General Chat

Hi Val , the hotel near us keeps peacocks in their grounds and I agree, the noise they make drives you mad! Kerry, my S-I-L has a house in Argyllshire and there are thousands of pheasants running wild all over the area. I wouldn't worry too much about it, as you say it'll probably go when it's ready! Christine

have u tried you council sometimes they can be helpful when we had kittens in the garden the rspcs would not come out but the council were very helpful

You have a pheasant in your garden ? How about a peacock yes a peacock ,about september last year a pair of peacocks arrived in my sisters garden then they went too and frow around the houses ,we still have the cock around but the hen has disappeared . You should here the noise he makes far worse than a cockeral but everyone excepts him and he has got very tame often cars have to stop for him as he wonders down the road. Val ptfg

Good advice Jean, didn`t think about that. WON`T be feeding him LOL xxxx

How terrible. Glad I`m not the only one who has had a problem with the RSPCA!! Chris said I should of called the bird people, RSPCB! This bloke on the phone really annoyed me though. Bournemouth is only a hour away and he just had the 'I can`t be bothered' attitude! Also I was asking questions about the Pheasant and he wasn`t really any help at all!! xxxx

Kerry don't get me started on the rspca GGGGGRRRRR On Friday as it wasa nice day I decided to takekids to the park to let off some steam. So off they went to get their bikes from the shed. MUM MUM there's a cat in our shed!!!!!!!! Told them to leave Dad can deal with it when he's homes. Later that night, hubby shooed the cat out only to find it had given birth in there!!!!! So here we are 6pm on Friday, what do I do??? I know call the RSPCA..... Should have saved my self the effort... First they gave me a number for the cat protection league, 9-5 mon - fri!!!!!! called them back asked for another number they didn't know one, so said please help??????? Man did call back quickly.. first he fobbed us off telling us the cat was stil giving birth ( she wasn't) so couldn't be collected. Then whne we insisted it wasn't he changed tack and couldn't come unless it was sick or injured!!! I have four kids who do you think would be injured first?????? Thought I'd leave it until Monday and call Cat protection then. ON Sunday, when i got up could hear the kiteens screaming, went and checked the mother was gone, for food i presume. Not back by 10am so i was worried the cat had abandoned the kittens. Found the local number for cats protection, lady was round within half an hour. She sat in my house trying to capture the mother. She was there for over 2 hours. In the end she had to take the kittens as thye was getting weak. When we came home in the evening, she returned with the kittens, and we sat in darkness for 2 hours while she tried again to lure the mother back to her kittens. I telephoned her today and the kittens are doing ok, but it is still touch and go. The cat protection lady said the RSPCA regularly refuse to come out. Know who I won't bother supporting in future, and who will get my money from now on.

Bloomin' pests! Gorgeous birds but damned annoying when they're crossing the road! I hate to see animals all mushed up on the road. Yesterday, had a deer run out infront of my car (on a twisty turny, very steep - was going downhill - hill). Frightened the life out of me, I had to break really hard. Saw the cutest baby rabbit trying to cross the same road, didn't see if they made it or not though! Chloe PS - good luck with the pheasant!

No we don`t want him as a pet but at the same time, he`s causing no problems. He`ll go whenever he wants!!! xxxx

We saw a pheasant in a front garden by the main road recently. There are loads about the fields here. I wouldn't try to make a pet out of him, he's a wild bird and needs to go off and sort himself out. If he doesn't appear to be in pain or wounded I'm sure he will. and of course they can fly - the beaters beat the ground to make them fly up so that hunters can shoot them. nell

Is it ok to give him birdseed?? If not, what can he have? He looks like a permenant lodger at the moment. Seems to have made a little nest in the bushes!! xxxx

Well the man who is the collector for RSPCA in our area rang. He`s in Bournemouth, basically I got the impression that he couldn`t be bothered to drive up here to collect him. So the Pheasant is still in our garden and still not sure what to do with him!(Don`t want to kill him) No where to release him around here, so have decided that we should keep him in the garden. I figure he got there on his own so he`ll leave when he`s good and ready I guess!!!xxxx

pheasants are best enjoyed........................piping hot, fresh out of the oven, with minted new potatoes, lashings of salted butter, and a good bottle of wine, . Get out there girl and bag him, before charlie does.

Sally thanks for the advice. I`ve just left it. It is STILL under the bushes and RSPCA STILL haven`t been. Will call them again!!!

Would you believe the RSPCA still haven`t arrived!!! I would try and put it some where safe myself but there is no where around here!!!

Great Phillip can`t move because he is drunk on our apples. What will the rspca think when they EVENTUALLY get here??? xxxx

Yes I am serious. As the apples rot they start to ferment. There is quite a bit of alcahol produced from the natural surgar in the fruit and the yeast from the decay. That is why wasps become drowsy after eating fruit. Bob

Are you serious bob? They have been there for quite some time xxxx

Kerry, How long have the apples been on the ground? He could be drunk! Bob

Hi Pat, I`m at Lyneham,nr Swindon!! Alison my friend has nicknamed him Philip!!! He is very very beauiful and was strutting around like he owned the place. I went out and checked bread on the grass(LOL, told you I had no idea about birds!!!) He is just laying down now under some bushes!!! xxxx

Well we phoned the RSPCA and they are sending someone out. Phoned them as I was more concerned about cats/Foxes getting to it. It is beautiful but he`s hiding under a hedge! Fingers crossed my other neighbour doesn`t let her 2 dogs out in her garden. A big german Alsation and a lab!