Feb 25The ChickmobileWe had a bit of interest in the design and build of our chicken coop so here's a quick tour. We had a fairly exacting design brief: First...
Mar 15, 2021Slow foodGlastonbury CND Festival 1987. Elvis Costello and Van Morrison were headlining. And in the Green Field, there was a display about...
Feb 9, 2021Life in the slow lanePre-pandemic, we were working most of the time in London which left us only the weekends to manage our little set up. Now we are...
Jan 13, 2019Preparing for chickensChickens are great company when you're pottering outside. They are a fantastic way for children to appreciate the natural cycle. They...
Sep 15, 2018Chicken, the foodTalking anthropomorphic animals are ever-present in so much of children's media. They play a big part in creating the...
Jul 16, 2018The enemy at the gatesMy father was the one who had kept chickens. There's a story about how he got started but this isn't it. Instead this is about how we...
Apr 26, 2018Our chickensWe thought we'd introduce our six chickens - which we acquired back in January. These were bought from chickenshighwycombe.com - working...
Jan 11, 2018The pecking orderMy father loved keeping chickens and for several years we watched them run around and enjoy his company. Sadly my father passed away last...