Penthesilea, my Amazonian duck, is single-beakedly digging up the path to my shed. She did it last year. It is her constant winter chore and one she takes very seriously. Luckily, for my last birthday, OH gave me some path tiles laid to my shed so I can walk safely and cleanly along through the […]
A Winter Walk | My Shetland
Well, I expect you can guess where this is going….. Daisy, Floss and I went on a dog walk and, obviously, Monster came too…… in the snow….. whinging all the way. I title this “One Girl and Her Cat”. We always waited for Monster to catch up. He likes to lag behind, whining. There was […]
Winter Walk | My Shetland
A brief glimpse at the sun this morning and it was a busy day ahead. The plumber was here for most of the morning trying to resurrect our boiler (only 24 years old) to limp through another winter, while we are on the list to have a new one installed in spring. While the plumber […]
Beef – Best practice for animal health and performance over the winter – Teagasc
08 November 2023 Teagasc in conjunction with Animal Health Ireland recently held a farm walk on the farm of Future beef farmer, Oliver O’Hara. Gabriel Trayers tells us the topics for the walk centred around the best practice for animal health and […]
Winter Nights Drawing In | My Shetland
The winter nights are beginning to draw in now and some days we get impressive skies. Today is not one of them (it is dreich and windy), but from a few days back. Sunrise from my window (probably the same day) And a sunset from when I went out to put the ducks and hens […]
Land trust to host winter animal tracking in Woolwich Feb. 25
WOOLWICH — The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust invites the public to discover how to read animal tracks at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25 at DeWick Farm, 201 Phipps Point Road. Led by master naturalists Penny Jessop and Jane Harrison, participants can learn to interpret clues to tell the story of local wildlife in winter. People […]
Where Do Box Turtles Go in the Winter?
Box turtles are popular pets, but what are they like in the wild? As it happens, there are over twenty species of ”box turtle.” These diverse reptiles are present in North America and Asia, with as many differences as they have similarities. Have you ever wondered what happens when winter arrives? Reptiles don’t generate body […]
National Weather Service shares animal winter safety tips
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The U.S. National Weather Service of Goodland, Kan., has shared some tips on animal winter safety. Gallery: Kansas motor home explodes, property owner flown to Wichita for burn treatment Keep Pets Warm The NWS says your pets want to be warm too! “Bring them inside when temperatures drop,” the NWS says. […]
Moved for the Winter | My Shetland
The forecast for this week is snow or “snaa’” (in Shetland dialect). So, as it was a lovely calm morning, I made the decision to move the Minions to their winter field at Leradale. It is only a 5-10 minute drive away tops, so it is no hardship to me and the field has masses […]
Where do animals’ winter coats come from?
Brr. When you’re waiting for the bus or walking to school, have you noticed that it’s getting chilly in the mornings? Fortunately, humans can throw on a warm jacket or coat when it gets cold. But have you ever wondered how animals make do when the seasons change? “Animals pretty much have three options when […]