The Smallest Smallholder

In response to:ReStart - picking up where we left off and getting started again.

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:22:14 +0100

hi, its been along time since you posted, come on update us pleeeeeeeeeese

In response to:ReStart - picking up where we left off and getting started again.

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:03:05 +0100

So sorry your house fell through but glad you haven't given up! Get cracking! You've got peas, beans, lettuce and garlic to plant. :)

In response to:ReStart - picking up where we left off and getting started again.

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:17:39 +0200

Good luck. We've got the 4 acres and are just starting out too. So much to do, and so few sunny days to do it in.

In response to:In The Begining...... or how we got here

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 16:53:30 +0200

Thanks for the comment. Good luck with the allotment - we are on a waiting list for one - been over a year now.

getting rid of all plastic packaging - sounds brilliant but must be hard. will have to have a think about trying something similar.

In response to:In The Begining...... or how we got here

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:56:36 +0200

what a lovely blog. We are trying to do the same but its very early days. 9 months on the bramble ridden alottment - a winter of uprooting evil barbed plants followed by one of the worst summers ever but still we got some produce. How proud were we. Not got round to the chickens but a future plan.I am giving up plastic packaging. As a result I have found a number of ways to supply myself with those necessities that come wrapped in the stuff - thats why we need the smallholding.

In response to:Evil minded chickens

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 16:13:02 +0200

Thanks Simon

Im gonna leave them seperated for a few days before putting them together again, but if it doen't work i might just give that a try.

In response to:Evil minded chickens

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:27:49 +0200

You could try chicken specs. Red coloured things that clip onto the beak. Being red they can't see blood so don't peck injured birds. Doesn't stop the bullying but gives them a chance.

In response to:Evil minded chickens

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 09:03:39 +0200

Thats what im hoping. We got the original 3 last year when i first built the house, and always had the intention of getting more. Ive heard how evil and vicious they can be but didnt quite believe how bad it could get.

Going to leave them seperated for at least a week while the wound heals before i try re-uniting them again.

Thanks for the encouragment though - we are more than a little panicky over this.

In response to:Evil minded chickens

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 08:55:05 +0200

We've encountered this problem several times. They always settle down in the end. Hopefully you'll be able to reunite them after the injury's healed. James.

In response to:Homebrew hangovers, first shoots, and a few pic's

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 11:43:17 +0200

get back to work fancy referring me to as OH

In response to:Hello Springtime (I hope)

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 13:51:24 +0100

Not even managed to get the rotavating done here yet on my allotment as the ground is absolutely sodden. Hoping for this weekend (Sumday) but it is still damp here now.

In response to:Hello Springtime (I hope)

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 13:45:39 +0100

One of the girls at work has chickens and she brings the eggs into work, a box of 4 at a time and sells them for 50p each. They are great!

In response to:In The Begining...... or how we got here

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:33:28 +0100

Even though it sounds like a lot of hard work I hope you manage to realise your 10 acre dream one day soon.

In response to:In The Begining...... or how we got here

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:32:08 +0100

Normally I would have skipped over this but your way of writing made it entertainging along with educational.

I am looking forward to reading more of your adventures.