Building our first chicken coop two years ago was my first venture into coop construction and I felt at the time that it would be my last. The intention was to get “a few” hens so that we could enjoy genuine free range eggs and to act upon our opposition to the inhumane use of [...]
Often when people buy chickens from us they’ve never owned poultry before therefore I usually find myself explaining the basics of operating a healthy and effective coop. As I grew up on a farm much of it is second nature but many city folk are unsure of just whats involved. The easiest and quickest way [...]
Last Saturday morning I spent several hours at the local Brookby School helping out with the judging of chickens for the annual ag day. Not sure why they sought me out to do this as I’m no expert however I was assured that it was going to be a relaxed event and that I shouldn’t [...]
Due to the large number of tui feeder orders of late I’ve been rather remiss with my blog posts however our hens leaving home couldn’t pass without some albeit brief comment. I owe them that at least for all the delicious eggs they’ve provided us over the last year or so. It was with a [...]
Its been 16 months since we decided to get some hens and now we can’t imagine not having them around. Some months back we also started selling day old, two week and 3 week old chickens and now never a week goes by without me extolling the merits of having your own hens. Often on [...]
Several weeks ago our second batch of hens began to lay so it was time to re house them in the main coop with our Jessie’s who are now 15 months old. I suspected there could be some dramatics however I had my fingers crossed for a smooth and peaceful transition. As any keeper of [...]
It was approximately one year ago that we built our new coop and the extra time and money spent to make it user friendly has proven to be very worthwhile. If you’re thinking of building a coop here are a few points that are worth thinking through before banging in that first nail. 1 … [...]
It seems hard to believe that a year has past since we set off to collect our day old chickens . Chicks in make shift brood box at day 1. Our 8 hens who are all called Jessie have proved to be a very worthwhile addition to our lifestyle lot and now I can’t imagine [...]
Even though I started work last Wednesday today has really been the first serious day of production with diversions to the veggie garden, chicken coops and bee hives a definite no go. I’ve enjoyed the time out despite the damp and dismal weather but now its time to get those late December early January orders [...]
Little did I know how this garden blog would evolve as I struggled to find words for the first post on that sunny February morning back in 2009. At the time I really didn’t know where to start. The intention was to keep a record of my garden and to make it available for anyone [...]
