Sometimes They Nest… Some More!
Betty, my Speckledy hen, has gone broody.
This means she will sit on the nest for about 21 days, not laying any eggs and barely eating. Which is a problem if you’re Rosie (my other hen), and want to lay an egg. And a problem if you’re Betty and don’t get enough to eat or drink.
Some [...]
How to keep hens and influence people
If I asked you for a list of reasons to keep hens in your back garden you’d probably rattle off a few good’uns.
Eggs, you would rightly say. Better tasting ones at that. Reduced food miles, you might add if you’re the type. You might even guess that it’s fun, rewarding, and that hens are right [...]
Mission creeping into 2009
Predictions abound for digital media in 2009 (even in the government space) and I’m excited to see what the year will bring.
It’s also a good time to reflect on personal highlights of the year just ended and hopes for the one ahead. So for my first new year as a blogger I hope you’ll permit me the [...]
Spoils from my tinyholding
Not a bad crop from my garden plot today:
We got your eggs, we got your beets, yer luvverly carrots, a pair o’courgettes (not as big as Laurie’s – oo-er missus), some disappointingly small onions, a few cherry tomatoes, we got your crispy fresh runners, and 3 green chillies (which are going straight to wok later [...]
Hello, I'm Neil Williams. I'm a government web geek, a dad, a husband, a grower of veg, a keeper of hens and a lapsed comedy writer, roughly in that order. 
