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…]
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 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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
When you run a farm, you need to make sure that you are taking the safety of you and your employees extremely seriously. There are a lot of risks for safety when it comes to running a farm, and this is the case whether you have livestock or not. In this article, we’re going to … [Read more…]
