Tag: quail
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Amazing smells of Spring, First pick of Rhubarb and new Guinea pigs.
Monday 10th April : Damp this morning with fine drizzle 😐 however it feels ok temperature wise. Did the morning rounds, 1 egg from the new ladies and evidence of eaten shell, I suspect as we moved them into the outdoor run, we actually do have a rat nicking them, no other reason for them…
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Beginnings, progress and endings.
Bank Holiday Monday 2nd April: Still raining 🌧 rained heavily in the night and as a consequence we now have the lake we usually have AND a tributary stream flowing into it across all the side paddocks, the hay barn is flooded, the stables are flooded, in fact, everywhere is bloody flooded. I know I…
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Cabbage seeds, cookery books and bird boxes.
Tuesday 20th Feb: Back to the routine today after a short break and guess what, it’s windy! It woke me up around 4.30am something was banging around luckily I eventually fell back to sleep, woke up again at 7 and it’s still windy. The greatest thing about the wind is that it’s drying up the…
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Rain, Sun and naughty dogs.
Monday: Back from a weekends rest although we did a lot of walking, but the change of scenery was very nice.The quail seem to be thriving now and having a quick glance at them I am hopeful there are a fair few females amount them although I won’t know for sure for another week or…
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Sun, sea and sand (not all at once though)
Monday: Another quail died overnight so we are down to 12 now. The weather forecast is set to be fair all week with high temperatures for the time of year 😀 This morning as I walk round feeding, the sun is shinning and it feels great to be where I am, the day is my…
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Scotland, dead quail and roast dinner.
Good morning 😀 normally I write notes each day as I go along for typing up into the blog but as we have been away this week I am winging it and hope I don’t forget anything. Firstly, Scotland, what an amazing place that was, Eagle Brae is the most fantastic place I have stayed,…
