The diary of two novice gardeners and chicken keepers
Posted in Motor Neurone Disease on Jul 1st, 2011
I have decided to sell my chickens so that I can be available to spend more time with Adam. My son Sean and his partner Deb are taking the eglu and four of the smaller chickens to live in their garden. I have advertised the three Orpington Bantams for sale and will be advertising the [...]
Posted in Allotments on Mar 24th, 2009
(Pictures courtesy of Benjamin Shepherd) (Faverolles originate from the village of Faverolles in Northern France and were created from a mix of several different breeds. They have a broad, square body with small wings, a single upright comb, short neck, a striking beard and muffing. The head is broad and round and the eyes [...]
Posted in Allotments on Mar 29th, 2008
We finally decided to invest in an incubator and went for the RCOM20 from P&T Poultry. Our savings have taken as much of a battering as the allotment this week as we have also bought some plastic tubing and some netting to build a tunnel. On Tuesday morning I checked on Pecker, who was initially [...]
Posted in Allotments on Jan 27th, 2008
We made a latish visit to the plots in rare January sunshine. The site was deserted as most of the plot holders would have made an early start and have been tucking into their Sunday lunch by the time we drove through the gates. We took most of the seed potatoes down and put them into the [...]
