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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…