Farewell to our chickens Peppa and Minty

Monday, June 29th, 2009

Well, we’ve finally gone and done it.  12 months after our moment of madness at last year’s Tatton Flower Show when - perhaps affected by the heat - we purchased two chickens and an eglu, we’ve drawn a line under our hen-keeping days. The honeymoon period was encouraging; delighted kids, happy ...

Oh lay for Pepper and Minty!

Monday, October 20th, 2008

Jubilant sighs of relief all round this week with the realisation that we have not, after all, invested in dud hens. Yes, Pepper and Minty have finally come up with the goods. We were promised eggs after three weeks of welcoming our