The Lakin Farm has some very neglected fields. Some are so bad that they have been inaccessible for many years.
Part of the problem is the lay of the land. A couple of the fields sit in a natural bowl and are very wet and boggy as a result.
The other part of the problem is caused [...]
One of the new chickens is laying massive eggs.
This picture shows the size difference between one of the monster eggs and a normal one.
Brings tears to the eyes just to look at it.
When we opened this egg it had two yolks in it.
We weren’t expecting any eggs from the new hens quite so soon. When [...]
This morning Ruth collected four more chickens from a local farm.
The new arrivals are in the process of molting and are therefore not laying eggs. This means we will be feeding them for a couple of weeks before they start laying.
This is no problem for us, as it means we got the birds for just [...]
One of our chickens was killed by this mink yesterday. It happened during the day sometime between 10:30 and midday.
I know this because the bird that was killed had been sitting on eggs, and I was keeping an eye on her, giving her food etc.
At first I thought she was with the other two birds, [...]
We have decided to keep chickens again. At the moment we only have three Bantams and hope to get some hybrids (brown chickens) in the spring.
Our last lot of chickens were eaten by mink, so I have moved the location of the chicken hut and built a wire enclosure.
We let the chickens roam around the [...]
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