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Naylor Hens Update

It was about 3 months ago, back in April that we got the Naylor Welsummer hens, so I thought it might be worth doing a bit of an update. It’s certainly an experience keeping hens and can be very rewarding.
Initially we kept the hens inside their run for about a week so that they [...]

Private Tutors in Yorkshire

Back in December last year I did a post about my decision to get a private tutor in Ripon for my eldest son, and I thought it was about time for an update. Miles has now had a private tutor once a week for an hour since just before Christmas. It has worked out really [...]

Tilly Has Laid an Egg!

So in my last post I was explaining how we got 3 Welsummer hens at the weekend and hadn’t had an egg yet. We weren’t that bothered as we knew it may take them a bit of time to get settled and comfortable.
Anyway when I got back from work today with the kids they rushed [...]

Welsummer Hens at the Naylor’s

Some of you may recall that last Christmas Dave bought me an Eglu (modern day chicken coop) as I’ve gone on about getting some hens for a while now.
This weekend once the weather had started to get better we finally got organised and sorted out part of the garden, and set up the Eglu and [...]

Symptoms of a Stroke

It’s strange how much you end up learning and taking on board when someone you know is suffering. On Tuesday my Great Uncle David had a major stroke and is currently in critical care in hospital and it’s not looking good. It’s really sad as it was only a couple of months ago that his [...]