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September 2013
We have finished with hatching eggs for this year and may have another go next year - 2014.
The rainy weather has subdued the chickens and it isn't too nice when raspberry picking either - it runs down your sleeve and down the back of your neck!
July 2013
To keep our chickens and family happy, we are only selling hatching eggs this year and not pullets or chicks. It is a lot to look after if we go away on holiday or just fancy a few days away.
It certainly has been hot recently. The chickens here are managing to keep cool and love wondering about foraging.
Not much egg laying going on though and we are grateful for any we get!
January 2013
Manuel wasn't pleased about being plonked in the snow for a photo! Come on Manuel, give us a smile!
Come on girls! It's only a bit of snow!
Out you go!
September 2012
We are winding things down now for this year and hopefully will have plenty of lavender pekin hatching eggs available next spring.
Check out our Chicken Tales page for some interesting stories with great photos!
Time to get the knitting out and cosy on in next to the fire as the weather's going to get chilly and drive us all in doors!
Or you could lolly make or bake!
August 2012
What glorious sunny weather we are having! It's about time!
We have done our bit for this year and are now settling down to some relaxing and holidaying.
Hatching eggs may be available on request.
May 2012
Rain, rain and more rain!
The chickens are having to put up with a lot of mud thanks to the wet weather!
They rarely run for cover when it rains so they are also very soggy!
It looks like we may have another broody hen. At least she is dry sitting in the nest box!!
We are looking forward to some sunny days!!
April 2012
Matilda, one of our lovely lavender pekins, has hatched out 5 gorgeous chicks. She is a first time mum and has done a fantastic job - just like a pro!
March 2012
Fun in the Sun 'Cos Spring has Sprung!!
Mu, our black silkie, has just hatched out some lovely lavender pekins for us and they are doing well.
February 2012
Betty on a bucket!
Betty in a tub!
Come on girls, our turn! Jump in!
My go!
To test out our hatching eggs' fertility, we incubated 18 eggs and 17 hatched out! Excellent result!
What gorgeous little lavender pekin and bantam white silkie chicks!
Check out More Photos! for more chick pics.
2012
For 2012 we are breeding LAVENDER PEKINS
with Manuel and his 3 ladies - Florence, Lavinia and Matilda providing us with some lovely fertile eggs to achieve this goal.
November 2011
Great new homes!
Two of Fifi's lavender pekins have now found a new home with Michelle and Hugh and they are settling in just fine and being spoilt rotten! (15.10.11)
All four of Mu's silkies have now found a new home with Joanne and William and they can't imagine life without them now! (29.10.11)
Fifi's 2 silkies have now found an exciting new home with Sharon. (15.11.11)
20 October 2011
Simply Stunning!
At 8 weeks old the chicks look gorgeous!
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20 September 2011
Growing Up!
At 4 weeks old the chicks are eating me out of house and home!
Mu's silkie chicks are growing so fast!
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Fifi's chicks are off exploring!
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1 September 2011
Feathering Up!
How quickly they start to feather up!
Mu's chicks show off their colouring.
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Fifi's chicks enjoying a melon snack!
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23 August 2011
Getting About!
Happy little chicks go out and about with mother!
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(Mu hatched out 4 silkie chicks and Fifi hatched out 3 lavender pekin and 2 silkie chicks.)
19 August 2011
Hatching!
Mu and Fifi are hatching out chicks as we speak. Well done, girls!
Mu has now hatched out 3 silkie chicks and hopefully there is another one on its way.
This is Fifi's first chick to hatch out and it's a super little lavender pekin. Come on the rest of you!
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July 2011
We have some new arrivals!
A mix of 10 chicks has been hatched out of the incubator and here are a few photos of some of them to make you go orrrr!
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June 2011
May 2011
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April 2011
Mu, our black silkie, hatched out 9 pekin chicks on 27th February.
Here they are at 6 weeks old.
16 February 2011
This is Martin with Mu, our black silkie. She is currently sitting on some pekin eggs, so fingers crossed.
Two of our hens feature in the March edition of the new magazine 'Your Chickens'. Darcy and Betty are shown on the frosty ground in the photo just right of centre. What beauties!
16 January 2011
"If I see that worm first it's mine!"
The Big Girls helping Barrie with the digging!
21st December 2010 - A frosty Day
Hermione and Mu enjoying some corn on a frosty day.
Darcy and Betty checking out the frosty ground.
Corn! No chatting, let's eat!
"Where did everyone go with the corn?"
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