The Smallest Egg

Well, the hens seemed to have settled back into the run, after now having spent a whole week on the inside, as I said in a prevoius post, we did have some escapees, but all holes have been sercured.
I’ve been meaning to post the following picture for a while, it’s of one of the smallest [...]

No hens to be found in Ireland

Hi there, I have n’t found any hens in Ireland, but having a great time all the same, a wedding, the beach, a barbicue at  the caravan in Dunmore, the weather has been typical. Wet and sunny. The hospitality from my partners parents and family is always great, they used to keep chickens too.

I found a Chicken

Hi there keepers, it didn’t take me that long really. I took my son and nephew to Colchester Zoo, which by the way is the best zoo I have ever visited, they have a great petting zoo, with the goats and alpacas, and just as we were about to leave that area, I spotted a [...]

Nancy’s Gone Broody Again

Hi there keepers, it seems Nancy has gone broody again, I didn’t expect her to do that in the wettest part of winter, I thought her maternal instinct would tell her that this isn’t the right time of year to bringing chicks into the world, but not so, she has managed to find her way [...]

BUILDING A COMPOST BIN

Hi there this is in D.I.Y corner, but it seemed popular so I’ve posted it here too.
Rather than go to a shop a buy a plastic bin thats awkward to use, I decided to build my own from recycled timbers, even if you use bought wood, it’s still going to be better than plastic.
I started [...]

Abandonned Nest

Hi there, well I hope you all had a nice couple of days off work. There have been movements on the nest front, it seems that the girls do not want to lay in the nest that got attacked, I don’t blame them, it makes alot of sense. After the swamp hens demolished 2 eggs, [...]