Chicks are now off the heat lamp an spending the days in the garage (with the painter here the cats are in my workshop). Not long before they are allowed outside. They are missing having a mother hen role model…

tWe decided to put Billy out in the back yard, by where the chickens are going to live. We thought that this was a nice place and also, we have long said that Billy would dearly love to come back…

We went to see two parades over Easter. One on Good Friday morning, which was a small one and a larger one Friday afternoon. This was the one that was on the television. After we watched the parade we went…

Chicks are doing well, although they are in the straggly stage where they just look like they’ve had a bad fright. Their proper feathers are coming through and, being silkies, this gives them random tufts. They are still looking grumpy…

This week is Holy Week. Needless to say, not an Easter bunny in sight – instead, preparations for the parades. The Good Friday parade in Llerena this year is going to be transmitted on national television. This starts at 6…

The chicks are doing well. They are quite messy. They spend much of their time trying to spread chick crumbs around their box or splashing in water. We need to think about where they will go when they are too…

Ian shouted as he came running through the house earlier. Not thinking about the date, I stared at him in amazement, wondering what sort of egg our little chicks had managed to lay. … and then I realized. Oh, ha…

The decorator is starting next week. We weren’t expecting him until then so no real surprise. He had said the first week in April so we assumed the first full week. This will make such a huge difference as it…

Well, after buying our new chest freezer we are yet to switch it on. We need to put a plug into the garage barn, however we also need to get some food to fill it up with. It will be…