I'm a bit behind on my video editing but I filmed this in mid July on the day our first hay crop was baled. We now have lots of feed for the sheep and goats to get us through the winter.
Self-sufficient in Suburbia
We grow our own food in a suburban village in the North East of England. Follow us as we keep up the battle to be self-sufficient.
Wednesday, 10 August 2022
Monday, 1 August 2022
Keeping the lane clear
One of our lambs is still small enough to get under the gate to our sheep field. She then does a good job of keeping the vegetation down!
Friday, 29 July 2022
Moving the quail chicks
A few weeks ago, 11 quail chicks were hatched in the incubator. Earlier this week, we moved the 8 surviving chicks from the brooder box to the quail house, their new permanent home.
Tuesday, 26 July 2022
At last the hay crop is in
Our new hayfield produced 840 bales of hay. It took us 9 days to collect them in and build 7 haystacks but today, the job was finished!
Thursday, 7 July 2022
Jobs for July
We have lots to do in July, from sheep shearing to leek planting to raspberry picking and so on. They're all included in this video.
Monday, 20 June 2022
Friday, 17 June 2022
Nesting ducks
We have 3 broody ducks at the moment. I discovered this nest a few days ago. Below the duck is on the nest.
We have one duck that's set up her nest in a pot next to the quail house. And it seems we have another duck nest, this time in one of the henhouses. Hatching is expected in early July.
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