New hill billy house

Yesterday was a special day for our chickens – George, Charlotte, Anne and Bess (named after king and queens) – their exchanged their hill billy shack for a hill billy house.It arrived on the back of Al’s truck designed and prefabricated for swift...

Holy moley – that’s house prices for you

It must have been sixth sense, whilst cruising the internet I decided to have a peak at what’s happening in the UK village we lived in. Imagine my surprise to find that “our” house was up for sale.On closer inspection it seems that there is daylight...

Tale of two slippers

As the floors get colder this Domestic Executive needs her slippers to keep her tootsies warm and toastie. My preferred slipper is an Acorn Moc, just like the one in the picture. Now Acorn slippers are not just any slipper but famous because they’ve been worn by...

The hill billies are settling in nicely!

Our hill billy chickens are settling in well. It’s only been a few days but each day they seem to get braver and make themselves more at home.Yesterday I caught them preening themselves in the corner making a nice hollow in which to wallow. George our rooster...

The hill billies have arrived!

Our new residents have arrived. Four Barred Plymouth Rock chickens – one rooster and three hens. They arrived when I was out at work in town so it was quite a shock to see them huddling in their hill billy shack.I was quick to get them fed and watered (Fortnum...