A sad start to Easter Monday as it was time to dispatch the Muscovy duck that we reared last year. He had grown into a big boy but, to the d...

A while back one of our Muscovy ducks mysteriously disappeared. It was about the same time as we lost our drake Cayuga duck. Whether it was ...

Life has been very complicated lately, but here's a little effort to start catching up. Saturday 3rd November 2018 4 Muscovies and ...

This seems a long time ago now Six months does not seem a long time for a table bird to live before it makes the journey into the freeze...

Thursday 21st June 2018 Midsummer It's midsummer. Most of the sowing is done. Most of the baby animals and birds are born. A few cr...

Monday 11th June 2018 The Cutest Hatchlings Right on cue six little ducklings appeared under our Partridge Silkie today. We put nine eggs...

Wednesday 14th February 2018 Valentine's Day What more romantic activity for Valentine's Day can there be than killing and pluckin...

Saturday 30th December 2017 Poultry thinning The Muscovy ducks are so big now that, despite recently waving goodbye to four of them, there...