February 4, 2012

sowing seeds outside

salad crops

On the warm days it seems as if I'll never be ready for spring and on the cold days it seems as if spring will never be here. I've started sowing seeds outside - probably still a bit early for some things but with a few warm days they will be away. I found a hen scratching in the vegetable garden today which is always a problem with free-ranging … [Read more...]

tips for raising chicks

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There's something quite amazing about the process of an egg becoming a chick. Raising your own chooks from eggs gives you a wider choice of the breeds you keep, as you can get fertile eggs sent to you more easily than live birds. If you want to experience the miracle in your own back garden, you'll need some fertile chicken eggs and a broody chook … [Read more...]