again thats a cross any pictures of pure working types is what i am looking for
Why don't you start your own thread?
You never know it might make you feel good .
Don't do wet weather. I only do moles for myself or friends, so I can wait until the conditions are better.
But you are right, as soon as it gets a bit muddy, it's like greasing your tool handles .
Contact the local egg farm, see how much and how many would be a minimum order (Ex layers).
They also used to do them at the live stock auctions.
They used to be very cheap and are a bit of work. But good dog food and they make good soup .
Don;t think you need a licence if it's for you own use.
If you do go for the surgery, I think some fine scalpel blades and a bit fine emery board would sort the shaping out a bit.
Also someone with a very steady hand to hold your patient still.
If you had payed money for it and it was in your aviary would you have the same veiw's..regardles of if it was mean't to be or blaa blaa blaa i have found it and it deserve's a chance to live..and that is exactly what it will get..as it will give me no pleasure in killing it but it will give me a lot of pleasure in seeing it fixed and released into the wild..
I'm not taking that away from you and I have wished you luck with it, but you asked for an opinion.
If it would of been captive bred then I would of intervened (although I choose not to keep caged birds).
But you choose to i
I've seen those before.
It's mother had an affair with a Humming bird
Surely the best thing to do would be to knock it on the head or let it go. The surgury thing sounds a bit dodge, I mean wouldn't the beak just grow back?
Best of luck with what ever you decide.
try and force dry them put one in the micro wave after you have taken the bark off for 5 secs take it out and let it cool the repeat it 10 times thats how i did mine
Got a few. I'll give it a try, cheer's.
Cut myself a dozen or so Oak forks and a few Hazel ones.
Do you think I should let them dry naturally or bring them indoors to dry them quicker?
I'm thinking let them dry outside in the barn, but my boy is itching to try his hand at carving himself one.
What do you's think? Bearing in mind he already has a couple of catty's.
Nice catapults by the way