Just a quick reminder free seed season starts soon. We have just had our first packed of free parsnip seeds in the post, they arrived with the new DT Brown's catalogue http://www.dtbrownseeds.co.uk/
Keep an eye on the freebie section of Money Saver Expert forums for any free seed deals and watch my blog I will link them as I see them so we can all becomes as self sufficient as cheaply as we can.
I hope you are saving your egg cartons and toilet rolls ready to use with your seeds, this saves you money on seed trays.
Thursday, 2 February 2012
Frozen pond
Hello all
Well another lovely looking day today, until you step foot outside the door that is. I went to do my morning rounds and I swear I nearly lost my toes it was so cold. Ok I am exaggerating slightly but it was cold. he ground has gone from mud soup to over frozen ice cream overnight. Its great! I can walk without falling face first and my boots do not need to be fished out of my previously ever growing mud swamp.
Well today was clean out the ducks and chickens day. I was mucking out and throwing more of the waste over me than in the wheelbarrow. I got there in the end though and they now have nice fresh hemp/woodshavings/straw floors. The ducks are very happy but the chickens have decided to try and scratch as much of it out as possible. My animals really have it in for me.
No eggs from the ducks today but I did have 2 chicken eggs this morning. Hopefully that is the start of them laying properly again (I keep saying that, it might come true). The guineafowl were going to have their light turned off today but it was so cold I have decided to let them keep it another week. I am such a soft touch.
Anyway that is all for today, stay tuned for more madness!
Well another lovely looking day today, until you step foot outside the door that is. I went to do my morning rounds and I swear I nearly lost my toes it was so cold. Ok I am exaggerating slightly but it was cold. he ground has gone from mud soup to over frozen ice cream overnight. Its great! I can walk without falling face first and my boots do not need to be fished out of my previously ever growing mud swamp.
Well today was clean out the ducks and chickens day. I was mucking out and throwing more of the waste over me than in the wheelbarrow. I got there in the end though and they now have nice fresh hemp/woodshavings/straw floors. The ducks are very happy but the chickens have decided to try and scratch as much of it out as possible. My animals really have it in for me.
No eggs from the ducks today but I did have 2 chicken eggs this morning. Hopefully that is the start of them laying properly again (I keep saying that, it might come true). The guineafowl were going to have their light turned off today but it was so cold I have decided to let them keep it another week. I am such a soft touch.
Anyway that is all for today, stay tuned for more madness!
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