4 cockerels and 3 hens

Wahey we have some layers. We have 4 cockerels and 3 hens. Unfortunately Limpy, one of our hens, has died. SO we now have 2 hens and 4 cockerels.

R.I.P. Limpy

3 of the cockerels are due to be made into Sunday dinner this week. We can't keep all of them unfortunately, especially as they outnumber the hens 2:1.

Grown Up Ducks

Our duckings are all grown up. They are now fully grown and are part of the family. They waddle around the farm and have settled in well. They are very comical and chatter away to each other endlessly. We have two ducks and three drakes. We need to get another duck to make things even because they like to pair up. 

Veg beds

The veg beds have been built and are being prepared for growing vegetables next spring. The weeding process has begun and the beds are nearly ready.

Being built:

Time for food?

The picnic area has been fully cleared and is now available for use. With fresh green grass, and benches to come when completed, this area of the farm is peaceful and a nice place to relax. It's also a goat free area so you can enjoy your picnic in peace!

A new gate

Roger Dukes and Mark Underwood have put up the new farm gate. The animals are now securely enclosed in the farm. This new gate is about 6ft tall and weighs a ton!

No more homeless chickens

It turns out that we have 3 hens, they are not all cockerels. Our layers now have a place to lay their eggs each morning. The hens are not laying at the moment... or they are and we just haven't found the eggs yet. Hopefully they will start laying soon so we can have eggs for breakfast. Adrian built this hen house out of the old wood that was boarding up the windows and the old pump house doors. Excellent bit of recycling.

Wild man of the woods

At the Kadesh Farm we managed to photograph a rare sighting of our very own resident wildman

(aka Jake)

Mischief

Steve teaching Twist circus tricks

Roger and mark brought this trailer up to the farm whilst putting up the new gate. The goats thought it was a new adventure playground.

This bale of straw delivered by Cecil was something to play on too.

Not sure what Twist finds so funny but she's probably laughing at Steve's antics.

Buster, Twist and Spice chillin'

Ducklings

The ducklings have now moved to the farm and are enjoying their new pad.

In the absence of a mother they will follow any pair of legs that happens to walk past. It's quite a comical sight to see someone walking along the path followed closely by a line of five little waddling ducklings (actually, being runner ducks, they run, not waddle).

One of the ducklings has found a safe warm place to fall asleep. 

I think he thinks Jake is Mother Duck

Relaxing 

The ducklings' new pond

Indian Runners

The Indian Runner ducks have now hatched and are causing mischief already.  We had 6 eggs of which 5 have hatched and developed into healthy little beasts.  Andi's cats are scared of them because when they run around the floor they make a lot of little patting noises, so they have been staying there for now without fear of being attacked by cats.  They will be moved upto the farm in a few weeks time.  There are only 4 ducks in these pictures as 1 of them took a little longer to hatch than the others.