Bringing our Wildlife to you!
We have friends here tonight so the Diary is very short. We got the camera going this afternoon to show you Bliss and Misty working tomorrow. The picture is not as good as I would like, as some of you may have seen this afternoon when we tried it out. The length of the cable […]
I went and got three decoy Ducks today to try to make my own remote controlled model Duck, so that I can put a camera on it. I phoned some suppliers in the USA, but what they can supply me will still need me doing some work on to get it as I want. I […]
Sue, I try to feed the Badgers earlier so that I can see what I am doing. Although the Badgers Sett is very close to the Farm House, on both places that I put the food down I have to climb up a steep embankment to get to the feeding places. Getting to the main […]
There has not a lot been happening on the Farm today. We lunged Bliss and Misty again. Bliss went exceptionally well, with some one walking by her side, she was going from halt to walk to trot and back again, all on voice commands. For the last few minute of the lungeing session she did […]
We lunged Bliss and Misty in the sand school for the first time today. Horses are more often than not lunged before riding. Knowing Bliss and Misty it was important to ride them first. Lunging teaches horses to go in to different phases of walking, trotting, canter and halt on voice command. Lungeing also helps […]
It looks very much like we have got lucky with weaning Willow. I haven’t seen her taking milk from Lady for about a week. I thought that it could have been that I have missed it. But on checking Lady’s udder tonight she looks pretty well dry. It could well be that it has been […]
From last nights Diary. We do intend, subject to there not being any unforeseen circumstances to let you see Bliss and Misty being ridden. We think that next Sunday from about 10am would be a good time. It may not be right on that time. You will know we are going to show them, by […]
We have company this evening, so it will be a quick update tonight. No Elsie, the Sheep did not go to market today, I had a lot to do this morning and by the time I had finished it was to late. They will be going next week. Pat, I will definitely let you all […]
Dutch Elm disease must have peaked over twenty years ago. The disease decimated all of the mature Elm Trees in the UK. It is a fungal disease of the Elm Tree, and is spread from tree to tree by a Beetle that gets under the bark of the tree, causing the tree to shed its […]
For the past couple of weeks the lanes around our area have been teaming with young Pheasants that have just been released for the shooting season. You can tell that they are young birds by their plumage. Some are found on the lanes have been run over, probably a better way to die that being […]