I gave a friend some pots of Gables jam last weekend. She just sent me a photograph of their breakfast table in France.

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Hatched on 14th June

By 30th June they were as big as their surrogate hen mother

On 24th July they have nearly all their adult feathers (still a bit fluffy on top).

By the end of the summer they will join the adult geese on the pond.

Home made refrigerator pickles – no patience required as they are ready to eat within 24 hours! (I just tasted a slice – after one hour but don’t tell anyone).

We have more courgettes than we can consume. Today I cut up a few to give to the chooks. They love to peck and pick at the courgette flesh and seeds