I knew Mrs Pole was sitting somewhere but couldn’t find her. Last year she arrived with one chick in tow. Today she arrived with 12! five white, four grey, two brown and one black (I think that’s twelve…) She is so small I would only say she could cover 9 eggs at the most but […]
Now that the minor op is all finished I‘m slowly returning to normal life – put my boots on and went outside for a short walk this morning – not very far, and had to have a stick due to rubber leg syndrome but it felt good – and even better when I got back. […]
This is Angel – the fourth year she’s gone broody so she knows all about it. I ‘set’ her on Monday night on 9 eggs; I use an odd number as an even number of eggs will never sit close together – one is always pushed out. I have been keeping hens since I was 18. […]