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Just four new photographs on the Photo Page starting from…

Just four new photographs on the Photo Page starting from number one.

Nothing stood still when I tried to take a few photographs of some of the Birds this afternoon. I took five photographs of the Pied Turkeys. I would just as well of tried to take a high speed train as they both would have looked the same as they were so out of focus.

Three of the Emu.

One of Dennis.

Our Emu Mob. Yes, that is the collective name for Emu. And believe you me that is the best name they could have. They are not at all intimidating or unkind. In fact I have no fear of them what so ever, but they do look Mob like.

Don’t know yet how many Males and Females there are. Again that is what the sexes are known as, but the intention is to let the Emu breed naturally and to incubate some of the eggs. Being that Emu come from the Southern Hemisphere they breed in our Winter time. They are starting to get into their mating season now. The Females make a drumming sound, the Males a deep grunting. We have heard the Females, so we will be able to sex them. We shall need to get a Sheep marker to mark them to be able to know what is what until the end of the breeding season when we will put leg bands on them.

Dennis, not my choice of name for our pet Turkey, I hasten to add, is a favorite with are Holiday Guests. He is so very friendly and likes to be around people. One of last weeks Guests was sitting reading a book with Dennis laid across her feet with his Silkie friends snuggled up to him. He has also learnt as Thornton to wait outside the Cottage door for a treat.

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Starting from number one there are six new photographs on…

Starting from number one there are six new photographs on the Photo Page.

Dear Mr and Mrs Farmer, We are all so sorry to hear about the death of Padfoot, what a shock it was. I have put together a collection of photographs of Padfoot as a little tribute. Vicky, Diane and John.

I must admit losing Padfoot has been a great loss. We only had him for a short while. In that time I really enjoyed having him. He was never the threat that we were told he would be in the rutting season. The only time he showed any aggression, and I reckon that was him having a bit of fun, is when he put his antlers against the front wheel of the quad bike when we were taking it in to fix the fencing.

Padfoot mated with all of the Females and we did not see any return, so we are hoping that he will produce Calves in the Spring. It could be that he may not have been fertile as we do not know what his illness was. I was unable to take him for a Postmortem as a Fox or Badger had managed to maul his carcass at little in the night and any results would have been contaminated. Although you know my thought on hunting we do use the hunt kennels to dispose of our fallen stock. Hunt Kennel Men because of the amount and species of animals that they butcher are very good at seeing what animals have died of and he will be letting me know if he sees any thing that may have caused Padfoots death. He is also saving Padfoots antlers that we will mount.

We are now having to wait for the results of the blood and feces samples from the Female Reindeer at Cricket St Thomas, for I believe that Padfoot problems originated from there. If the results show that there is a virus or other illness that can be passed on to our Females we will need to take precaution and any measures that will stop them from dieing as Padfoot has. Once we know our Females are clear from any problems we will get another Bull Reindeer.

Arnie is a lot better, not a 100% but getting that way. He is eating as before he was ill and is a lot perkier. We have stable him from when he was ill. As long as he is alright in the morning we will let him out in the Horse Field for a few hours.

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These five photographs were all taken in central Wisconsin , near Wonewoc, while riding our bikes on the

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Starting from number six there are five new photographs on…

Starting from number six there are five new photographs on the Photo Page.

Thought some of your many viewers might like this. Janet.

This tiny deer was delivered by Cesarean section at a wildlife hospital after his mother
was killed by a car. Little Rupert, who is so small he can fit in an adults hand, was born
after vets failed in their battle to save his mother.

At just six inches tall and weighing just over a pound, he is now in an incubator in the intensive care unit at a Wildlife Hospital in Buckinghamshire, England . He has only recently opened his eyes.

We brought him out and got him breathing and then he went into an incubator on oxygen.

He is now being fed by a tube.

Tucked up: Rupert in an incubator

Rupert pulls a striking pose for the camera

Staff are optimistic Rupert, now five days old, will make a full recovery.

Deer are very, very tricky but this one has spirit. He’s an extremely feisty.

little guy and quite pushy.

Asleep: Rupert takes 40 winks. Janet.

There is a 50% increase in occupants of the Reindeer Field. We have been asked for Paddy to try to sire two Reindeer Calves for two females that belong to Pennywell Farm in Devon. The two Females arrived this morning from Devon. Our Reindeer had a bit of a shock when the newcomers were introduced into the Field. There was a little chasing around and clashing of antlers between the Females. They seemed to have settled down by this afternoon other than the odd threats. I don’t think that Paddy could believe his luck. One of the Females has only one eye. It was like it when Pennywel acquired it. The two Females will be with us until the end of November, about the time that the Rut should finish.

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Starting from number one there are five new photographs on…

Starting from number one there are five new photographs on the Photo Page sent in by Judy.

Hi Mr Farmer, here are some views taken whilst I was on holiday in Norfolk. I hope you will be able to include them on the gallery.

The Old Lighthouse. Hunstanton. Norfolk. Taken from the arch of the chapel of St Edmund ruins.

The famous striped cliffs at Hunstanton. White chalk upper, Limestone, or Red Chalk middle layer and then a layer of grey/green Carstone. Many fossils have been found.

Castle Rising. 12th century Castle with keep built around 1140AD. The most famous piece in its history was when it came to the Mother of Edward III , Queen Isabella ,following her part in the murder of her husband , Edward II. It is said to be haunted by a she wolf with hair as white as snow and dripping fangs!!

The Church of St Lawrence, Castle Rising village.

Sunset at Heacham Beach. from Judy.

All of the Reindeer are now in the field we have prepared for them. Last evening we decided to take the four Females (Cows) to the field as we wanted to collect Padfoot the Male from Cricket St Thomas early this morning, before the Zoo opened to the public. We had decided before we loaded the Females that we would have a few problems and a bit of a run around to get them into the Horse trailer to take them from the Stables to the Field. In fact we could not believe how easy it was. We had prepared ourselves with gates to confine then in a small area just by the entrance of the trailer. We let two out of the stable and they walked straight into the trailer, we opened the other stable expecting the first two to come out of the trailer, they didn’t and the second two also walked straight in. On getting them to their Field, no sooner had we opened the trailer doors they ambled out took a few paces into the Field and put their heads down to munch at the grass.

We got up very early this morning so that we could get the Horses into feed them before we set out to Cricket St Thomas. The Zoo is only forty minute away from Denbury, so an easy journey for Padfoot the Male (Bull)back to Denbury. Again he was easy to get into the Horse Trailer. The Zoos two females were watching Padfoot leave. It made us wonder if they will miss Padfoot. Mind you we have the same problem when any of our Horses leave the Farm when sold.

We didn’t know what to expect when we let Padfoot out of the Trailer when we arrived back at Denbury. At first he was in no hurry to leave the trailer. He seem a little bewildered, that was until he saw the Females who had come out of one of the two shelters that are in the field. Head up and away he went for all of ten paces, until he realised that he was in a field of grass. Padfoot didn’t even bother to acknowledge his harem. Even when the Females were next to him they were ignored while he munched on the grass. Thankfully moving the Reindeer and introducing them to each other was a lot different than what we had imagined. It was a bit of an anticlimax. We have been looking in on them all day. They have settled in well and are together as a group, even when in the shelters they are all together. Padfoot come over to the the rails when we call out to him as Paddy bringing the Females with him. He is not in his Rutting mood yet, but going by what we have been told by both the Zoo and the suppliers of the Females he will soon change.

We are using the main Badger camera to look into the Reindeer untill we get the time to install a camera into the Reindeer Field.

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We do need a stable name for Lady s Filly…

We do need a stable name for Lady’s Filly Foal. As I have said before Thoroughbred Horses are not given names by the breeder, if it is the intention to sell it for racing, the racing owner should name it. We did consider the names that were suggested on the forum. Some we did not like and the ones that we did were more the sort of name that we may have chosen if we were going to race the Horse. We have thought of a few that we like, but we really cannot make up our mind what to name her, see what you think and let us know from these, unless you have any other suggestion for us. Pepper, Spice, Whisper, Whizz, Fizz, Ceder, Willow, Sky and Twist.

Talking about names, when I have written about the Deer on the farm, I have named the sex, as maybe Stags or Doe etc, But certain breeds of Deer do have different names that go back over the centuries. The Red Deer Male is a Stag, the females are Hind and the young are Calf. Roe and Muntjac Deer adults are both called Bucks for the Males, Does for the Females. The Roes young are Kids and the Muntjac is a Fawn. Fallow Deer that are not found in the West Country, are named the same as the Muntjac. Even though I know the names, I do at times get it wrong. Although you know what I mean if I do.

I don’t know if it is good or bad news. Coming back this evening from supper in Minehead, as we came along the drive, we saw one of the Geese on the island, the other one was swimming around it. I will start to put the bait down for the rats, I believe they are the main problem. In the area that the Geese use to lay out on, and graze, I will put in fencing posts about five feet out of the ground. I will then string in between them, so that if any Rooks or Carrion Crows come down they will touch the string, that will make them fly off. Also I can use the posts to electric fence the area to stop the Fox and Badger. I will also put a ramp from the water onto the island. After all that, I bet they don’t nest, and if they do the Otter or Mink will get the Goslings.