We visited Red Bank Farm this weekend in Newton-le-Willows. It was open for this year’s Open Farm Sunday and, we had a great time. Yes it was a bit of a busman’s holiday but, seeing as Hubster won’t open our doors, it was great to see other farmer’s doing well for themselves. I haven’t been … [Read more…]
Sheep shearing. My favourite day of the farming year. It s also one of the most tiring but it is such an exciting day and, with Boo being a bit older, it is the first we have fully taken part in. It began the night before as I prepared bread rolls (barm cakes if you’re … [Read more…]
I know you’ll all probably hate me for this post. Half term isn’t even here yet but I’m asking you to check your diaries for June 8th. You see it is a subject pretty close to my heart. June 8th is Open Farm Sunday. It is a day where ordinary people who may have never … [Read more…]
It’s been a sad old day on the farm. I’m afraid nasty Mr Fox has paid us a visit again. He obviously did not heed my last letter to him. As regular readers of my blog will know, our five bantam chickens would not go in the coop. It was amusing how they perched in … [Read more…]
Do you remember the uproar not so long ago when a parent admitted they preferred one of their children over the other? Then some other parents jumped on the band wagon and said they felt the same. Well as a farmer’s wife, I feel I should love all of the animals equally but, like those … [Read more…]
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…]
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…]
Well, the first ‘heats’ of the Mad Blog Awards have been drawn and www.farmerswifeandmummy.com is only up for ‘most entertaining blog’ and ‘blog of the year!’ I can’t quite believe that a little farmer’s wife from semi-rural Cheshire has been nominated. I’d like to thank God, my cast (Boo, Hubster the animals-special shout out to … [Read more…]
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…]
Since Boo was a tiny baby, I quickly understood the importance of fresh air. The days I took her out in her pram, she slept better at night. Fast forward to the toddler years and it still stands. Thankfully we live on a farm now (we didn’t when she was born) so there is fresh … [Read more…]
