When you’re looking after a newborn baby there are some things that you really appreciate. A lot of them are simple things that you just appreciate more because of the busy, tiring time that you’re in. In the first few weeks, and sometimes even now, when we ask each other what our favourite part of … More A Few of my Favourite Things in New Baby Season
Chickens I was rejoicing that Morpheus had gone broody. The very next morning I found that there were two broody hens in nestboxes. The second one was Penny Black, who had taken up residence downstairs. She goes broody quite frequently but hasn’t been tested with eggs yet. That night I found three broody hens in … More Well, That Escalated Quickly, And I’m Not Talking About a Virus
It’s chicken breeding season. Obviously, I’ve had to lower my expectations this year. Things got started later than originally planned and I don’t know how many eggs I’ll be hatching or how far apart. However, I put 25 eggs into the incubator just over a week ago, so we are underway. From the blue pen, … More Chicken Breeding Season, of Some Kind
Time flies when you have a new baby. I have been adjusting my days around the habits of Miss Scarlet, which include a disdain for being left in her bed during the day. She sleeps rather well at night and is quite happy to sleep on us during the day, but we will not be … More New Baby Season, New Chicken Season
