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Rosie- My Doggie soul-mate

March 18, 2014 by farmerswifeandmummy Leave a Comment

So Rosie the dog has been under the weather since Sunday. She was still down this morning-not eating and lethargic but I thought she would last until tomorrow when I am off work. Hubster rang me at 8.15am and said she yelped when he picked her up. I panicked. We had to put Poppy, one … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Farming, Lifestyle Tagged: ogs, pets, rosie, vets

Spring is coming and we’ve been outside

February 28, 2014 by farmerswifeandmummy 3 Comments

The weather this week has been beautiful here at the farm. Cold and crisp but mostly dry with lots of sunshine-does that make me sound like a weather presenter? Anyway, dry weather means only one thing down on the farm. Outdoor play. I feel like we’ve had a very productive week. Mummy painted bunting on … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Farming Tagged: chickens, country kids, farm, gardening, grow your own, toddler

Just your archetypal farmer’s wife.

February 27, 2014 by farmerswifeandmummy 14 Comments

What do you think of when you think Farmer’s Wife? Go on, have a think. This is what I think. Rosy cheeks, a rather plump old-ish woman with tight curly hair.She is wearing a piny. She has rough hands and kneads bread.   She churns butter, knits, feeds chickens, has a wicker basket for eggs. … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Farming Tagged: Aga, animals, chickens, farm, farmer's wife, Hunter, Joules, lambing, Range Rover

Let’s raise a glass and go bananas for Fairtrade Fortnight

February 23, 2014 by farmerswifeandmummy 14 Comments

It’s a hard job this blogging malarky but someone’s got to do it. This week I have been sampling wine. Yes you read that right. I had been tasting wine, purely for blogging purposes. Now as we all know, things always taste better when they are free. My wine was not only free (thank you … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Farming, Reviews Tagged: bananas, Fairtrade, farming, wine

The miracle of the walking-dead chicken. Yes, really.

February 22, 2014 by farmerswifeandmummy 7 Comments

  I cannot believe what has happened. You know how I told you in my previous post that Cookie had more or less been pecked to death, was left with only one eye one eye and that she had subsequently died? Well, there were five of these Old English Game bantams living in the tree. … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Farming Tagged: bantam, chicken, dead, farm, miracle

Welcoming our new hens for their fresh start in life

February 22, 2014 by farmerswifeandmummy 1 Comment

Last Saturday I wrote about how Freshstart for Hens works and what happens to chickens who are farmed intensively for eggs. (See http://farmerswifeandmummy.com/2014/02/15/giving-ex-commercial-hens-a-fresh-start/) This week was the exciting bit. I have just got back from picking up our ten ladies who have come to live with us. The lovely Kerry whose house was used for … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Farming Tagged: battery hens, caged hens, chickens, farm, farming, free range, fresh start, hens

Bunny babies and Silkies

February 20, 2014 by farmerswifeandmummy 9 Comments

  I feel as if I haven’t updated you on the petting zoo recently and it’s moved up a gear in the last couple of weeks. I can just smell spring and spring to me means babies. The sheep are fattening up ready to produce little lambs (just for me) and, after several weeks of … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Farming Tagged: chickens, farm, pets, rabbits, silkies, Spring

Chicken escapades

February 19, 2014 by farmerswifeandmummy 9 Comments

It’s never a dull moment here. Today, after a lot of nagging gentle persuasion, Hubster has moved my big chicken coop from the front field to the garden. It has been like walking in quick sand what with all the mud in the front field and Minty, the pet lamb who is he-sheep sized now, … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Farming Tagged: chickens, coop, farm, foxes

Impatient to Grow My Own

February 18, 2014 by farmerswifeandmummy 8 Comments

It’s official. I am done with winter. Is it me or do our summers get shorter and shorter? You see, this year I have plans. We might live on a farm but no crops are grown here. It is all livestock so this year I am going to try to grow my own. I have … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Farming Tagged: chicken, farm, grow your own, plant, vegetables

Giving ex-commercial hens a fresh start

February 15, 2014 by farmerswifeandmummy 4 Comments

How do you like your eggs in the morning? According to Egg Info (http://www.egginfo.co.uk/) who are behind the British Lion Mark, in Britain, we consumed 11.5 million eggs in 2013. I would say this was a conservative estimate as it doesn’t include the ones laid by garden hens. I think it does show that we … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Farming Tagged: battery hens, caged hens, chickens. hens, eggs, farm, farming, free range, organic
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