RIP Speckley

Sadly, one of our French Morans has died in mysterious circumstances so we're back down to 3. She is the white one seen here with her sister. We're wondering if the others will miss her, or if they even notice? What do chickens think exactly?

After a slow start, she laid an egg most days which was lovely - she was a nice calm bird compared to some we've had!

This is me planting my first carrots.

No April Fool - its ours!

The allotment is officially ours now, so I took the day off especially to gear up for the big occasion. This meant a trip to B&Q for a boot-full of digging gear and of course, a shiny new wheelbarrow!

Our plot has been abandoned for a while (see earlier posts) due to the poor health of the previous tenants (who, by the way, are more than welcome to come and visit whenever they like) which means we've got lots of digging to do before we can start planting anything - digging up old plants that have gone over, digging up the weeds and the grass etc. There's quite a bit of rubbish to get rid of too, as if we didn't have enough already.

Its quite a big plot and we're not quite sure how to tackle it yet to be honest (rows, patches, raised beds?). We've had a peak at the other plots, but they all seem to be fairly dormant at the moment, presumably waiting for the growing season to start. But they do all look very neat and tidy, with nicely hoe'd, weed-free beds - something for us to aspire to!

After a couple of hours of digging we were all pooped (it was quite cold today too actually!) - as can be seen by the state of the boys!

Back tomorrow (hopefully) for more!