The diary of two novice gardeners and chicken keepers
Posted in Allotments on Feb 15th, 2010
I was testing the camera in the garden yesterday so here are a few of my hens and ducks.
This is one of my White Pekins showing off her lovely tail feathers.
Star one of our white Silkie bantams.
Bums up. Blue and Sadie, our two Orpington bantams.
Flower and Rosie, two of our Call Ducks.
Posted in Allotments on Feb 14th, 2010
Posted in Allotments on Aug 24th, 2009
The Runner Ducks hatched this weekend. Out of six eggs we got three beautiful ducklings. It looks like two girls and a boy, Libbie named the two girls Honey and Treacle and we decided on Francis Drake for the boy, Frank for short, in honour of our good friend and neighbour at the allotment.
We spent a [...]
Posted in Allotments on Jul 26th, 2009
Yesterday we took our black Silkie bantam cockerel to a new home. The chap had all sorts of chickens, loads of large white ducks and some Indian Runner Ducks. I have often looked at pictures of the runner duck and seen them in the flesh and thought them to be comical but have never considered [...]
Posted in Allotments on Jun 2nd, 2009
Look at me. One week old already.
Posted in Allotments on May 26th, 2009
Look for the small things in life to bring joy. (Confucius)
We had given up on any ducklings from Jemima and Puddles as most of their eggs have been infertile. However, this morning, to my great surprise one of the eggs had pipped and by this evening we had a beautiful baby duck. I have already bought some [...]
Posted in Allotments on May 16th, 2008
Today I have sown more beans in pots to start off at home. Runner Bean White Lady, Climbing Bean Blauhilde, Black Bean Delinel and some unlabelled small white beans sent to me by a forum member last year.
Yesterday I potted on some Tomatoes Sweet Millions given to us by a friend along with a Cherry [...]
Posted in Allotments on Feb 28th, 2008
28th February – This morning was very traumatic as Puddles, our lovely white Call drake, was poorly when I let him out of his bedroom. My first fear was that he had broken his neck somehow as he was very distressed, unable to stand and threshing about as though he were having a convulsion. I [...]
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