Lots of cria are being born now and the nursery field is starting to fill up. They are a joy to watch in the evening when they scoot around the fields like mad things. I have lost most of my voice now with this ‘orrible lurgy and have to croak at everyone, most frustrating.
Andrew and Matt have extended the chicken house, it is quite palatial now and could take loads of hens if I could buy any. Everybody seems to have sold out. Is the new austerity extending to keeping chickens. If so, have they realised it is almost certainly cheaper to buy eggs although not so much fun. I still love collecting eggs and I am ancient.