[LANESRA]

I have been picking broad beans for several weeks now, I noticed today that many of my broad beans have been fully opened, all the beans removed, the shell of the bean removed and then eaten, is it rats?

[Bing]

mine are gradualy taken over by blackfly and ants, the biggest pod contains only small flat beans of the size of a pea.

[Ice]

Sounds like humans to me, not rats.

[digalotty]

hmmm. it doe.s sound a bit fishy to me too

[Yorkie]

hmmm. it does sound a bit fishy to me too

Didn't know fish liked broad beans 

[LANESRA]

Just found out that another guy on the allotments has the same problem, if you could see the way these beans are nibbled, all the bean outer is left on the soil

[Ice]

Hard to imagine without a photograph.  Any chance of one?

[shokkyy]

Mice?

[Ice]

Rats or mice with excellent table manners or chefs methinks.  Has anyone ever heard of a rat or mouse double depodding beans neatly before eating them?

[Fisherman]

Grey Squirrels?

[Salmo]

Either pigeons, jackdaws or pheasants. On my allotment broad beans need to have a net or other barrier round them to stop them being eaten.

Attacks are usually a couple of days before you were going to pick them.

[lancashiregardeninggal]

Rats or mice with excellent table manners or chefs methinks.  Has anyone ever heard of a rat or mouse double depodding beans neatly before eating them?

 

The only animal I have known to do this is humans

[Paul Plots]

Rats or mice with excellent table manners or chefs methinks.  Has anyone ever heard of a rat or mouse double depodding beans neatly before eating them?

 

The only animal I have known to do this is humans

Human rats 

[Growster...]

Either pigeons, jackdaws or pheasants. On my allotment broad beans need to have a net or other barrier round them to stop them being eaten.

Attacks are usually a couple of days before you were going to pick them.

Pheasants eh Salmo?

Hmmm...

The coven of pheasants we have had better watch out now - thanks for the warning, my broad beans are at beak-height...

[Paul Plots]

Either pigeons, jackdaws or pheasants. On my allotment broad beans need to have a net or other barrier round them to stop them being eaten.

Attacks are usually a couple of days before you were going to pick them.

Pheasants eh Salmo?

Hmmm...

The coven of pheasants we have had better watch out now - thanks for the warning, my broad beans are at beak-height...

Is there a recipe for pheasant stuffed with broad bean?