Wildlife

[Arabian Knight]

ivry cunt saw intae yer soul laddy..ye wir in a derk derk plice..lashin oot..some nick..if ye cin move oan yev dun well..eh cidna liv wi sum o antics ower eh yrs..hemmin thets jst meh

[Bournemouth Gee]

Well done MT.

I'm often ignorant in the ways of the modern world. But I know a thing or two about a wildlife pond.

Good luck with your project.

 

[Millertime]

9 minutes ago, Arabian Knight said:

ivry cunt saw intae yer soul laddy..ye wir in a derk derk plice..lashin oot..some nick..if ye cin move oan yev dun well..eh cidna liv wi sum o antics ower eh yrs..hemmin thets jst meh

So, help me understand the point of that post

I've openly admitted myself I was struggling for a while 

I was absolutely fucked, truth be told

But since having my son and then moving to my new house, I've seen an upturn

A massive upturn

So why not applaud that?

[Millertime]

10 minutes ago, Bournemouth Gee said:

Well done MT.

I'm often ignorant in the ways of the modern world. But I know a thing or two about a wildlife pond.

Good luck with your project.

 

Ah, you made your own pond?

[Bournemouth Gee]

A few yeah! Got a kiddie now though so no more of that..

[Millertime]

11 minutes ago, Bournemouth Gee said:

A few yeah! Got a kiddie now though so no more of that..

Haha thats not enough info

Built your own?

How many?

What size?

What plants you go for?

What wildlife you got in them?

[Simply Red]

48 minutes ago, Millertime said:

Haha thats not enough info

Built your own?

How many?

What size?

What plants you go for?

What wildlife you got in them?

 

[maryhilldon]

1 hour ago, Millertime said:

So why not applaud that?

I suspect he doesn't give a fuck Millerman. 

[Poodler]

6 minutes ago, Simply Red said:

 

Big R soul

keep up the good work MT. Grow a cambuslang Koi

[Misers Hill]

2 hours ago, Millertime said:

So, help me understand the point of that post

I've openly admitted myself I was struggling for a while 

I was absolutely fucked, truth be told

But since having my son and then moving to my new house, I've seen an upturn

A massive upturn

So why not applaud that?

You on strike next week?...you fucking hun dick?

[maryhilldon]

4 minutes ago, Captain Caveman said:

You could keep Hanz & MHD in yer pond MT

Ribbit!?

[manboobs109]

I thought there was more to making a pond than that tbh.

My wee laddie found a frog under his trampoline the other day. We caught it and took it round to the burn.

[Millertime]

9 minutes ago, Sooper-hanz said:

Filling a watertight hole in the ground with water sounds a real technical challenge right enough.?

It's the digging that's the hard bit!

Especially when the soil is full of stones/boulders

[manboobs109]

Disregard, pointless.

[ericblack4boss]

4 minutes ago, Roberto said:

Ca wait to see the tadpoles all grown up.

Puddicks, is the name we call them

[Millertime]

4 minutes ago, Sooper-hanz said:

I know. You’ll be aching if you’re not used to the work. Good job though ?

I'm broken

I was a machine at the time, that pond was built within 24 hours, probably only 6 actual hours spent on it

But yeah, getting old!

[Millertime]

3 minutes ago, ericblack4boss said:

Puddicks, is the name we call them

What, froglets?

[Millertime]

Just now, Sooper-hanz said:

I bought two wee fish for ours and the cat next door ate them.

Mrs was fucking raging. Me? Not at all. 

Nature innit?
 

 

Yeah I thought about fish but I don't want the responsibility of that

I also can't stand even just the sight of fish 

Minging 

Been looking into crayfish to add into it though, that would be cool

[Guest milne_afc]

I could get you a swan MT. That’d get the neighbours talking(jealously).

[Beachend Bootboy]

9 minutes ago, Sooper-hanz said:

I bought two wee fish for ours and the cat next door ate them.

Mrs was fucking raging. Me? Not at all. 

Nature innit?
 

 

Get fish big enough to eat cats.  Horrible, useless cunts o' things.

[Bournemouth Gee]

9 hours ago, Millertime said:

Haha thats not enough info

Built your own?

How many?

What size?

What plants you go for?

What wildlife you got in them?

Best one I made was right in the middle of garden, so away from any trees. Extended some guttering from the shed so had a lovely waterfall effect when it rained. Helped top up level and oxygenation. I had a swamp bit too at a slightly lower level so excess water would run off it. 

Got a few tubs of water from a pals pond to kick-start the biodiversity stuff. And upside down turf round the edges to hide any bits of liner.

Also got one of those solar water fountain things but it was garbage.

And obviously no fish in a wildlife pond. Although we had a pond when I was a kid, stuck 2 goldfish in, and they lived for years with no help at all

[Millertime]

6 minutes ago, Bournemouth Gee said:

Best one I made was right in the middle of garden, so away from any trees. Extended some guttering from the shed so had a lovely waterfall effect when it rained. Helped top up level and oxygenation. I had a swamp bit too at a slightly lower level so excess water would run off it. 

Got a few tubs of water from a pals pond to kick-start the biodiversity stuff. And upside down turf round the edges to hide any bits of liner.

Also got one of those solar water fountain things but it was garbage.

And obviously no fish in a wildlife pond. Although we had a pond when I was a kid, stuck 2 goldfish in, and they lived for years with no help at all

Lovely

Yeah I got a solar powered fountain off amazon which surprisingly, works and as you say is good for aeration

Found out though that frogs prefer still water, so will be putting it in the new bigger one

It's absolutely amazing how quickly it becomes "naturalised "

I added plants, obviously, the tadpoles, a few water snails and daphnea to control the algae. But everything has multiplied within just a few months

Got another big massive frog that's made it it's home too

Love the croaking noises you hear!

[Bournemouth Gee]

Cats enjoy 'playing' with the baby frogs as they make their way to and from the water.

[Beachend Bootboy]

2 minutes ago, Bournemouth Gee said:

Cats enjoy 'playing' with the baby frogs as they make their way to and from the water.

Cats should only be allowed to play on busy roads at rush hour.

[manboobs109]

40 minutes ago, milne_afc said:

I could get you a swan MT. That’d get the neighbours talking(jealously).

Always fancied a pet Peacock if you've any contacts?

[maryhilldon]

34 minutes ago, Beachend Bootboy said:

Get fish big enough to eat cats.

Catfish?

[sigh]

7 minutes ago, manboobs109 said:

Always fancied a pet Peacock if you've any contacts?

Ive got pet chickens, no the brown layers but wee bantams, really funny strutting about the gairden

[Poodler]

honda s2000 wallpaper
 

 

scrappin parrots 

[Redforever86]

Get a lobster in the pond MT. 

[Millertime]

23 hours ago, Redforever86 said:

Get a lobster in the pond MT. 

Been looking up crayfish

They would destroy my frogs apparently 

Some plants in!