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It's a blood born virus as far as I know Ina. So it would be spread by cats or dogs if they ate them, or contracted their fleas, I think. I imagine mossies would do it here too, but you don't have mossies there do you? Anything that transfers blood.. Hi Folks I haven't been here for a while but it ...

Hi Folks I had nine goslings hatch out at the beginning of May. One died after being crushed in the nest. I have been away on hols and left the stock in the good care of a nieghbour. Over the last week or so five of the goslings have died. I notice that two of the brood are much bigger than the casu...

Hi Folks I've been away for a few weeks so I am just catching up with what you all have been chatting about. Here in Orkney we have a farmers market once a month (usually on the last Saturday but I think it may be more frequent now as I've seen a sign up for this weekend) held in Broad Street carpar...

Hi Folks Organic cigars all round. :cheers: One of my goose girls has hatched out nine out of ten eggs yesterday after only 30 days sitting. The little uns seem fine but I can't get close to them. One question I have is how to get the other goose to sit at the same time as she either just wanders ar...

but that the Queen owns them, by some sort of royal prerogative. I believe that it is still an act of treason to kill a swan and as such the only thing you can still be hung for in our country. I think that interfering with the post and defacing coins can also be considered treason. I believe it is...

I have on several occasions picked up rabbits or hares that have decided to end it all under my car. One thing I might caution is that it is an offence to be in possession of a protected animal such as a badger no matter how it died. You may have read about the case of the famous composer Sir Peter ...

Thanks for the welcome. There are trees in both Orkney and Shetland ( locals don't use the expression Orkneys) but not many . Most of the forest cover has been removed after six thousand years of farming. The growing conditions are difficult but given a bit of shelter one can produce a fine veg gard...

Hi Folks Thoght I would introduce myself. The name is Martyn, married to Anne (hence the user name). We have been in the Orkney islands for nearly ten years now and have enjoyed the sense of community and awayness. We have and old farm steading with a lot of stone buildings which we try in vain to s...