Chickens?

[sime42]

Lovely. I can imagine that it must indeed be very gratifying to watch them come of age.

 

Although. Not as gratifying as watching big fat berries ripening in the sunshine in front of your eyes, just itching to be plucked and popped in the mouth.

 

 

[Oldfeller]

recall the warrener;[look him up, quite a knowledgeable character]

tellingof a young lad who had bantams, and locked them up every night, one night he forgot,, in the morning they were all dead, scattered over the yard and surrounding area, some eaten, some half buried nearby,clearly the work of a fox.

he asked the warrener,,"But how did the fox know I had left the door open"?

 

warrener replied,,"he didn't,,, he comes every night".

he came back the next night too,,, but he didn't leave this time.

[AHPP]

The Warrener who used to write for the shooting magazines?

[Oldfeller]

6 minutes ago, AHPP said:

The Warrener who used to write for the shooting magazines?

yep that's the fella. 

DVDs

THEWARRENERSDEN.CO.UK

 

[AHPP]

We’re remarkably lucky with foxes etc. There’s a fox den and a badger sett a few hundred metres away. My mate’s been keeping chickens and other stuff here for twenty years with no problem. 

[rapalaman]

We have them come through the garden regularly, most nights caught on camera but also sometimes during the day. Nearly got next doors hen as she was always out free. 
They look for a weak point, open hatches, doors etc every time.

A month ago one vixen didn’t leave

[AHPP]

3 minutes ago, rapalaman said:

We have them come through the garden regularly, most nights caught on camera but also sometimes during the day. Nearly got next doors hen as she was always out free. 
They look for a weak point, open hatches, doors etc every time.

A month ago one vixen didn’t leave

How urban are you?

 

I’m actually sat about fifty yards from the foxes now. Considering getting up early for a roe from here tomorrow. Let’s see how the getting up early bit works shall we. 

[rapalaman]

Suburbs of county town, mile from the centre and two miles to open countryside. Have had muntjac, pheasant, partridge and ducks walking in the road and garden

[AHPP]

I’m a bit more rural. Nobody will be feeding these ones. 
 

On the roe, good timing. Two just ran down the field in front of me. Probably displaced by someone on the cycle path up the top. Sailor didn’t notice. Too busy fixated on a 40mm long bit of wet stick he’d put on my leg. 

[rapalaman]

I’d love somewhere a bit more out in the sticks with land but where I am suits us really. Decent sized garden, good local pub, easy access to town when needed.

plus as I get older it’s as much as I can do to keep on top of what I’ve got 🤣