Pals and Pallets | Recycling on the homestead

I've had a lovely day today because I had an unplanned visit from my dear friend Clare and together we went to collect some super-sized pallets for using in the annual vegetable garden. At last I will be able to finish the fence around the plot to keep the young (and old) plants safe from the nibbling ducks. 



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A Day of Preparation | Chicks, compost and laughter

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Recycling on the Homestead - make do and mend | Nesting boxes, chick cri...

Chicken Feed | An insignificant amount of money?

Here are my thoughts about the cost of feeding our chickens and ducks and an egg hunt.



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Gentle Sunday | Cottage garden flowers, greenhouse and ducklings

Why there are fewer blog posts

I love blogging, but I've realised that I prefer moving images a little bit more. so for now I will still blog but on a less regular basis. I will share my thoughts and ideas and day to day life on our smallholding via videos.

I plan to write additional information, more in depth thoughts and expand upon subjects that I've raised in my vlogs, that way I can share what is going on with you on two levels, the lighter on my vlogs and the more informative on my blogs.

Yesterday I started to feel a little ropey and so spent a quiet day inside, I suspect I have inhaled too much dust from the woodshavings when I mucked out the chicken shed. But I did spend a little time watching the chickens and ducks enjoying the very welcome sunshine.

Here's the video of my time with the birds.

Now of course, a time may come when I am unable to vlog on a regular basis and, should that happen, I will continue sharing life on our homestead on my blog. Please feel free to let me know if you prefer the written word or videos, I'm interested to know which you prefer.

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I also post vlogs daily (almost). You can find my YouTube channel here.

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Deep Litter Bedding FAIL! | Why do we have a smelly coop?

In today's vlog I look at why the chicken shed is smelling quite so unpleasant and what I can do to rectify the problem.