Hatching Eggs?

20 various eggs were placed in our brand new incubator 19 days ago. On day six they were candled and four were removed as infertile. Again they were candled on day 16 and as this is our first venture into hatching we left well alone. They have been in the incubator for 19 days, just a few more days to go to see whether this first project of hatching and rearing our own chicks will work. We should have 4 Cochin's, 2 White Star x White Leghorns and 12 Brahmas.

Today we made the brooder and we are keeping a close check to make sure it maintains a 37 c temperature.

Easter Monday 24th March 2008

Cold, rainy and damp, this is what its been like every day this Easter. A very early Easter holiday, I believe that it will not be as early for over another 100 years.


The daffodils are all up and adding a bit of colour to this very gray day. Today I have been out riding with two friends, not as quiet as usual as everyone normally at work on a Monday is out either walking, riding horses or bikes or just driving the lanes around where we live.

We've just had a full load of wood delivered for the wood burning stove, seem to have used a lot more wood this year than last.
This afternoon we are just chilling out around the TV before seeing to the animals later on

Tia, Fava & Toto

Here we have pictures of our beautiful horses Tia and our two boys Toto & Fava, you will get all the news about them over the coming months

Old Mother Hubbards Garden

Welcome to our diary. a place to find out whats happening with Old Mother Hubbard's family and animals down in rural West Sussex