Spring is supposedly in full swing and, when the weather warms, up my hens lay more. Most of them have laid all winter-the layers especially but the fancy breeds like the Pekins and my silkie tend to have a little break over the winter months. I’m sure you know we love eggs here. To eat … [Read more…]
I haven’t successfully hatched eggs since 2016. I did set the incubator up last year and put eggs in but it was in the farm workshop and it got accidentally knocked off the table. The eggs were ruined and my incubator broken and, with a new baby, I just couldn’t be bothered looking into it … [Read more…]
One of the many great benefits of having a great kitchen is being able to use it all year round for the many different occasions that occur over 12 months. One such occasion is Shrove Tuesday – otherwise known as pancake day. As families gather in their kitchens around the country to enjoy a … [Read more…]
We have a funny relationship, Hubster and I. We do row sometimes and, if we do, I like to take my revenge. I know, I know but it is only in small ways and it makes me feel better. Especially because I am obviously, always right. Recently he asked me how I choose which eggs … [Read more…]
Hens are amazing and funny creatures and, in my five years of keeping them, they have provided me with no end of amusement and entertainment. I have decided to write a bit of a guide to tell everyone about some things, you may not realise about our little, feathered friends. A chick takes about 21 … [Read more…]
It seems I can’t just go and get a new animal. Something always happens. I should know better by now. Free to a good home or too good to be true, never ends well with me. I love Peking chickens. They are so small and fluffy but adults can be expensive to buy and start … [Read more…]
We love pancakes all year round here. They are a great, quick dessert or snack at any time of the day and a lovely treat. Thankfully, having chickens, we always have a glut of eggs so the are also a good idea for using eggs up. So here are our five favourite pancake fillings. 1. … [Read more…]
We love British food here and ae keen to champion all food types and producers for the bigger picture of supporting British farms and farmers so when British Leeks got in contact to help promote the humble leek, I couldn’t say no. We actually tried a recipe from their brilliant, ideas filled recipes a couple … [Read more…]
Thinking of new ideas for meals can be a nightmare at any time of the day but for some reason, I feel especially challenged at lunch time. Who doesn’t get caught up in a same-old-sandwich rut sometimes? Recently though, Primula sent me a lovely selection of spread cheeses to try and raise me out of … [Read more…]
If you have been within a 20 metre radius of me over the last month, you will no doubt have been bored to tears about my hatching eggs. I have had 30 eggs in two incubators and I have waited. Hen eggs take 21 days to hatch but day 21 came and went with no … [Read more…]
