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7 Ways Farming is Just Like Royalty

May 30, 2022 by farmerswifeandmummy 1 Comment

On the face of it, I don’t think many people would believe that farms and their families have any similarities with the royal family but honesty, they do. Here are 7 ways in which farming and the monarchy could well be the same. Sucession. Many farms are passed down through generations much like the crown, It … [Read more…]

Posted in: Lifestyle Tagged: diamond jubilee, farmer's wife, farming, Queen Elizabeth II, royalty, succession

REVIEW- Playmobil Farm with Small Animals 70887

April 5, 2022 by farmerswifeandmummy Leave a Comment

We have recently been putting the Playmobil Farm with Small Animals to the test and my farm-loving family has absolutely loved it. In the box, was a barn which was fairly easy to put together and a lot of accessories. There was: Figures: 1 farmer, 1 farmer’s wife, 1 girl; animals: 6 birds, 1 bird … [Read more…]

Posted in: Lifestyle Tagged: carpet farming, farm kids, farm toys, farming, tractor toys

Coop Chaos as #Flockdown Continues

January 14, 2022 by farmerswifeandmummy Leave a Comment

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…]

Posted in: Chicken Keeping, Farming Tagged: avian flu, chicken coop, chickens, farming, flockdown

My Year In Books 2021

January 7, 2022 by farmerswifeandmummy Leave a Comment

I started off my reading year in 2021 with no pressure. I hardly read any books in 2020 due to home schooling and generally not really feeling like it. I had thought I had read 16 books in 2021 but my maths skill, being true to form, were mistaken so, as I collated the list … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books Tagged: books, countryside, farm life, farming, reading

Farmer In Training Series-Book Review

December 4, 2021 by farmerswifeandmummy Leave a Comment

Sometimes, it is hard to find adequate books on farming for farm children. Living in such a rural setting, they know the ins and outs of farm life and they don’t need it all cute like some authors make it. Green Wellies Publishing has come up with the answer in the form of the Farmer … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Farming Tagged: books, childrens books, farm books for children, farming, farming books

The Yorkshire Shepherdess-Amanda Owen on Tour

November 8, 2021 by farmerswifeandmummy Leave a Comment

At the beginning of 2020 I booked front row tickets to see the Yorkshire shepherdess at my local theatre.  Then Covid happened and the May date was put back to November 2021. I originally thought the farmer would come with me but he said he didn’t fancy it and would stay home so we didn’t … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Farming, Lifestyle Tagged: books, farming, sheep, Warrington, Yorkshire Shepherdess

Egg Maths

October 18, 2021 by farmerswifeandmummy 1 Comment

From past posts, I imagine you are all au fait with the likes of chicken maths and then chick maths. This my friends is a totally different story all together. This is egg maths. It all stared with red mite which are pesky little critters who feast off the skin of hens. It ended up … [Read more…]

Posted in: Chicken Keeping, Farming Tagged: chicken maths, chickens, eggs, farming, poultry

6 Careers to Keep You Active

September 28, 2021 by farmerswifeandmummy Leave a Comment

Are you sick of sitting behind a desk all day?  If you work a desk job, keeping fit takes all the more effort, and those dreaded trips to the gym can cut right into your precious free time! It goes without saying that you get far less exercise in an office than you do working … [Read more…]

Posted in: Lifestyle Tagged: careers, countryside, farming, outdoors, outside

Best Storage Tips To Keep Your Hay Safe

September 28, 2021 by farmerswifeandmummy Leave a Comment

Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash   If you own a farm, you know how important it is to have hay. Hay has many uses. The most common way it is used is as food for farm animals. Farms need to store hay bales in their barns for edible emergencies or long winters when green … [Read more…]

Posted in: Farming Tagged: bales, farm, farming, hay, haylage

Moving Livestock and Weathering the Storm

September 12, 2021 by farmerswifeandmummy Leave a Comment

How many divorces have started with moving sheep? As a farmer’s wife, I am an easy target for anything and everything that goes wrong when moving animals.  It rains. It’s my fault. I am standing nowhere near the animals and they won’t go in the gate. It’s my fault. Can you see a pattern emerging? … [Read more…]

Posted in: Farming Tagged: divorce, family farm, farming, lambs, sheep
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