i'm thinking of bring in a red as i don't have any, do you clean the nest were there are ybs Andy No I don’t clean the nest bowl out or around the nest bowl until the youngsters are weaned. Unless it gets particularly bad or the parents are wet feeders. I just feel that it all helps to build immuni...

Too right.
You have done your share, and a bit more, George.
Time to have some rest and enjoyment.

Late this afternoon I was walking past the table on the patio, and a baby magpie ran up to me on the table. I had a tin of pigeon food so I put some in my hand and held it out. It immediately started picking up grains and dropping them, it was hungry, but this was not what it wanted. I called out to...

Good news Trev. Good to hear you’ve had one of the hens return and a couple more settled. I have had most of my first eggs that are going to hatch, hatch. I have had a few not hatch but have 12 youngsters rung and 3 more to ring tomorrow. I agree, it's great that one of the hens has returned. and a...

They do look good though George.

Sorry, just woke up, 6.00am. Still getting my brain in gear.

Looking strong and healthy, Andy.
The hormoform is not doing them any harm.

My darling wife called me to say that a mealy had landed and she had put it away.
It isn't so much a mealy as a light red chequer, off one of the expensive red Thone' boys, but she called me, described it, and put it away.
And, how blessed is a man who finds a good wife?

I picked out 9 hens and 9 cocks to go to the three mile point on Saturday. I picked out 9 hens and 9 cocks to go to the three mile point on Sunday. That was interesting. I am down a few, including one that had pedigree longer than your arm. Gay pied blue bar. The falcon had that one, for sure. I als...

It was quite warm today, about 30c. Sunny too.
Just to remind us that the warm weather is not quite finished.