Back on line!

Well where were we? I think when I last wrote we had put the ducklings and chicks out, the buns were snuggled up in their nest looking less and less jelly-bean like, we have started to get the flat decorated…

Chicken Fishing

If you’ve got a TV, you’ve probably never even thought about chicken fishing.   However it’s a major past time ‘oop here, and, I understand, about to become a major spectator sport on the TV sets of the south.  …

Technical problems

Well I’ve had problems writing the blog.  I typed my entry on another computer and have been unable to copy it across, then something else strange happened so I am going to have to start again.  Grrrr.  Obviously my posts…

Quailettes

We have three little quails. They are tiny, not much bigger than a 10p piece and a lot lighter! Two hatched overnight on Tuesday and one on Wednesday morning. They took about 24 hours from first pipping to complete hatch.…

Hadrian

Of course Ian’s birthday present is not an ostrich. However I shall take it that he was dropping a veiled hint and will keep a look out for ostrich eggs on ebay. His birthday present is Hadrian, the angora billy…