We have another swan in our care. This chap was found on a back lawn, it appears he crash landed hitting the house on his way.
He’s been checked over and apart from a few minor injuries, the main concern is an eye injury which we are treating him for.
Meet Juno, Penny, Celeste and Annie. Over recent weeks our equine population has mushroomed!. We now have 17 ponies residing in our fields and many more in foster care. When the answer machine message came through these 4 were destined for slaughter. They have all had foals in the past and have been relatively unhandled…
Its frantic here as always, especially at the weekend when we are off work. So Friday evening we rescued Matilda and 9 piglets, yesterday we had a number of wildlife admissions, collected 3 goats from wales and admitted some unwanted pet rabbits. Today we have had more wildlife admissions including this quick turn around. This…
When Henny came in with 150 other rescue hens, we quickly saw that she was having trouble walking and scratching around. Poor girl must have been in so much pain as she had a broken femur. With the aid of an old towel, a dog harness, some old garden canes and pain killers we managed…
This handsome guy came to us with a ruptured crop. The crop is like a first stomach for a seed eating bird, it is at the front in the breast are just below the neck. This condition can be caused by a pigeon overeating and causing strain on the crop. If not treated straight away,…
A few years ago Marlpool Brewery launched Blind Boris, a dark mild real ale named after our very own Boris Bull. This weekend Marlpool brewery launched Maisy Moo, a golden real ale, named after Boris’s girlfriend, the beautiful Maisy Moo. We popped along for a pint (for research purposes of course), however it had been so…
Today we’ve admitted a swan, a hedgehog with a broken leg and this little man.This pigeon is a little too young to have fledged and was found by a busy road. Pigeons make amazing parents however aren’t renowned for their nest making skills We’ll be his mum for the next couple of weeks. We love…
