I had to run into work this morning quickly before going down to the allotment. Upon my arrival, I was met with some bad news about one of the chicks. Cliff had checked on Emily this morning to find her and only two chicks. No sign of the third. After several minutes searching he found... Continue Reading →
And then there were 10…
Sad news today. After looking a bit sorry for herself yesterday, my other half went down to the allotment to feed the chickens to find Nelly had passed away in the night. So sadly we are back to 10 chickens. Seems that despite our best efforts, we can't keep more than 10 chickens at a... Continue Reading →
Clearing the jungle
Today I ambled down to the allotment ready to get cracking with the messy section at the bottom of the plot. First I checked the coop - I couldn't find either of the new chickens! I checked in the nest box, around the coop and recounted the chickens. Eventually, I spotted them hiding under the... Continue Reading →
New additions!
This morning I decided to take advantage of yesterday's rain, and start weeding the plot. Upon arrival and after the first 5 minutes of attempting to remove weed roots baked into the ground, I realised that the rain had only penetrated a mere inch into the soil. I gave up in disgust and went to... Continue Reading →
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