Another depressing post about deaths in our small, furry/feathery family.
1 Gerbil, one chick and a quail all died in the space of 12 hours last week.
RIP :(
The Egg Per Day Diaries is the story of our life as keepers of a sub-urban croft. Starring 'The Chickens' and 'The Bees', telling the tale of a family growing up outdoors.
Sunday, 27 October 2013
Tuesday, 1 October 2013
To market to market to buy a...
Today was school strike day, so Hubby, Small Boy, Small Girl and I went to the market to 'buy a chick or 2 to go with Dinky and Broody Hen'.
On arriving there were only 4 'chick' lots- a mottled pekin and 3 chicks, 4 legbar chicks, something else, and a box full of little tiny black chicks, going 'cheep, cheep, cheep'.
I was prepared to spend up to £20 for some chicks, but ended up buying the box of black chicks for £6.
Now to try and persuade broody hen that they all belong to her...
On arriving there were only 4 'chick' lots- a mottled pekin and 3 chicks, 4 legbar chicks, something else, and a box full of little tiny black chicks, going 'cheep, cheep, cheep'.
I was prepared to spend up to £20 for some chicks, but ended up buying the box of black chicks for £6.
Now to try and persuade broody hen that they all belong to her...
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