Well what a great day it turned out to be. First, a call from a satisfied customer to say that the Bourbon Red pair he recently had from here have settled in well and the hen has started laying. It makes all the effort so worthwhile, and I am looking forward to hearing more about how they progress. Then there was the…
We have just returned home from a week working away to find an abundance of turkey eggs in the kitchen all neatly labelled and dated. The first task was to record who laid what and when and then to organise setting the eggs into trays for incubation. As this is the start of the season most of these eggs go into the incubators and…
We are often asked if we send eggs through the post, and the answer is a definite yes. However, there are a few things that you need to know before you place a ‘postal’ order with us. Firstly we only sell eggs when we have hatched sufficient poults to maintain our breeding programs or fulfil our orders. Only then are…
Our early orders for 2016 have been excellent with requests across the range from adult birds, to poults and eggs. Recent years have shown a steady increase in enquiries about turkey keeping, and this has followed through to sales. However, this year, as in previous years, it is likely that demand for our Heritage Turkeys will exceed supply. So, if you are considering becoming…
Our first Goose egg arrived today which is well timed given our order book for goslings. With the warmer weather forecast, it may encourage them to continue and lay regularly
First egg of the year goes to the Buff Turkeys which is brilliant given their low numbers and that they are so at risk. Sadly the egg was laid in the mud and well kicked around before we found it. However, it was an optimistic event nonetheless and given the parading and posturing in all the pens the start of the…
Occasionally we see adders at Dodpen and so we are always mindful when working in the fields and around the garden area. But today we found a beautifully marked adult adder basking close to the house. An absolutely stunning animal and given its very crisp well defined polished pattern I think the adder had recently sloughed. We carefully removed it…
When we first moved to Dodpen we were delighted to find that there were glow worms in the area. We look for them each year and although the numbers fluctuate they have always been around. Brenda was late putting the birds away tonight and it was dark by the time she had finished. But walking back to the house she…
Wow, what a scorcher today was. But the birds seemed to get through it ok by sheltering in the long grass and under the trees. We lost a couple of poults though which was sad, and I put this down to the heat. The number of hens going broody is increasing which is frustrating, but I think this is a heat-related issue…
When I was a lad we had ‘bob a job’ week, that’s a shilling or 5p to you, youngsters. Anyway, it was a way for local cub and scout groups to raise money. I suppose technically this event has disappeared. But we have just experienced the modern equivalent, and it was brilliant. Our eldest runs a very successful Explorer group…