The weather has been so bad Star is now longer white but more a grubby brown and the cats have had to wade through water to get in and out of the house!
Abandoning cockerels is become more common. When hatching you really need to forward plan how to deal with the 50% of the hatch that won't be joining your egg laying flock.
The Diatomaceous Earth and EU BPR (Biocidal Product Regulation) comes into effect on 01st September 2015. With it there will be changes to the description of many DE products with regards to mite control.
Sadly a stoat got into the coop and we are currently chicken-less. However, Spring will soon be here and we will be incubating and hatching up at the Smallholding.
