A delay in blogging.

Sorry about the delay in my latest blog, I have been in hospital having Major surgery on my lower back, and although i am now home, I am still on lots of painkillers, so my keyboard suddenly swims right in front of my eyes, life becomes a happier place...and i fly away with the fairies...I am due to take these pills in 10 Min's so thought i had better write my blog while i can!

My parents arrived on the 15th to stay for a week, I felt a little bad for them, as i went into hospital on the 19th and before i left said "by the way Rita is due in two days and there are some chicks as well as the other livestock for you to look after while i am gone"... I don't think they were impressed, but they didn't show it if they weren't.

Well before i went in, we had received a couple of ducklings that were left abandoned at Thainstone, well actually there were three of them but we gave one to a friend who had hatch a single goose and her other eggs hadn't taken, so we gave her one so it had company.... but we still had two...they have grown a lot since my week away, and have gone from a fluffy yellow to a fluffy white...and are not looking their best at the moment

But are cute all the same.

Also the rescue hens that looked a bit worse for wear in their last photos...well they are looking a lot happier and laying extremely large eggs on a daily basis...when i say extremely large...i mean EXTREMELY large...they are bigger than the duck eggs!...its a small miracle in its self that they lay these oval, delicate, items...but to lay them so large must be down right painful for the hen...it would be the equivalent of a human laying a large rugby ball....i mean...ouch!!

Any way the hens are looking much better for their freedom...don't you think??

Well the biggest news is....the Friday 22nd may...while i was in hospital....about 4.30pm ...Rita gave birth to a lovely female kid which we have named Alice....she looks just like her mum, although she doesn't have the toggles that her mum has, and it already looks like she will have horns...she is lovely and lively even though she is only a few days old....so all together now... meet Alice...

Aaaaawwwwwwwwwwww!

And i am pleased to report that mum and baby are doing brilliantly!

Finally its good to enjoy the sunshine and the fruits of our labour, we have made cheese from Rita's milk, and had a lovely meal this evening that was all from the small holding...a quiche made with our own eggs, milk, cheese and onion, and lettuce and radishes from our garden....this is truly what a small holding is all about isn't it? ... enjoying the fruits of your own labour makes it all worth while!

Talking of enjoying the sunshine....will leave you with a photo of Penny, Tuppence and Sunny...enjoying the sunshine....while i go off to take my happy pills!....I may be gone for sometime ;-)