Tag: Point of Lay hens

  • Muddling on, madness & Mothers Day

    Monday March 16th 2020: A cold start to the day but it yielded a glorious day which I took full advantage of. I started off indoors hoovering and polishing so that I could dedicate more time to outside πŸ˜‹ Once the animal rounds were done I took the dahlia tubers from the back toilet and…

  • Courgette soup, new hens, stormy weather & Tussie Mussies.

    Courgette soup, new hens, stormy weather & Tussie Mussies.

    Sunday eve: I took a couple of ibrufen and as John was watching the F1 I decided to go outside and do a bit of pottering. Firstly I watered the tunnels and was delighted to see that the cucumbers and melons have begun to grown quite quickly, then I potted in some plants, blackcurrants, lupins…

  • A busy, tiring but highly productive week πŸ˜€

    A busy, tiring but highly productive week πŸ˜€

    Monday 18th March: Not a bad morning, not too cold, not raining and not windy πŸ˜€ so after I did the animal feeding etc I got stuck into a bit of gardening. I had two beds in mind to get done, the first is the very far bed, this has fruit in it, Cherry/pear/apple trees,…

  • Seed sowing, incubating & poultry processing

    Seed sowing, incubating & poultry processing

    Monday March 11th: It’s still windy! Generally we have a day or a night of windy weather then that’s it for a while, it seems like it’s been windy for weeks 😜 and it’s not finished yet as the weeks forecast still has high winds making an appearance. Our weather patterns are definitely becoming more…

  • Dandelion honey, more fox attacks and a toad πŸ˜€

    Dandelion honey, more fox attacks and a toad πŸ˜€

    Sunday eve: Waiting to put the birds to bed as John is sleeping again, hope this illness passes soon πŸ€ͺit’s 8.30pm and still very light so might have a coffee outside while I’m waiting. Bank Holiday Monday 7th May: Hot, hot, hot today phew. Got the birds done first thing, John was just well enough…

  • Jobs to do, manic egg sales and Eostre celebrations

    Jobs to do, manic egg sales and Eostre celebrations

    Monday 26th March: A good productive day, John is off this week so we hoping to get a fair bit done, that’s the plan anyway! John went off to pick up a new batch of POL hens while I did the morning rounds. In the pen where we keep them he has installed some new…

  • Why?

    Now I know what some of you are thinking ‘what’s Hubby done now’ sorry to disappoint you, he appears to be blemish free this week! The ‘why?’ are genuine musings that I have pondered over while going about my work, I work alone all day, every day for at least five days a week and…

  • Water!

    The topic this week has to be water in its different forms, firstly because we spent a lovely weekend by the sea, courtesy of our daughters for our Pearl wedding anniversary. We went to the Cary Arms in Babbacombe, Devon, a five star boutique hotel and if you ever get the chance or the inclination…