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Talkback: Dealing with slugs and snails
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I put the bad slugs (big or small black ones)out on the paths for the birds. I have robins and blackbirds who come to feed at this time of year from my a la carte menu. Any slugs with a yellow stomach are given leave to remain in the garden as these are beneficial. The berries this year are very abundant, but my bird colony likes to eat the grapes I have left on the vine for them first. Even the little black ornamental grapes on the front wall have been devoured. But then our mini heatwave in October made the grapes very sweet this year. I'm sure feeding your chickens such lovely protein from your snails will give you very rich orange yolks in your eggs Pippa. I don't mind that but cannot bear them being squashed underfoot
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The strawberries and soup sound wonderful!
What is everybody else experiencing as far as feathered visitors go at the moment??
I'm sure when they return they will gladly help you out by eating the odd slug and snail or two!?
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Higgy
The snails over here in Mechelen, Belgium love my lovely basil & sage leaves a lot!
Hello Lillybell,
I don't know whether you were able to listen to it, but Radio 4's Material World programme carried out an experiment to see whether snails have a homing instinct. They discovered that they did! Have a look at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-10856523
for more information. I think you've done the right thing taking your slug to the other side of town!
Emma
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