Two new residents arrived at the Smallest Smallholding this weekend. No, not the little guys in the pic above. We have quite a few of them already, thanks in part to the ongoing rain and hail showers.
No, this weekend saw the arrival of Snoopy and Smudge. These two loveable lop-eared bunnies are now in residence [...]
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I love my food, there’s no doubting that. I’ll never be one of these stick-thin types, a) because I have child bearing hips and b) because food has an important part to play in my life - growing it, cooking it and savouring it.
I come from a family where every occasion is marked by some [...]
Well it wouldn’t be a typical week at the Smallest Smallholding without a poorly hen and some baytril thrown in.
Yoko has developed a respiratory infection, something she’s prone to because of her egg yolk peritonitis condition. She has a small amount of fluid in her air sacs anyway, but the amount of fluid has increased [...]
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It’s been a good month or so since Pattie last laid an egg.
But it seems that she’s getting over her mystery illness. This morning I got up, let them out and hung around when I noticed she’d gone back in the nest box.
About 25 minutes later she re-emerged, looking rather pleased with herself. “BBBRRrrGAAAHHHH!” she [...]
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