...and with her PJ's on
Summer Harvests
5 years ago
Wednesday, 27 May 2009
Thursday, 21 May 2009
Maps for hen collection
SUTTON BRIDGE
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NORWICH
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HAPPY EGGS FROM HAPPY RoSAH HENS
View Hen rescue Sutton Bridge collection point in a larger map
NORWICH
View Little Hen Rescue, Norfolk in a larger map
Monday, 18 May 2009
Today I've found out the chicks except 1 are cockerels so they'll be off to Little Hen Rescue at the weekend :-(
Sat morn we're offloading kids at Nanny & Grandads then picking the trailer up at 7pm and heading to Norwich to bring back 300+ hens and then take the trailer back to Holbeach ish at night.......only to pick it up again in the morning and take Jo's crates back and bring back just over 100 hens for Heacham and Wisbech.
Monday I am trying to confirm hens and rehomers. Yes it's short notice but I wasn't originally doing all 3 days but the people want the hens and we want to save the hens so what can we do? Jo will help us with our fuel bill which will be a godsend and we always get some good donations for her.
Mark is currently off homechecking at Heacham and dropping off Defra paperwork for a lady wanting 100 hens. Think he'll also take the little ones to Hunstanton to give me a break to do chook emails which is great as I had a headache earlier so once I took my pills I was groggy (can't win)
HAPPY EGGS FROM HAPPY RoSAH HENS
Sat morn we're offloading kids at Nanny & Grandads then picking the trailer up at 7pm and heading to Norwich to bring back 300+ hens and then take the trailer back to Holbeach ish at night.......only to pick it up again in the morning and take Jo's crates back and bring back just over 100 hens for Heacham and Wisbech.
Monday I am trying to confirm hens and rehomers. Yes it's short notice but I wasn't originally doing all 3 days but the people want the hens and we want to save the hens so what can we do? Jo will help us with our fuel bill which will be a godsend and we always get some good donations for her.
Mark is currently off homechecking at Heacham and dropping off Defra paperwork for a lady wanting 100 hens. Think he'll also take the little ones to Hunstanton to give me a break to do chook emails which is great as I had a headache earlier so once I took my pills I was groggy (can't win)
Saturday, 16 May 2009
So so busy
Sorry we're not updating the blog often at the moment. Truth is we are so busy sorting dates/trailers/hen crates etc for upcoming rescues we haven't time for yapping about it.
Every time I log on, my inbox is full and as I read and reply, new emails keep on clicking in so it's never ending.
That coupled with a rabbit who had babies- thanks to the kids who let a boy rabbit out to play with a girl one (luckily only 3 babies, 2 blk, 1 white). They're fully furred but eyes not opened yet. The cage they were in wasn't suitable as it was a double decker and a couple of times the babies had ended up at the bottom of the ladder....so they are now in a bunny palace which was donated by Chris Beal and they are safely in a "downstairs bedroom"
Mark is building another hen house, well it's a garden store actually but perfect for the chooks. We really need less in our green hen house as they all huddle and obviously it'll be dangerously hot as the summer arrives. We did try to persuade a few to use the playhouse but they weren't keen as the white Amber Links are bossy and the ducks were in there too. The ducks have now moved into a kennel.
Now the ducks are in their newer accommodation and the new is almost sorted (just the roof to go on) they will be able to choose where they sleep and spread themselves out a bit.
We've then got to get the Pekin chicks sexed as any cockerels are off to Little Hen rescue possibly next week......any hens can stay (possibly) and Flipper-Midas.
Then we need to sort more housing as the tiny chicks will start growing soon and need more room............and we are now collecting eggs daily so we don't have another baby boom. That's it for this year unless anyone gives me some fertile Aylesbury duck eggs ;-) as Eyup and Roland need wives to stop them chasing the chooks.
HAPPY EGGS FROM HAPPY RoSAH HENS
Every time I log on, my inbox is full and as I read and reply, new emails keep on clicking in so it's never ending.
That coupled with a rabbit who had babies- thanks to the kids who let a boy rabbit out to play with a girl one (luckily only 3 babies, 2 blk, 1 white). They're fully furred but eyes not opened yet. The cage they were in wasn't suitable as it was a double decker and a couple of times the babies had ended up at the bottom of the ladder....so they are now in a bunny palace which was donated by Chris Beal and they are safely in a "downstairs bedroom"
Mark is building another hen house, well it's a garden store actually but perfect for the chooks. We really need less in our green hen house as they all huddle and obviously it'll be dangerously hot as the summer arrives. We did try to persuade a few to use the playhouse but they weren't keen as the white Amber Links are bossy and the ducks were in there too. The ducks have now moved into a kennel.
Now the ducks are in their newer accommodation and the new is almost sorted (just the roof to go on) they will be able to choose where they sleep and spread themselves out a bit.
We've then got to get the Pekin chicks sexed as any cockerels are off to Little Hen rescue possibly next week......any hens can stay (possibly) and Flipper-Midas.
Then we need to sort more housing as the tiny chicks will start growing soon and need more room............and we are now collecting eggs daily so we don't have another baby boom. That's it for this year unless anyone gives me some fertile Aylesbury duck eggs ;-) as Eyup and Roland need wives to stop them chasing the chooks.
Wednesday, 6 May 2009
Tuesday, 5 May 2009
More Pekin chicks
Amber & Fenella seem to have been sitting on the same box of eggs for so long and today a tiny black and yellow chick hatched followed by a lavender one this evening.
I suppose there will be even more tomorrow.
The Pekins are all classed as my daughter's, the one who volunteers at Little Hen Rescue so she is thrilled (again)
After this lot, they will be collecting eggs daily and eating them as they are very popular amongst the family with having more yolk than egg white.
We're getting overloaded with eggs again so tonight was omelette night (my speciality, lol) Each kid (except K) had 4 eggs each....and J had 2 whole omelettes.
HAPPY EGGS FROM HAPPY RoSAH HENS
I suppose there will be even more tomorrow.
The Pekins are all classed as my daughter's, the one who volunteers at Little Hen Rescue so she is thrilled (again)
After this lot, they will be collecting eggs daily and eating them as they are very popular amongst the family with having more yolk than egg white.
We're getting overloaded with eggs again so tonight was omelette night (my speciality, lol) Each kid (except K) had 4 eggs each....and J had 2 whole omelettes.
Pickle the foster hen (hence Pickle Foster)
Pickle is one of our foster hens along with Pingu, Caramel, Lizzy, Joan, Rita and many more.
Some hens have stayed until well and gone home but the majority have stayed.
Pickle now has her own Facebook page. Please look her up, add her to your friends and suggest your friends add her too.
Pickle and Pingu's picture has been entered in a "pets on the net" competition in my OLD local rag, the Eastwood & Kimberley Advertiser in Nottinghamshire.
When voting gets underway, I will let you know as the prize is a £100 Pets at Home voucher which would REALLY benefit the rescue.
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HAPPY EGGS FROM HAPPY RoSAH HENS
Some hens have stayed until well and gone home but the majority have stayed.
Pickle now has her own Facebook page. Please look her up, add her to your friends and suggest your friends add her too.
Pickle and Pingu's picture has been entered in a "pets on the net" competition in my OLD local rag, the Eastwood & Kimberley Advertiser in Nottinghamshire.
When voting gets underway, I will let you know as the prize is a £100 Pets at Home voucher which would REALLY benefit the rescue.
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