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How many chickens and ducks should we keep to provide eggs for a family of five?
We currently have 11 chickens and three ducks – they are lovely characters and have become family pets. Unlike most pets they are also useful as they provide us with a supply of lovely fresh egg… more →
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Water Therapy, the Escape and the Return to the Pond
wrote 5 days ago: It has been a crazy few weeks here since I posted about the ducks being afraid of the water. The duc … more →
Ducks Afraid of the Water
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wrote 1 month ago: It would be just our luck to acquire farm animals that are overly sensitive and easily frightened by … more →
Feather Sexing Chicks
wrote 1 month ago: In the last two years on the farm, we have gone through our fair share of chickens. There are severa … more →
Building the Fence......a WHOLE lot of work!!!
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wrote 11 months ago: For a couple of years now we’ve been talking about fencing the perimeter of our property. We o … more →
How many chickens and ducks should we keep to provide eggs for a family of five?
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wrote 11 months ago: We currently have 11 chickens and three ducks – they are lovely characters and have become fam … more →
Chocolate jubilee birthday cake
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wrote 11 months ago: I made a cake this weekend for my brother-in-law’s birthday. He loves chocolate so the flavour … more →
Nothing is safe from the chickens if they can reach it!
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wrote 11 months ago: I caught my naughty chickens stripping the leaves off the autumn raspberry bushes this week. They st … more →
The Ducky Relocation Program.....
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wrote 12 months ago: Success!!!! I have a second bathroom again!!! No more poultry in my house!!!! YAY!!! The ducks moved … more →
The Big Move.....
wrote 12 months ago: Hallelujah!!!! The day finally arrived. The chicks are moving out of my bathroom and into their new … more →
The Poultry Palace Part III...
wrote 12 months ago: Now it’s time to seal this thing up. Caulk and a door should do the trick! I caulked ALL of th … more →
All this hardening off is very hard work!
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wrote 1 year ago: The time has come when all my little seedlings are growing up and getting ready to leave the cosy co … more →
When the garden gate is left open...the chickens will feast!
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wrote 1 year ago: My seven year old son left the gate open to the vegetable garden this week. It was a mistake that wa … more →
I'm making meringues to make a dent in my egg mountain.
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wrote 1 year ago: You may wonder what has become of my huge egg mountain….well, we made meringues! My Big Girl a … more →
Flower gardens, chicken helpers and broken tools
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wrote 1 year ago: At the start of the year I was determined to grow more flowers. The borders are full of shrubs and e … more →
What do you cook when you need to use up eggs?
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wrote 1 year ago: As it’s the Easter holidays, I haven’t seen all the usual people I know – so I hav … more →
My weekend top 10
wrote 1 year ago: In no particular order… 1. Decorating our Easter tree with the Little People. 2. A wonderful b … more →
How many eggs can we collect in one day?
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wrote 1 year ago: The chickens are laying really well at the moment. From our 11 chickens we are collect about nine eg … more →
My pros and cons of keeping chickens and ducks
wrote 1 year ago: The pros: Eggs Fun to watch They eat scraps More eggs Ducks eat slugs and snails Provide good fertil … more →
My favourite food: bacon and scrambled egg sarnies
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wrote 1 year ago: Hmmm. It’s always a real treat to have you all-time favourite food – so I took the oppor … more →
