Cockrel Recovering
Over the last week or so we have had the cockerel in isolation for recovery and monitoring. We have...
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Pulling Japanese Knotweed
The Japanese Knotweed has been sprouting up again, and since it rained heavily over the last couple...
Planting The Orchard
This spring we decided that we really must plant some fruit trees. We had already planned that they...
Our Dartmoor Views
Our view of the North Dartmoor tors and the horizon is constantly changing, it can be lost in thick...
Broody Goose
One of the geese has gone broody and decided to start sitting on a clutch of eggs. I removed the old...
Grass Snake, Toad and Fungus
In preparation to plant out some courgettes, I lifted back the tarp I had been using to cover the...
Poorly Cockerel
We noticed the cockerel has been very wobbly recently, spending a lot of time sitting down and...
Added Irrigation Filter
The irrigation doesn't seem to have been doing a good job lately, so I checked the small filter in...
Mating Rabbits
We mated the rabbits today. NZ and BB mated straight away, however NZ and Speckles shown in the...
New Goose Pond
Since the weather has dried up a bit the ditches have dried up too and a lot of the geese's favorite...
Chicks First Day Out
We assembled a pen so we could let the chicks out today as now they have hatched they'll want to...
Broody Duck
Thought I would take a photo of the broody duck, I put 12 eggs under her and she has been sitting on...
Duck Pond
This is where the water from the irrigation tank overflow comes out. The ducks are very happy with...
Water Tanks
This configuration of tanks is a prototype to test a natural aeration and filtration process. The...
Newly Hatched Chickens
Quite surprised this morning to discover chicklings in with the broody hen. We didn't take note...
BBQ fire
Tasty rabbit burger and veg cooking over an apple wood fire. Yum :)
Radish Flowers
There are only a few radish there but they are taking up most of the tunnel. I kept them for seed...
Pressure Vessel Upgrade
Finally got around to removing the old 2 litre fizzy drinks bottle and...
RepRap Printing Overview
Material The spools of plastic to print with cost £10 - £20 / kg and they come in an array of...
Old Apple Tree Rescue
This poor old tree hadn't had any attention for years, it was far too tall and overgrown with ivy...
Mutated Dandelion?
Spotted this growing between the patio slabs... Don't think its really a mutation but its pretty...
New Location and Better Setup
Since the pump has been stalling I thought I would move it a bit lower down the...
Working Pump
Since I got good results from my pressure test experiment I thought I'd go ahead and...