2nd batch of chicks

 

The second batch of chicks this year hatched over the weekend. The hatch rate was lower than the first batch a few weeks ago. Then we had 13 out of 17 hatched and survived. This time it was only 8 out of 16. Nevertheless, the chicks now had a foster mum, a broody hen which has been sitting on fake plastic eggs for the past few weeks. Mother and chicks will be moved shortly to the chick run.

Spanish omelette or Tortilla Española

 

Spanish omelette or Tortilla Española - yet another attempt to use up some of our egg mountain. We also added bacon to the basic ingredients.

From eggs to ice cream

 

The egg mountain continues but we found a useful recipe to turn egg yolks into ice cream. It went rather well with apple pie.

Rhubarb pie

 

Despite the lack of rain, we have a bumper rhubarb crop. Time for a rhubarb pie.

Egg and bacon flan

 

We still have a big egg mountain so here's another egg based meal - egg and bacon flan with roast potatoes. Alas, though our egg mountain continues, we are about to run out of last year's potato crop.