So what’s been happening?

We had our second failure of hatching eggs. This time the Silver Appleyards ducks. None of the eight eggs we had in the incubator were viable. Coming so soon after the Cream Legbars this was a bitter blow. I’m beginning to suspect that it may have something to do with the postal system. Either they’re x-rayed which does nothing for their hatchability or they’re shaken so much in transit that very few survive.

Things have been a real mixed bag around here lately, full of highs and lows. The Brecon Buff eggs I was expecting took over a week to arrive in the post, which is really disappointing. I’m not sure how many will be viable, but the in the incubator and I have my fingers crossed. The Cream Legbar eggs that were due to hatch went disastrously wrong and we got one out of twelve, another big disappointment.

It’s been a great weekend. The Weather has been fantastic. There are buds on the trees, catkins and pussy willow in the hedgerows. My garden is full of bulbs. I really feel like the trees waking up and coming back to life after the winter. There wasn’t a lot that could be done over the winter, now though I have a list a mile long.

Söderåsen is a national park in Skåne lan. It’s a place I spend a lot of time walking with Troy and generally enjoying the peace and quiet.

It’s been another good week. The weather has been dry, if a little windy and I’ve been working hard on the new vegetable plots. I’d forgotten how hard double digging can be. My back is a reminder of how unfit a lazy winter has let me become. Still we’ve made huge progress and that is the main thing I think.

 It’s been a great weekend. Spring has sprung. It’s amazing, you wake up one day and realise winter is over for another year. I’ve been quite busy as a result. We’ve moved the Blommehöns out to their summer accommodation and some sun on their backs is doing them the world of good. The cockerel is strutting around looking wonderful in the spring sunshine.