A Small Holding Smaller than a farm but larger than an allotment.

In April, we told you that we would be trying some different breeds this year. This is our third year rearing pigs and we have had Gloucestershire Old Spots, British Saddlebacks and Large Blacks. We brought this year's Weaners home on Saturday. Once again they came from New Pastures Rare Breed P...

Number One Chick put in an appearance yesterday. Number Two was in evidence yesterday evening and is a lively little thing. It was causing mum much consternation because it seemed determined to get out from under her. It was obviously not long out of its shell so we closed them in for the night ...

I have known Herman for many years without knowing his name. I can remember my Mum falling for him, and I still have a scrap of paper with her handwritten instructions on how to care for him. His popularity seems to run in cycles. Herman is a Sourdough Starter and you will find him referred to...

We have arrived at Day 14 and our Broody is still sitting tight. The embryo in each egg will be well developed and turning into a Chick. However, our Broody only has eight eggs left under her. We did put all our eggs in one basket, but it was an opportunity to make the most of h...

I was in the garden yesterday when our Broody came out for her daily constitutional. It was lovely to see her spread her wings for a good stretch. She had a good, long drink and attacked her food with relish. After some exploratory scratching about, and the inevitable 'Broody Poop', she exchan...

We have finally sourced wicks for the lamp that has been sat on our bedroom windowsill for several years now. We introduced him to you in all his muck and glory earlier this year in this post. He is a Young's Central Draught 20" Court and was made by Young's Paraffin Light & Mineral Oil Compa...

Having sourced fertile eggs for our Broody to hatch, the next step was to get them under her successfully. This is not as easy as it sounds because the infertile eggs she was sitting on were warm and the eggs that arrived in the post were cold. Some sources advise introducing the n...

We often discuss extending our flock and we shared one such discussion with you way back in March 2011. Our discussion back then was leading us toward buying Day Old Chicks and Steve was leaning towards the Light Sussex breed. We have been round the houses with this and had not arrived at a destina...

One of our Warren Girls has gone broody, which is a bit of a surprise. At first I thought that maybe she was hiding from the dreary, wet weather, or that perhaps she was feeling a bit off colour. But no, she's broody. As she sat tight in the nestbox she fluffed herself up and spread herself over...