Settling down in her confinement quarters – sitting on sixteen eggs. Good luck girl
Someone’s been exploring the Succah
What goes up must come down – eh Nigel?
First of the year
Best ever crop of
Crisp and slightly sweet
Ready to pick from mid to end of September
Oh no – another surprise in the chicken run
We were locking up the birds this evening when Jeremy noticed that a Silkie hen had gone awol. We searched the undergrowth in the run and found the hen (well hidden) on 16(!) eggs
We have now moved hen and eggs to the safety of a closed run and house near the kitchen. If she decides to sit on the eggs after the trauma of the move we might have more chicks 21 days hence
One walk, three species and a strange sight
I used my SEEK app to identify all the plants I spotted on a short walk across an unploughed part of a nearby field
And lastly in the hedge row a furry looking ball on the branch of a dog rose.
Not the most artistic woodpile but at least it all went under cover
Wood delivery as the days grow colder. Off the trailer and
now to stack it
Snappy geese and fast moving skies.
The geese gather at the pond gate to receive their growers pellets (suitable for ducks and geese and young chickens). They are such beautiful creatures in spite of their noise – which is mostly bluff and bluster.
The sky was grey and dismal when I first went out but some of the clouds are breaking up and blue is peeking through the gloom
