You may recall that way back in the depths of June (you know, “summer”) I blogged about our two new Warren hens, Maude and Mildred. For the most part, they were settling in when Mildred decided that the grass was infinitely greener on the other side of the electric netting. Whenever my back was turned, [...]
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26 Jun
As it rains, so I return indoors to the blog!
Sorry about the absence, I took advantage of the glorious weather to be a busy bee outside and have rather neglected the blog of late. So much has been going on, I thought I’d cheat and do a photo update of some of the highlights (yes, yes, I know that you know this is because [...]
31 May
Another stunning day
Like the rest of Britain, I barely ventured indoors yesterday, choosing instead to bask in the glorious sunshine. B and I scrubbed out the Eglu and Cube in the morning, thoroughly dusting them with Red Mite powder. Buffy, one of the Buff Orpington hens, has managed to get herself a little infestation, so we gave [...]
26 May
Bank holiday sunshine
Ok, so maybe the sun didn’t shine yesterday, but boy, was it hot on Sunday!
24 May
Enjoying the sunshine
Forgive the picture-heavy post. I don’t seem to have woken up yet. Uploading photos from yesterday seems like the most sensible route to take, if a degree of coherence is ……. nope, can’t finish the sentence. Need more coffee!
20 May
Oh no, not another cockerel who thinks he’s a parrot!
Xander, the newbie Buff Orpington cockerel, is settling in well, though the hens are still furious at him for reasons he doesn’t understand and they are bullying him mercilessly. Course, he’s only a baby, so he’s torn between the desire to socialise with the other chicks and the fear that he’ll be told off for [...]
19 May
Meet Xander!
We’ve finally got a replacement for our much-missed Buff Orpington cockerel, Fat Boy. This is Xander, the new kid on the block, a 10 week old Buff Orpington who I bought on Sunday afternoon. He’s a bit small to go in with the big chickens so he’s going to live with the Pekins and Silkies [...]
15 May
Looking back
It’s been a while since I posted any photos from our year living at my mother’s smallholding in West Wales, so I thought I’d break my blogging silence (no reason, just busy) with some of my favourites pics. There are quite a few, sorry about that!
11 May
Freedom for the chicks!
I opened the door of the broody ark yesterday afternoon and let Mama Silkie and her chicks venture out into the Pekin / Silkie chicken run. The chicks were slightly overwhelmed and kept hiding in the long grass and Mama didn’t help matters by constantly abandoning her charges as she made up for nine weeks’ [...]
7 May
600 eggs!
Wow, as of New Year’s Day, my hens have laid 600 eggs! That’s not bad and I’d like to thank them for each and every one, especially the ones that made my omelette the other night. It was the first time I’d managed to make one without it turning into scrambled eggs, which made it [...]
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