Mushrooms

Mushrooms are fruiting 

Barn clear out

Ducklings in their nursery pen 

Cows in yard then in field. 

Video of cows wouldn’t go on my blog see Facebook

Tame lamb left in barn and four ewes to lamb. 

4 chicks under warming lamp. 

Goose not sitting so taken her eggs and put in incubator. 

Wool dying from plants

After weaving and spinning meeting on friday it’s inspired me. I span silk and also discussed dying wool from plants. Been on my to do list for years. 

I have started the process with daffodils

First wait till these (our walk to the office aka the farm barn)

Start to die and look like 

Leave to dry! Before proceeding ……,

Oyster mushroom farming

I went on a mushroom farming workshop and started some mushrooms in buckets on 12/04/22

6 days in dark place and fungi on its way. 26th

Is when they sue to start fruiting, 

Easter chicks

Born yesterday. Two are on their way out to join them 

Chicks a hatching

Is it 21 days already! Easter chicks 

The New Hive

What can I say!! 

Quick version

Land owner-unsafe hollow tree needs felling for safety.

Honey bees had made home in said tree. 

Eviction notice given to bees. 

Tree came down bees refused to leave tree. 

Bees made protest with placards and everything!!

Negotiations took place and a compromise

Tree stump with bees moved to a new home on our farm! 

Colony safe fed and doing ok. 

Next step transfer to a hive!! Watch this space when weather gets warmer!! 

The Staff!!

When your veg field is full of weeds

And you want to plough it to grow this year!……………Bring in the staff!! 

Recycling a calf feeder

We decided to adjust Nd recycle an old unused calf feeder to a strawberry planter. 



Should look good when strawberries grow. Hopefully will keep the slugs at bay!!