Grass finally, (finally!) was cut, dried and baled ….. just in time as the very next day we had the most spectacular thunder and lightning storms I have experienced for a long time. The birds of prey have been flying the field now that it has been cut. This year we sold the grass as a standing crop – it’s proved to be a much simpler process, though less profitable, than trying to get someone to mini bale for us to then sell on.
The chicks have reached the ping-pong ball stage of development and are spending much of the day out in the run; hitching a ride on the back of mum seems to be the game of the moment. We have masses of chickweed, (Stellaria media), on the veg. plot so weeding is more fun as the chickweed is proving to be very popular with the chickens and is packed with nutrients.
Home grown veg. is now coming through thick and fast; we have been feasting on a hummus made from broad beans (Hugh Fearnley’s recipe – delicious) with a mix of young courgette, radish et al as crudite. Great stuff!
Reading at the moment: The Road to Le Tholonet by Monty Don