Popped down to the allotment after a long day at work to check on the chickens - especially Polly and Molly! Both broody chickens are stubbornly sat on eggs with an attitude modelled on a combination of Hilter, Trump and the ex-President of Gambia, Jamaeh. I dread having to move Molly tomorrow but it has... Continue Reading →
Chickens old and new
Ran down to the allotment this morning to move Polly into her new temporary home and to check on poor Doris. On arriving, Polly and Doris were sharing the small nest box with Polly blocking the entrance to stop the over crowding that happened yesterday. With Geoff's help, we moved Polly into her new home... Continue Reading →
Plants, plants everywhere
Today I spent most of the day toiling under a strange meteorological phenomenon - sunshine. It was baking hot and after 4 hours, I beat a hasty retreat back home to sit in front of the fan. Chickens and quail fed and watered first and I spent some time watching Doris. She is able to... Continue Reading →
Onward, ever onward
Spent a few hours down the allotment yesterday trying to clear some of the weeds. It wasn't particularly successful due to the hardness of the soil, making full root extraction nearly impossible. Hopefully it will rain soon otherwise we are going to struggle! Doris wasn't looking too good so I asked Cliff the Vet to... Continue Reading →
The allotment goes crazy!
Last week my other half went down to the allotment to feed our lovely flock of chickens to find that Masie (one of our original trio of chickens) has died in her sleep. She had a long and happy life in our care but it is sad to see her go. My husband has been... Continue Reading →
Making progress
Today we went down the allotment to do more much needed digging and cleaning out of the coop. Sadly the ground is still sodden so my other half heroically carried on digging over the plot whilst I sorted out the chickens. They were due for their monthly full clean out and I busied myself with... Continue Reading →
Digging in the swamp
Today we saw the damage from Storm Doris on site - upturned water butts and even a greenhouse! We fed the chickens and admittedly it was late but it did not excuse what Evie did next. Judging from the inside of the food bin, it had been blown open as all the food was slightly... Continue Reading →
And so it begins
Yesterday and today, I pottered along to the allotment to feed the chickens and start to dig over the plot ready for the growing season. The chickens seem to be doing well, although Geoff is a little concerned that they aren't eating as much as they should. This doesn't seem to have had any effect... Continue Reading →
Gluhwein and Digging
Today we finally went down to the allotment and started to sort out the chaos. We went down to start digging over the soil in preparation for planting in a few weeks time. In the last few weeks, Fiona has also managed to get a half plot at the back of the site, sharing her... Continue Reading →
Starting anew
After days of rain and aborted attempts at getting down to the allotment, we finally managed it today! I called Chris the Warden a couple of days ago to officially tell him that we were going to give up the bottom plot. I also bumped into the Allotment Chair Donna in the park after work... Continue Reading →
Chicks, Strawberries and Weeds
Wandered down to the allotment today with the other half and a small, grumpy and very hot baby. In the short time we were down there we collected a dozen eggs and checked the Warrens (Masie, Doris, Evie and Annie) whilst Emily continues to sit on eggs over on Chris' plot. According to him, there... Continue Reading →
More visitors!
We had the pleasure of having Lucy and little Freddie over to talk about slings (the many and varied styles and types) and to visit the free zoo aka the allotment! We had a wander around the site and stopped off at the clubhouse for a cuppa before heading back home. The glorious weather meant... Continue Reading →
Hi-ho, hi-ho, it’s off to work we go!
Overcast though the weather might be, we set off armed with a renewed determination and vigor to get the top plot dug. Fortunately, the baby decided to sleep in the pram for an hour so we managed to get a large section of the top plot dug. The overgrown section will be tackled next week... Continue Reading →
Annie is a strange chicken…
Went down in the pouring rain two days a ago to feed the girls to find six of them sensibly staying in the shed away from the elements until the last possible moment when they made a concerted dash for their food. Annie however, has decided to take a different approach. Stay out at all... Continue Reading →
Extracting chickens from the quagmire
Today I went down determined to rescue the chickens from the ever rising wall of mud in the coop. I arrived down, complete with a lettuce as a peace offering to find Geoff had put down pallets to keep them off the mud. He has even moved the food bins onto a separate pallet to... Continue Reading →
Concerning chickens
It has been a fairly slow couple of weeks down the allotment - work has been busy and the weather progressively getting worse have combined to minimise clearing and sorting of the allotment for a while. The last couple of days I have dashed to feed the chickens in the rain and have noticed that... Continue Reading →
Weed decimation continued
Today we ambled down late to the allotment to be met by indignant chickens demanding to be fed the second they spied us walking down the path. Honestly, to hear them, you would think they had never been fed! We fed them before checking them for mites and dusting them with mite powder. I have... Continue Reading →
Why won’t these weeds die?!
Pootled down to the allotment this morning dragging the other half with me. I was worried that we may find ourselves with fewer chickens than yesterday - luckily the remaining seven were alive, kicking and extremely hungry. Whilst the other half cleaned out the coop and looked in vain for eggs (they really are a... Continue Reading →
Onward, ever onward…
A lazy start to today meant I arrived down on site at a leisurely 10:30 am, in time to feed the chickens. They are up to their usual tricks, pretending they never get fed, let alone have ever received the many treats I feed them on an almost daily basis (sunflower seeds, split corn, masses... Continue Reading →
And then there were four…
Down the allotment this morning to sort of and do battle with the mites who seem to have made a bit of a come back in the last week. We shut the chickens out of the shed in readiness to clear it out, leaving the door open to ventilate it. Fed the chickens to distract... Continue Reading →
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