Tap, tap
It would seem that the chickens want to come inside.
Progress Update #1
I thought it might be interesting to write some periodic progress reports to see how this “grow your own” malarkey is going!
As this is the first one, it’s going to be particularly vague as I’ve not really been taking notes, but given that we’re just leaving the leanest part of the year, there’s not a [...]
Chicken-proofing the garden…. Suggestions, anyone?
I desperately want the chickens to be free range, and although I have fenced areas off the garden it has very definitely been done with the intention of keeping the chickens OUT of certain areas, rather than confining them.
However, the three rather large and heavy timber planters (below) I created last Summer (pre-chickens) lie outside [...]
The best scrambled eggs (I think so anyway)
I’ve seen many recipes for scrambled eggs – some rich with cream and butter, some much simpler – egg, and not much else. Personally, I think the best recipe requires technique rather than ingredients, but at the end of the day it’s totally about the quality of the egg.
My eggs come from the hens in my [...]