The new feather children have landed! Things are going to get interesting. I spent a large chunk of the day yesterday preparing for their arrival. They are two barred Plymouth Rock pullets, aged around 9-11 weeks. Due to the size difference, they need to be separated from the other two until they are bigger. While … More Introducing the New Feather Children
I don’t really want to write about this, but I need to. We have lost our first feather child. It happened while we were away on holiday. And it was my beloved Strider. Why did it have to be Strider? She was my favourite and she was the best. I’m not exactly sure what happened. … More The Loss of a Feather Child
It doesn’t pay to be cheap when it comes to chicken coops. That’s a lesson we’ve learnt. Our hen house lasted less than a year before it started falling apart, with its flimsy wood and overall poor construction. Before it fell to pieces in one foul (fowl) blow a new house had to be found. … More In which the Chickens get a New House
The tomato harvest has begun! But I’m not the only one who has been a’harvesting. Something has been eating my tomatoes. Big chunks out of my tomatoes. My suspect list had two names on it: birds and possums. Surely possums would eat the whole fruit, but the amount of munching was more extensive than I … More Tomatoes and Theivery
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