I have assembled something!

With a burning desire to actually build something I thought the new potting bench would be a quick fix to satisfy that need.  There weren’t too many pieces – I could knock it off in no time.  And I would have – had it not been cheap for a reason.  It was all coming together nicely and efficiently right up until the last piece – … Continue reading I have assembled something!

I’ve stolen a chicken!

Our chicken fence is a bit of a joke.  When we took the fences down to build raised beds, we were left with all these farm gates so we lashed them together and built a fence of sorts for the chickens. Over the years the weeds have grown through the fence, taking a firm strangle hold and slowly but surely pulled the fence down. One … Continue reading I’ve stolen a chicken!

Only three chicks hatched! Don’t they know they are in a breeding program?

When my friend asked me if we had any spare chickens I was a little premature in assuring her that we had the broody chicken for the job.  So for the last three weeks we have all been waiting patiently for the large pile of eggs to turn into enough chickens to fill their newly acquired coop, top up our flock a little and in … Continue reading Only three chicks hatched! Don’t they know they are in a breeding program?