a new update

well things are going well so far the repairs on the greenhouse are 99% done
here is a pic


i have also added a new chat box on the right check it out

well an update

hi all had a bit of a prob the past 2 weeks but i hope its now sorted
i have started a new yahoo group link is on the top right of this page

its exotic and unusual seed/plant swap shop
so if your into exotic and unusual seeds and plants

then feel free to join and start swapping
ill be ordering some giant onion seeds next week and the repairs to the green house should be done soon too

lots of work to get done before Feb

well that's all for now will post some pics up soon

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a sad day

well it is and its not
my chickens will be going to a new home as i have hit a bit of a hiccup

and i have one cockerel with one hen and the run im building is taking to long to get done
and so sadly i have chosen to rehome them

where they will have lots of room and a lot of hens lol

ill be sad to see them go has i hatched them from eggs in my home made incubator

but i think its best for them

maybe next year ill do ducks we will see

digging digging and more digging

well i started digging over harf me plot spent 3 days and took 6 barrow loads of weed out

it now looks like this
will be starting on the next bit tomorrow if weather holds
so much work to do but ill get there

well i admit it

i forgot about this blog i am sorry its been mad here chicks hatching
birds going missing veg dieing to blight

really has been ruff weather and so wet the veg is not doing well


my pumpkins are terrible dont think ill see one this year
my 4 light sussex i hatched in April have grow up now and i ended up with
3 cocks so i have rehomed two of them to very nice people

will be putting some sebright eggs in next week see how they do
well i hope to have my plot all done for next year and i plan to grow a lot of veg

and some more freaky veg too lol i have found a supply of dragon fruit seeds
so will be trying them

and thats about it for now this time i will update as i go lol

wow

sorry its been so long to update been very busy

my chooks are growing fast and i am now looking after all my land lords animals too

this is a vid of the baby brahma im looking after


i have duck eggs in the incubator at the mo should hatch July 12th

im building a large Avery 42ft x 12ft with 3 sections

as i will be hatching and selling birds next year i will update as i go on this project

also ill post some pics or a vid on my chooks they are doing very well
i have 2 hens and 2 cockerels

thats it for now i will update again soon

bodyguards

i got some bodyguards for me chicks they even chat to my chicks and sit with them for hours

sorry for the long time

its been a long time sins i did an update here is some new pics of my five week old chicks
they have grown so fast they had there first run on the grass and will be going back out tomorrow as they loved it
well lots going on in the green house peas are up and runner beans are in the ground
sweet corn will be going in soon to

the land lord has now put me in charge of all his birds and incubators we have duck chicken and pheasants in at the mo

he got a brand new R-COM 20 pro incubator £277 nice incubator though ill be saving for the USB one my self

well thats it for now will update again alot faster lol

some pics

here is 2 pics more to come there doing well so far

we have chicks

well one has hatched so far 3 more to go as i lost the bantam one but here is a pic of the new born

more pics to come

here we go

sorry for the long time for a new update the eggs are now 1 day away from hatch
we lost some along the way we have 4 light sussex and 1 bantam egg left

but the bantam egg has been tweeting lol

not much work done up at the green house as weather has been bad
but they say it will be getting better next week we will see

hope to have some pics of fluffy chicks soon so ill keep this update short

eggs set

well i have set 13 eggs into the incubator 8 x light sussex and 5 x bantam eggs

now we wait 10 days and then i can candle them and see if we have any baby chooks growing

lets hope so after Egbert died at day 15

i will keep you posted to what is happening well thats all for now

my eggs come to day

well i orderd 12 light sussex hatching eggs and lost 4 as the postperson was heavy handed

but i have 8 left to go into the incubator tomorrow

here are the ones that was ok

as for the greenhouse got some work done sowed some spring onions and some snapdragons

re dug 4 beds but weather is still holding things up lets hope it brakes soon and i can get going at fall speed

well i will keep you all updated on the eggs should have some fluffy chicks in 21 days starting tomorrow

thats it for now update soon

i was lucky

we didnt get the bad winds and my greenhouse is still in one peace

as the weather has been so bad no work done but i will be ordering some hatching eggs in the next week

so should have some fluffy chicks soon .The homemade incubator is working very well and i have a chicken egg in there that is now at 14 days old and growing well

so should be pics soon if all goes well

i will be sowing some spring onion seeds this week to i grow mine in the green house they seem to be nicer that way

well thats it for now

home made incubator

ok this is a tutorial on building and incubator with what you have around i am using a pet carrier as i have one here so other than a box here is what you need 1. a 60 watt light bulb 2. a light fitting 3. a dimmer switch 4 tin foil 5. a pot for water optional extra fan and an old pc power unit



the pet carrier



STEP 1 INSULATING THE TOP OF THE BOX
do this with your tin foil make sure you leave a hole at the back this is for a vent


STEP 2 INSTALL A FAN TO TOP

now place fan were you want it and drill 4 holes then with garden wire tie in place



STEP 3 FITTING THE LIGHT
now im using a 60 watt red bulb for this


all fitted


and here it is finished

hi all

not much to report weather is to bad to do much however here is some news

i will be building an egg incubator over the next few weeks so i can start hatching some chickens

so there will be a step by step of how to do this coming soon

i finished the last veg bed but im now extending it a bit

so thats about it for now ill update soon

pics

well here are the pics of what i have been doing
there is also my help mates the peacocks and chooks belong to the land lord ill have my own chooks come summer

my chooks will be going here

digging and more digging

well it was cold today but i braved it and did some more digging the bed i was doing that was fall of roots is now done . And now i have started on three new veg beds also in the greenhouse the is an old raised bed which i have dug over

and filled with leaf mould and grass cuttings ill let the chooks dig around in it and then ill dig it in

will be making a start on the place for the chickens and ducks soon .Well thats it for now update again soon

what a day

its been wall to wall sunshine been digging a new bed today but its fall of roots and very hard going

but it will make a good veg bed i think but if it dont ill cover it and build a fruit cage over it

soon be sowing seeds and growing so all my hard work should pay off with some tasty veg

thats it for now got lots of plans for tomorrow will update then

making plans

well weather is still bad hoping it gets better over next few days we will see

ok im planing on getting some chickens for eggs in the summer and i have been looking at the breeds

and i have picked the light Sussex here is a pic

they are a very old English breed and i will see how they do

hoping to get one end of the green house finished over the next few days

well thats it for now update again soon

weather

well as you all know the weather has turned on us so this is going to slow me down yet again

i have done some digging and work on the greenhouse and ill be taking some pics as soon as i can

also have plans to get some chooks in the summer you cant beat the taste of a fresh egg

plus the chooks should sort the ants and slugs out too. Well ill be ordering yet more seed soon should have a load of veg this year yummy

also at the top of my blog on the right you will see a link to the chicken out campaign

this is being run by Hugh of River Cottage please sign up and help Hugh fight for the humble chickens quality of life here is a quote

You may have heard about the conditions involved in intensive factory farming of broiler (meat) chickens. Hugh of River Cottage fame has launched a national campaign to put pressure on the industry to raise its standards: the Chicken Out! campaign.

“Chicken Out! has so far been led by River Cottage locals, especially in and around Axminster, and we’ve had a fantastic response. But now I need your support. I’m asking all of you, as friends of River Cottage, to support this campaign and get it off to a flying start across the nation. “

thanks and more updates to come

pain pain and

more pain lol every part of me hurts not done digging for a long time

so ill be stiff as a board tomorrow well 4 beds done now and as im hurting ill be working on the

greenhouse tomorrow and seeing how much i can fix with out spending more cash

found one red ants nest so far had a real problem with them last year everywhere i put a spade

i hit a red ants nest im hoping that the peacocks and chickens will eat them lol

im hoping the weather will hold for a few more days as im so far behind fingers crossed

well thats it for today more tomorrow

digging

i have done some digging to day im making veg beds instead of one big bed

be easier to control the weeds that way i will post some pics soon

i also split and replanted the rhubarb today as well it got well frosted so should be good

well the green house is not in good shape after all the wind we had so lots of work there

well thats it for now ill update again tomorrow

well weather

is holding things up now and the strong winds have done a lot of damage to the greenhouse

so lots of work to do to sort that out lets hope the weather clears up a bit

so i can get some work done well thats it for now ill update again soon