After spending several days trying to find some quail to keep Queenie company, I found a breeder in Twemlow. He had a clutch of chicks that were three or four weeks old. These were too young to go in with Queenie but happily, he had some older quails who would be perfect. We drove into... 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 →
A sad day for quail
I arrived down the allotment this morning to feed the chickens and quail, to find the quail who looked a little seedy yesterday face down in the saw dust. Unfortunately she must have died either yesterday or last night. I removed her and buried her in the bottom plot. After this I did very little... Continue Reading →
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