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I'm sort of thinking of giving someone a pair of these as a present.
But I have absolutely no idea how one would go about transporting them to the Channel Islands. Can that be done, does anyone know? -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon |
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On Oct 28, 2:57*pm, Sacha wrote:
I'm sort of thinking of giving someone a pair of these as a present. * But I have absolutely no idea how one would go about transporting them to the Channel Islands. *Can that be done, does anyone know? -- Sachawww.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon Gracious!! Alive or dead :-) Judith |
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Judith in France wrote: On Oct 28, 2:57 pm, Sacha wrote: I'm sort of thinking of giving someone a pair of these as a present. But I have absolutely no idea how one would go about transporting them to the Channel Islands. Can that be done, does anyone know? -- Sachawww.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon Gracious!! Alive or dead :-) JudithI'd suggest one of each.......one for Christmas day, keep the live one for New Year -- Buy a poppy....help a serviceman Pete C London UK |
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On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:57:57 +0000, Sacha wrote:
I'm sort of thinking of giving someone a pair of these as a present. But I have absolutely no idea how one would go about transporting them to the Channel Islands. Can that be done, does anyone know? Years ago I was visiting a friend up in Newcastle upon Tyne. We collected a pair of Mandarins for his pond from the station. They came from one of his friends in Sussex. I don't know how long the ducks were in the box but part of trip was overnight. The ducks were happily swimming around the pond within a few minutes of being released from the box. The box had a load of straw and paper for the ducks to snuggle down. It also had lots of holes in it for ventilation. I don't know if this is the way ducks should be transported but it seemed to work OK. Steve -- Neural Planner Software Ltd www.NPSL1.com |
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In message , Sacha
writes I'm sort of thinking of giving someone a pair of these as a present. But I have absolutely no idea how one would go about transporting them to the Channel Islands. Can that be done, does anyone know? I would expect that a breeder/retailer would know. I don't imagine that there are any physical difficulties - they probably still ship racing pigeons all round the country. There might well be legal hurdles - the DEFRA web site says that veterinary health certificates are required for some livestock exports to the Channel Islands, and I can imagine that people might worry about bird flu, and other pathogens. There's a directory of breeders on the British Waterfowl Association website. http://www.waterfowl.org.uk/breeders.html I also found a waterfowlonline.co.uk, but that only delivers to (if the web site is up to date) "Scotland, Northern England and Wales". -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
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On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:09:23 +0100, Sacha wrote
(in article ): On 2009-10-28 18:48:30 +0000, Stephen Wolstenholme said: On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:57:57 +0000, Sacha wrote: I'm sort of thinking of giving someone a pair of these as a present. But I have absolutely no idea how one would go about transporting them to the Channel Islands. Can that be done, does anyone know? Years ago I was visiting a friend up in Newcastle upon Tyne. We collected a pair of Mandarins for his pond from the station. They came from one of his friends in Sussex. I don't know how long the ducks were in the box but part of trip was overnight. The ducks were happily swimming around the pond within a few minutes of being released from the box. The box had a load of straw and paper for the ducks to snuggle down. It also had lots of holes in it for ventilation. I don't know if this is the way ducks should be transported but it seemed to work OK. Steve Someone living in Scotland (IIRC) used to post here and kept all kinds of waterfowl. I'm trying to remember her name.... This pond used to have Mandarins on it years ago and when my ex-fil died, all of them just disappeared. Very weird. Jill Bowis from Kintaline Farm? Really knowledgeable and helpful IME. -- Sally in Shropshire, UK Posted through uk.rec.gardening |
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On 2009-10-28 15:45:27 +0000, Judith in France
said: On Oct 28, 2:57*pm, Sacha wrote: I'm sort of thinking of giving someone a pair of these as a present. * But I have absolutely no idea how one would go about transporting them to the Channel Islands. *Can that be done, does anyone know? -- Sachawww.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon Gracious!! Alive or dead :-) Judith Judith!! They're Mandarins - alive and gorgeous! ;-) -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon |
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On 2009-10-28 18:48:30 +0000, Stephen Wolstenholme
said: On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:57:57 +0000, Sacha wrote: I'm sort of thinking of giving someone a pair of these as a present. But I have absolutely no idea how one would go about transporting them to the Channel Islands. Can that be done, does anyone know? Years ago I was visiting a friend up in Newcastle upon Tyne. We collected a pair of Mandarins for his pond from the station. They came from one of his friends in Sussex. I don't know how long the ducks were in the box but part of trip was overnight. The ducks were happily swimming around the pond within a few minutes of being released from the box. The box had a load of straw and paper for the ducks to snuggle down. It also had lots of holes in it for ventilation. I don't know if this is the way ducks should be transported but it seemed to work OK. Steve Someone living in Scotland (IIRC) used to post here and kept all kinds of waterfowl. I'm trying to remember her name.... This pond used to have Mandarins on it years ago and when my ex-fil died, all of them just disappeared. Very weird. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon |
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On 2009-10-28 18:58:12 +0000, Stewart Robert Hinsley
said: In message , Sacha writes I'm sort of thinking of giving someone a pair of these as a present. But I have absolutely no idea how one would go about transporting them to the Channel Islands. Can that be done, does anyone know? I would expect that a breeder/retailer would know. I don't imagine that there are any physical difficulties - they probably still ship racing pigeons all round the country. There might well be legal hurdles - the DEFRA web site says that veterinary health certificates are required for some livestock exports to the Channel Islands, and I can imagine that people might worry about bird flu, and other pathogens. There's a directory of breeders on the British Waterfowl Association website. http://www.waterfowl.org.uk/breeders.html I also found a waterfowlonline.co.uk, but that only delivers to (if the web site is up to date) "Scotland, Northern England and Wales". I can very easily check any legal requirements or drawbacks with importing them to Jersey. I spoke to one of the relevant departments a couple of weeks ago about taking plants in. It's one of them nice things about a comparatively small place - it's much easier to talk to an actual person! Thanks for that url - I'll look at that and see if there's a supplier who knows the pros and cons. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon |
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On 2009-10-28 18:48:30 +0000, Stephen Wolstenholme
said: On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:57:57 +0000, Sacha wrote: I'm sort of thinking of giving someone a pair of these as a present. But I have absolutely no idea how one would go about transporting them to the Channel Islands. Can that be done, does anyone know? Years ago I was visiting a friend up in Newcastle upon Tyne. We collected a pair of Mandarins for his pond from the station. They came from one of his friends in Sussex. I don't know how long the ducks were in the box but part of trip was overnight. The ducks were happily swimming around the pond within a few minutes of being released from the box. The box had a load of straw and paper for the ducks to snuggle down. It also had lots of holes in it for ventilation. I don't know if this is the way ducks should be transported but it seemed to work OK. Steve Thanks, Steve. If it's going to be done, the best way may be in a box in the back of the car on the ferry. Easier for them and less scary than a plane, I should think! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon |
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On 2009-10-28 19:32:12 +0000, Sally Thompson said:
On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:09:23 +0100, Sacha wrote (in article ): snip Someone living in Scotland (IIRC) used to post here and kept all kinds of waterfowl. I'm trying to remember her name.... This pond used to have Mandarins on it years ago and when my ex-fil died, all of them just disappeared. Very weird. Jill Bowis from Kintaline Farm? Really knowledgeable and helpful IME. You're a star, Sally! Thank you. I'll contact her, too. -- Sacha |
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Sacha wrote:
I'm sort of thinking of giving someone a pair of these as a present. But I have absolutely no idea how one would go about transporting them to the Channel Islands. Can that be done, does anyone know? So you're in Devon and you want to get them to CI? Don't ducks automatically fly South? ) -- Chris |
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On 2009-10-29 09:13:26 +0000, "CT" said:
Sacha wrote: I'm sort of thinking of giving someone a pair of these as a present. But I have absolutely no idea how one would go about transporting them to the Channel Islands. Can that be done, does anyone know? So you're in Devon and you want to get them to CI? Don't ducks automatically fly South? ) LOL!! Thanks for not letting me down, Chris. I absolutely knew someone would come up with that one. ;-)) If only! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon |
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On 2009-10-29 10:34:46 +0000, Martin said:
On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:17:25 +0000, Sacha wrote: On 2009-10-29 09:13:26 +0000, "CT" said: Sacha wrote: I'm sort of thinking of giving someone a pair of these as a present. But I have absolutely no idea how one would go about transporting them to the Channel Islands. Can that be done, does anyone know? So you're in Devon and you want to get them to CI? Don't ducks automatically fly South? ) LOL!! Thanks for not letting me down, Chris. I absolutely knew someone would come up with that one. ;-)) If only! Send duck eggs. Oh, I can just see my son dealing with those......... Actually, I've just remembered - idiotic memory that I have - that the person who is Curator of birds at the Zoo lives very near him. If all else fails, I'll pester him! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon |
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On 2009-10-29 15:08:24 +0000, Martin said:
On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:57:01 +0000, Sacha wrote: On 2009-10-29 10:34:46 +0000, Martin said: On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:17:25 +0000, Sacha wrote: On 2009-10-29 09:13:26 +0000, "CT" said: Sacha wrote: I'm sort of thinking of giving someone a pair of these as a present. But I have absolutely no idea how one would go about transporting them to the Channel Islands. Can that be done, does anyone know? So you're in Devon and you want to get them to CI? Don't ducks automatically fly South? ) LOL!! Thanks for not letting me down, Chris. I absolutely knew someone would come up with that one. ;-)) If only! Send duck eggs. Oh, I can just see my son dealing with those......... Actually, I've just remembered - idiotic memory that I have - that the person who is Curator of birds at the Zoo lives very near him. If all else fails, I'll pester him! Don't get too broody. Those days are long gone, I'm happy to say! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon |
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