I hope everyone is having a pleasant and safe December. We’ve been busy visiting family, collecting new plants and of course working in the garden. I’ve managed to squeeze in lots of video filming & editing which I’ll be sharing […]
In my previous post I shared my experience of a fun day filming at home with the Phakisa TV crew. The episode aired at the end of July and is now on YouTube. Skip to 14 minutes and 15 seconds for […]
Exciting news! A couple of weeks ago a TV crew came to visit me and interview me about my garden. I spoke about how we try to live an eco-friendly and sustainable life at home. I showed them around the […]
Today’s post is all about tips, hacks & by laws for raising chickens and ducks. The post goes together with this fun infographic from Custommade.com comparing the pros and cons of raising chickens vs ducks. For South Africa’s by laws […]
If you’ve considered raising your very own poultry at home, you’ve most likely only considered chickens. However ducks are an interesting option to consider, depending on your space and what you have in mind (eg do you want a reliable […]
Are you thinking of raising chickens in your suburban garden? Be sure to check out this post with 5 reasons to consider doing just that, as well as the relevant bylaws for the City of Johannesburg, Cape Town, Pretoria / […]
For this morning’s breakfast I sent hubby out to collect eggs from the four Brahma chickens. I joined him outside when it seemed to be taking a while. I also thought it would be fun to show baby boy the […]
We’ve been getting about 5 or 6 eggs a week from our chickens. Only two of the four are old enough to be laying and I had assumed that both Paris and Lindsay are laying. But this afternoon when I […]
Oh what an afternoon! One of our Brahma chickens laid their first egg today. I heard a lot of clucking and a commotion outside. I thought of the worst…maybe the dogs or a neighborhood cat had somehow got hold of […]
The two lovely ladies in the featured picture are our two Brahma hens, Lindsay and Paris. They are living happily in the Chicken McMansion in the back garden. We have two other pullets (hens younger than a year), who have […]