Juniper & Gwendolyn were destined for the Christmas table when a conscientious person bought them off a farmer as they could not bear the thought of them being slaughtered and eaten.
These two female turkeys are extremly friendly, they follow us around making a silly noise, they love cuddles and a good old stroke.
This mother Mallard nests on the roof of the QMC Hospital every year to rear her young, the maintenance staff there take care of her and transport her young to water when ready. Unfortunately last week, roof repairs were carried out and mum and ducklings walked through wet sealant covering themselves in a sticky mess. Three of her chicks didn’t make it to us,…
Beautiful little Jimmy who couldn’t walk 2 weeks ago decided to have a pootle round the front garden today. His stamina still isn’t good but he stands and walks better every day and loves having a little brush and fuss. He’s doing so well but has a long way to go before we see him…
A few moths ago we took in a signet who had been brought to us by Guardian Angels Bird Sanctuary. The signet had unfortunately got into trouble, she had gone over a weir and got separated from her family, sustaining a leg injury in the process. Thankfully after weeks of treatment and convalescence, she’s made…
Well its sheep sheering time again. We have seven sheep at the moment, we sheer them ourselves and take the opportunity to worm them, trim their hooves and give them a good check over. This is Jeff, he’s not the usual sheep, he actually doesn’t mind being sheered, he makes it look far easier than…
One of our largest bills used to be hay, which is why we now produce our own on one of the fields donated to the charity. However, as we don’t have anywhere to store it, we have to wrap the hay to save it from the elements. The wrapping not only increases our costs, but…
