So we are now into the seventh week of flockdown since Defra announced that it is a legal requirement for all bird keepers across the UK (whether they have pet birds, commercial flocks or just a few birds in a backyard flock) to keep their birds indoors and follow strict biosecurity measures to limit the … [Read more…]
I have kept chickens for as long as I have lived at the farm. I started with two (Daphne and Pearl) and I certainly caught the chicken bug. Things haven’t always gone to plan. I’ve made mistakes and, on the whole, learnt from them. Chickens are a great pet to keep. You don’t actually need … [Read more…]
We don’t need much of an excuse around here to get hopping mad and I’m not talking about being angry. It is almost Easter. I’ve always loved rabbits. When I was at university myself and my house-mate used to dream of having a bunny village and, when we moved to the farm, I started establishing … [Read more…]
