Tag Archives: poultry

Chicks Chicks Chicks!

Posted on May 3, 2014 by Bidders

I keep hens because they lay lovely eggs. I love that I have beautiful yellow yolked eggs whenever I want them, I never need to worry about the condition of the hens producing them, because I can look out the … Continue reading →

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The Secret stash

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Bidders

In the back garden we have a run full of hens. In the front garden we have another smaller hen run which houses “Monty”, the Millie Fleur Pekin and couple of ladies to keep him company. As it is wintertime … Continue reading →

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Quail chicks!

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Bidders

When I told people I’d bought 12 quail eggs off ebay to hatch they laughed. As I signed for the little (heavily wrapped) package the postman actually told me it would never work. To an extent I could understand them … Continue reading →

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The arrival of Quail

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Bidders

I know, I’ve had a bit of a blogging holiday but in my defense it was Christmas, new year and THEN we moved house. A great deal has happened in between time, one of the most notable things being the … Continue reading →

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