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 →
Hoeing in the autumn sunshine
Glorious autumnal weather has at last arrived with the start of November! The sun was out fully although the nip in the air reminds us that winter is approaching fast. Making full use of the wonderful weather, we walked down to the allotment determined to fully hoe the top plot as well as attending our... 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 →
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 →
Miracles can (and do) happen!
We arrived back from our holiday expecting to find our plots waist deep in weeds and the coop extension still to do. Instead we arrived back to some weeds, but nowhere near as bad as I thought - it appears the unending rain has been so unrelenting that the weeds didn't have much of a... Continue Reading →
Manure, Mulch and Moving!
Today was another momentous day at the allotment! First I went to feed the chickens and check they were all present and correct. Those that have been moulting have their new feathers, all except Maggie, and their feet look much better now they aren't caked in mud. Four eggs today so we are getting back... Continue Reading →
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