http://www.mollybeanfarm.co.uk en-gb mollybeanfarm.co.uk 2010-9-15T00:00:00Z mollybeanfarm.co.uk http://www.mollybeanfarm.co.uk/page7.htm#75529 Weve bought 2 more chickens you can see them on our Chickens page visited River Cottage for their Autumn Fair and have been busy in the garden. Weve started selling eggs and chutneys thats going well. Weve sold some veg too not too much this year but were planning for next year and should have plenty to sell as well as stocking our freezer with itWere toying with the idea of selling at a farmers market though were not sure if we can grow enough to have a regular stall. Weve met someone wholl supply us with his product we need to find out how strict the rules are. Hes from Cornwall the local market might not let us sell as hes too far away and its not our product. Well update on here when we have more info. 2010-9-15 10:26:37 http://www.mollybeanfarm.co.uk/page7.htm#66950 Just a quickie Ill update properly soon the chicks are 16 weeks old and VERY nosey. You cant do anything in the garden without them following you and inspecting what youve done. One of them laid a mini egg yesterday Its half the size of the older girls eggs. Will do a test taste later 2010-6-4 07:23:01 http://www.mollybeanfarm.co.uk/page7.htm#58627 Harry started laying again yesterday. All three girls are now earning their keepThe eggs hatched on 11th February we picked up the chicks the next day. Here they are at just 1 day old. 2010-2-17 15:00:07 http://www.mollybeanfarm.co.uk/page7.htm#58217 Where has the time gone Seems like no time since Christmas.Mogs laid her first egg on Boxing Day 2009. She likes to play while shes laying I opened the house while she was laying and she was rolling Pennys egg around with her beak while laying her own egg. Her eggs are huge with a tough shell. Very tasty though She lays most days. Penny is still producing an egg per day Harry is still having a rest lol. Her comb has got darker lately so shell be laying again soon.We opened the greenhouses so the girls could shelter during the wet and cold weather. Theyve made themselves at home by that I mean they made a complete mess Wont take long to tidy it though.We went to the farm for corn and ended up buying five 1 day old chicks Were waiting for a phone call to say theyve hatched. We were hoping to hear today looks like well have to wait til tomorrow.Daughter split with her boyfriend and moved back home hoorayThe computer finally gave up its fight for life a couple of months ago. ... 2010-2-11 17:23:18 http://www.mollybeanfarm.co.uk/page7.htm#52923 Harry has stopped laying Penny still lays 1 per day Mogs still hasnt started Ive been reading about Marans theyre slow growing hens so I suppose the laying starts later.The kitchen looks like a building site. Weve stripped the walls back to bare brick and stored the wall units in the shed. Were not putting them back up I really dont like cupboards on the walls. An electrician friend is going to move sockets for us then another friend is going to render and plaster. Half of the base units are now freestanding dont bump into them they wobble lol.As everything keeps getting covered in plaster dust Ive hidden away all my crafting things. Trouble is out of sight out of mind. I have loads of Christmas cards ready so I need to get them down to my friends shop. Apart from that Ive got nothing to sell. Once the plastering is done I can drag everything back out and get cracking.Im not doing too well with food either I like to batch cook from scratch then freeze it in portions. But ... 2009-11-20 07:24:55 http://www.mollybeanfarm.co.uk/page7.htm#51161 Im not sure whats going on with the photo links on my site some photospics arent showing and the links wont load. Ive checked them and theyre correct. Im hoping its a blip with Imagecave if they dont start working soon Ill have to shift everything over to Photobucket.D is off work this week this means a lot of jobs arent getting done and the ones that are are taking me twice as long. Youd think that having 2 people at home all day instead of one would make life easier but it doesnt.Daughter has moved in with her boyfriend and we arent happy about it they have no idea what theyre doing. Hopefully theyll just get sick of each other. 2009-10-22 10:10:47 http://www.mollybeanfarm.co.uk/page7.htm#50489 On the left is a normal sized Penny egg on the right is one she laid a couple of days ago.Its just the shell D used the egg double yolker before I had a chance to take the pic lol. 2009-10-13 07:16:07 http://www.mollybeanfarm.co.uk/page7.htm#50213 I really did intend to post on here at least once per week but life has got in the way lately stroppy teens mostly. Must try harder Harrys laying routine has settled into two eggs every three days. I might follow her lead work for two days then have a day off sounds perfect Mogs still isnt laying yet. Penny started laying on 6th September she supplies us with an egg per day. We visited River Cottage for the Autumn Fair on 13th September. We met Hugh and he signed our River Cottage Everyday book. We also met the authors of the handbooks they were happy to give advice on bread making veg growing etc. They were all lovely and not a hint of Im a celeb about any of them lol. There were local business selling their food meat bread cakes biscuits salt jams chilli things sauces jams and chocolate cheese and wine Ive got a lovely bottle of organic tayberry wine which Im saving for ... 2009-10-8 09:06:27 http://www.mollybeanfarm.co.uk/page7.htm#47678 On tuesday 25th August I went into the garden and found Bubble Penny and Mogs sat in a line staring at Harry who was sat behind a bush. This is really unusual if the rabbit isnt chasing the chickens off then its the other way round. Harry got up and wandered off so I had a peek and found these Clever girl 2009-8-28 11:02:03 http://www.mollybeanfarm.co.uk/page7.htm#47423 The oven was busy yesterday. I made a swiss roll and an iced sponge D made an apple crumble with apples from his dads garden yum As nice as the crumble is I couldnt eat it for breakfast at 7am like D did. 2009-8-24 08:24:20 http://www.mollybeanfarm.co.uk/page7.htm#46959 As Ive got a new website I thought Id shift my old blog over here. Firstly its easier to have everything in one place and secondly the old one didnt work very well for me. Ill probably be changing things around on here for a while so Ill update soon. 2009-8-15 10:56:24 http://www.mollybeanfarm.co.uk/page7.htm#46958 Friday 31st July 2009 Laundry gloop There are a few variations of this but this is what works for me Using a large pan mix 8 pints of water a mug of grated soap I use value soap 13p for 3 bars and a mug of soda crystals 76p for 1kg. Simmer until the soap has dissolved mix well and leave to cool. Store in a bucket. I use 2 tablespoons for a whites wash 1 tablespoon for colours. So far this year weve harvested just over 93lb of fruit and veg and endless salad leaves mustard and cress. The strawberries arent growing well this year though the few weve had have been tasty. The birds have stolen all the cherries from the tree and weve had to move the blackcurrant and blueberry bushes theyre in pots into the greenhouse to save them from the chickens and blackbirds. Read more... Big thanks to ArkoniteBabe for One Lovely Blog Award So this is what I have to do with the award 1. Accept the award post it on your blog tog... 2009-8-15 10:50:28