Week 4

We actually went a week without any new arrivals. Not too much happened again this week so we may have to start writing blogs as things happen.

Monday: David and Kody altered some of the chicken runs to make them a bit more secure.

Tuesday: Jackie and David picked up a big order of animal feed to help keep all the animals happy and healthy.

Wednesday: David, Kody and Robin started clearing one of our ditches, while Jackie and Hayley made marmalade.

Thursday: David continued with clearing the ditch, while Kody started mucking out one of the chicken huts. We had a visit from a man about getting a new straw burning boiler. Touch wood, we'll have better luck with this one.

Friday: The men continued with the clearing of the ditch and the mucking out of the chicken run. We managed to find a new home for all our 2 year oldk brown hens and today they left to make room for the new pullets.

Saturday: We all had errands to do today so not a lot was done on the farm. An extra large egg was collected from our pure breed hens today. Jackie cracked it open to make panacakes and found a triple yolker! We looked it up and apprently you're more likely to win the lottery.

Sunday: Today the weather isn't very nice so we probably wont be getting much done. Oh well, it is Sunday afterall.

Look at these 3 lovely, golden yolks:

Week 3

So there's not really been that much happen this week but best write a post anyway.

Monday: Jackie and Hayley cleaned out a cottage for the Irish workers we have staying at the moment.

Tuesday: David and Kody chopped up some more wood to keep us all warm.

Wednesday: David and Jackie went to the Lamma Agricultural Show in Lincolnshire. David tries to go every year. Kody and Hayley were left in chrage again.

Thursday: Our pigs, Primrose and Iris, were finally moved back down to their origional home in the woods. They seem so much happier already. So lovely to see! David, Kody and Hayley then started mucking out their temporary housing.

Friday: David and Kody finished cleaning up the pigs temporary housing. Fabion and Lucy, two of our goats, have been bullying the others so they've now been moved. We're not quite sure what we should do with them now.

Saturday: David and Kody did some tidying up around the farm.

Sunday: We're all having a bit of a lazy day today but obviously there's jobs that still need doing, like collecting eggs and keeping an eye on the shop.

Happily back home:

Week 2

So this week has brought even more new members to our ever growing family. Even winter has turned out to be a busy time after all.

Monday: David and Jackie picked up some POL brown hens to replace our old ladies, who we are currently finding new homes for. These hens produce the majority of the free range eggs we sell but we do have pure breed chickens too.

Tuesday: David and Kody cleared up some wood, ready to be burnt on our wood burning boiler, which keeps us and our holiday cottage guests warm.

Wednesday: Today all five of us got stuck in clearing branches, ready to put the goat fencing up for their summer housing.

Thursday: Went to see some goats and came home with a lovely Anglo Nubian billy called Duncan. Our three ladies aren't sure what to make of him yet but he seems very happy with his new company. Let's hope we'll have some kids in a few months then some tasty milk and other products. Duncan:

Friday: David and Kody put all the fence posts in for the goats summer housing.

Saturday: Last year we discovered our pigs are amazing escape artists so they were moved to temporary housing. Today David and Kody have hopefully escape proofed the origional fencing so our lovely ladies can be moved back.

Sunday: David, Jackie and Kody have gone to pick up the other goats from where Duncan came. These are two Anglo Nubian x Golden Guernsey nannies, Lucy and Fudge. Also, one castrated male, Fabion, to keep Duncan company when not with the ladies. Let's hope they all settle in well together. This afternoon we're all off to pick up three female Muscovy ducks. We haven't had much luck with these so far as one of our females turned out to be a male and the other sadly managed to get in with the dogs.

Let's see if we can go next week without bringing anyone new home.

Lucy:

Week 1 (first weekly blog)

The weather has been quite up and down. It's still pretty warm, considering the time of year. This week has been mainly about the goats.

Monday: Jackie and Hayley cleaned out all 3 cottages, after people had them for a New Year celebration. David and Kody started getting the winter housing ready for our new arrivals, the goats.

Tuesday: Today was a horrible, rainy day so we didn't do much really, just the normal routine of letting out, feeding, watering and collecting eggs.

Wednesday: The goats aren't the only new arrival this week. Robin has invested in a lovely collie bitch, which he hopes to breed from. Jackie, David and Robin went to pick her up, leaving Kody and Hayley to look after the farm.

Thursday: David and Kody mucked out and cleaned up an old chicken shed, ready for yet some more new arrivals next week. Jackie finished off preparing a cottage for new guests.

Friday: David and Kody did some more work on the goat housing.

Saturday: David, Jackie, Kody and Hayley all got stuck in finishing off the goats' new home, ready for their arrival tomorrow. We are all very excited. One of our cockerels was being bullied so we're hoping he'll share this space with them too and make some new friends.

Sunday: Kody and Hayley are left in charge again today, while Jackie and David pick up our beautiful new girls. There's no real days off on the farm.

Watch this space for updates on how the goats settle in and next weeks blog.

Keep an eye out!

Happy New Year everyone!

We'll now be writing weekly blogs to keep you all up to date with what's going on at the farm. The first one will be this weekend so keep an eye out.