Homers Homestead - The Back Garden Poultry Hatcher

Eight months ago I lost all of my breeding stock.  Not a four legged predator but two legged opportunists.  It has taken all that time ...

I left for work the morning, knowing that one of the Ixworth eggs under the broody hen had pipped.  But at no point did I believe when I r...

It's day seven for the Ixworth eggs I have in my incubator and when candled, they were throwing up some rather strange shapes in the e...

Until very recently, I would always turn to the incubator rather than encourage one of my hens to go broody.  Even though my first ever ha...

Day four after hatching is going well.  The sablepoot chicks seem strong an healthy.........for now.  They say sheep have a habit of just...

Today I signed my tenancy agreement that starts 1st May allowing me to keep chickens, ducks and turkeys.  I was starting to think I would...

It's not quite a disaster, but I have had to give it a great deal of thought. When I ordered my Sablepoot eggs from South Yeo Farm in...