Richard Brown
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Thanks. Yes, we use the pellets too. I also check out shady sections of wall or large stones to root out the groups and families of snails.
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Thanks. Yes, we use the pellets too. I also check out shady sections of wall or large stones to root out the groups and families of snails.
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me too,the year before last was a bad year,we had so many snails,last year not as bad,the resident Hedgehogs take care of the slugs but one got by them and i found some of my Hosta's with big chunks eaten away,it was hiding under a pot,i jumped on it in frustration lol......also the Blackbirds love snails,they do a nice job of keeping them down.
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Hayles66
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Oh lord, the vision of you jumping up and down on that slug is hilarious. I tread on them deliberately but not jump. Interesting vision though. I know how you feel. Once the leaf is eaten, it destroys its looks for the rest of the year.
Unfortunately it's raining today so I bet those little blighters are out in force. I was going to take a photo of my new ducks but I will wait for it to clear.
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Unfortunately it's raining today so I bet those little blighters are out in force. I was going to take a photo of my new ducks but I will wait for it to clear.
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yes its raining here too,i'm so glad we have Hedgehogs in the garden to keep the slugs down,i guess snails are too crunchy for them lol.
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Hayles66
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I'm sure our feathered friends sort them out. Lol. I try to keep slug pellets to a minimum due to them. We have buddleia etc... To encourage my little friends. I haven't seen my hedgehogs yet. We have had a run of those blasted rats again. They keep nicking my chickens food.
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yes i worry about putting pellets down for that reason,the Hedgehogs and birds,i kind of hope they have the sense to stay clear of them.
Gabriel1
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i remember my grandad having the problem with foxes when i was young,they would often take chickens yet it was out in the country where there was plenty of wildlife for them,must be a case of easy pickings.
Gabriel1
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I was in Waitrose at the weekend and there were lots of people taking chickens in there.....
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Hayles66
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Definitely! Much easier to catch a tame chicken than chasing a wily rabbit across the field. Grrr. We lost a Khaki Campbell duck in the last fox raid so these new ducks will replace one of the lost ones. We have a wire fence about 6/7 foot high but they dig under it and catch us out by sheer perseverance. Wily fox.
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Gabriel1
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Yes, but they didn't run off into the woods with them and eat them raw.
They do around these parts!
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