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As I had previously mentioned the wet
weather of the past week was not to the liking of all those living
at Broad Oak. For whatever reason the female blue tit has gone
missing over the weekend and all the chicks have passed away. The
male bird remains active around the nestbox area but had never
attemted to feed the chicks since his mates disappearance.Tomorrow
a visit from Little Bollington School will be a difficult occasion
to explain to young children that Nature can be equally as cruel as
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Show Season Begins for thr Chapel Herd |
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The season of showing our pedigree animals
got underway last weekend . Our first show of the season was at The
Newark and Nottinghamshire Show. Inclement weather did not produce
large volumes of public support around the show rings for the two
days of showing our pigs. It is always good to use this show to
remind experienced pigs of how to show themselves off, and teach
the new entrants to the showring how to act and behave. Much the
same applies to the showmen themselves !! A couple of show
stalwarts begin their farewell tour , with Geoff Parker from
Cheshire thinking of becoming a John Travolta devotee WILD HOG |
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Recent rain is very welcome ,on the whole.
Spring sown barley was showing signs of stress from drying winds
and weedkiller application. Within days it looks a different and
thriving crop once again. Fertiliser on grassland is being utilised
better also.The main crop potatoes, though not yet emerged in the
drill will benefit also as they had been planted in very dry
conditions and the rain will not only replenish soil moisture
levels , but also help flush a weed germination in readiness for
spraying.
One "family" not very pleased with reduced temperatures and wetter
conditions are the blue tits and 8 newly hatched chicks in the nest
box with tv camera linked to the education room . We will have many
happy smiling faces on our visitors in the coming weeks im
sure.Once you begin to watch the chicks feed it is very difficult
to remember there is work to be done on the farm!
The main task this week is preparation of pigs ready for the show
season. |
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