Greetings to you all.

Yes, I know it has been a long time since I posted anything on my blog but my life, like yours I presume, has not been as normal ever since that pesky virus poked it evil germy nose in to everyone's lives.

But hey ho, here we are heading fast in to Autumn having had a hot summer with very little rain. 

She spent 5 weeks looking after a tiny flock of Bantams and they have made my breakfast very scummy indeed. An egg a day scrambled with a tiny amount of palm nut oil has been absolutely delicious. 

There are 9 left in the box and that is all I will have until next summer when she gets to look after them for the time when their owners go on holiday to Iran. After they're finished it will be back to hens eggs again.

Which brings me to this startling statement.. she has decided that she is going to have a few chickens out at the allotment, well, of course they'll be at the allotment, she couldn't have them here with us at home, could she?

The reason she wants them is they're very good at cleaning the ground / soil of slugs and other things that eat our vegetables without our permission. And their manure is very good for growing vegetables! 

She want to make their coop, aka chicken hut, out of plastic as much as possible. The reason being is that you can really clean a plastic coop out much better than a wooden one. With a wooden one, you are always going to have a problem with the dreaded red mites which can be a real pest as they feed off chickens' blood.

Anyway, lot to think about and design and cost. 97% of the plot is already fenced with a chain link fence which is good as it means that no foxes have access to our plot. She intends to build a large run to which they will always have access to without her having to let them out into it. The coop will be situated inside this big run. It will be built up off the ground and have space for them + several nesting boxes.

She's been talking to our friend Debbie who, being a goat keeper, knows all about animals being escape artists and it was she who gave us the chain link fencing, so she will advise mama on what mesh to buy to make the chicken run vermin free.

Now it is time for our supper, we eat early these days as she only eat twice a day, she slimmer because of doing so. 

So there's our latest news. We hope you and your families are happy and healthy.

Best wishes to you all. GeeGee and Sally.

8th September, 2022.