a 'buzzard', Andy?
I am not sure what the equivalent is here.
The closest I can see from the interweb is the kite, which is a bin chicken. They hover in huge numbers over rubbish dumps.
by Murray
Thu Feb 24, 2022 7:32 am
Forum: Chit Chat
Topic: Good morning
Replies: 2451
Views: 49221
Gender:
Australia

Re: Good morning

Bonjour, mes amis.
by Murray
Thu Feb 24, 2022 6:29 am
Forum: Weather
Topic: Todays weather.
Replies: 4219
Views: 75649
Gender:
Australia

Re: Todays weather.

They said there was a 'chance' of a thunderstorm. That translates as 'next to no possibility'. But there you go, it's raining really good and there's a fair bit of lightning around. The cats are funny. Olly is under the bed. :shock: Banjo is on the dining table pretending to be asleep. Flynn is at t...
by Murray
Thu Feb 24, 2022 6:21 am
Forum: Chat Racing Pigeons
Topic: Using Garlic
Replies: 14
Views: 945
Gender:
Australia

Re: Using Garlic

Because I could not get out to the orchard at one point, to buy the natural fermented ACV, when I was at the wholesaler buying stock for the Service station, I bought a bottle of cheap supermarket cider vinegar. I put some in the bottle the natural stuff had been in, and the 'mother' started growing...
by Murray
Wed Feb 23, 2022 7:29 pm
Forum: Weather
Topic: Todays weather.
Replies: 4219
Views: 75649
Gender:
Australia

Re: Todays weather.

Heading to about 30c with a chance of showers later.

Practically the same every day for the next week. 28 to 30 degrees with chance of 1 to 5 mm of rain.
by Murray
Wed Feb 23, 2022 1:00 am
Forum: Chat Racing Pigeons
Topic: Using Garlic
Replies: 14
Views: 945
Gender:
Australia

Re: Using Garlic

I also give them Apple cider vinegar every second day during the week, at a rate of 10 mls in 3 litres of water. It's important, I think not to make it so strong that they start drinking less, especially in the hot weather. They seem to like the taste at that sort of strength, but it's a bit of tria...
by Murray
Tue Feb 22, 2022 7:29 pm
Forum: Chat Racing Pigeons
Topic: Using Garlic
Replies: 14
Views: 945
Gender:
Australia

Re: Using Garlic

I read that leaving the garlic in the water it starts to decay after a few days as it is organic matter. Once a week I crush a big clove of garlic with the flat of a knife, put it in a bottle of water for a few hours and then strain out the garlic. I add a tablespoon of cider vinegar and dilute it w...
by Murray
Sun Feb 20, 2022 7:25 pm
Forum: Weather
Topic: Todays weather.
Replies: 4219
Views: 75649
Gender:
Australia

Re: Todays weather.

I feel sorry for you blokes.

We are having a lovely run of weather at present. Another warm clear day today.

You all be careful.