Well, the Babcock's were 8 weeks old yesterday, and they are nearly all pre-booked, in fact 24 have already gone to their new homes and another 8 are paid for, waiting until they get to point of lay!

They weigh between 700 and 800gms, with a few being slightly lighter, but I can only do half a dozen at a time, they are so quick, they are not easy to catch!!!

They are getting a bit adventurous now!  The other day I found one of them in the run with the meat chickens.  Luckily the meat chickens just stood there and looked at the little Babcock, then tonight hubby put the chickens away, and he said one of the Babcock's had got into the garden, but not sure how she managed that!  The only way he could catch it was to take his jacket off and throw it over her!

It should be fun when they find out they can fly!!!!!  They'll all be over the fence! 

The meat chickens look huge now!  There are no white JA757's left now.  What's left are now in the freezer and hubby has started to cull the Coloryield's (brown ones).  He said they are much easier to pluck than the others, but I don't know why.  Some of them are coming up 8 or 9lbs before plucking and gutting, and the breasts are so thick, not at all like the stuff in the supermarkets!

Hubby is getting ready to order his turkey day olds ready for Christmas now.  The only thing is, he needs to build another shed QUICKLY for them to go in.  They will arive early August.  Just hope we can get some customers!  Otherwise it will be turkey for dinner every day next year!!!!  Roast turkey, turkey curry, turkey pie, turkey sausages, turkey risotto, turkey kebabs…………….  lol

We went to look at a small farm today, hubby really wants to expand our little enterprise, but I am always a bit wary about borrowing money, and we are not getting any younger!  I really don't want to have a bigger mortgage.  in fact at my age I shouldn't have a mortgage at all!  It was really nice though.  it has 24 acres, and although the house is old (the owner was born there and he's 83!!)  it's in good condition and parts of the house have been re-furbished.  It would be ideal, but what do I do?  There's also an very big old greenhouse and a small orchard, with loads of room for my vegetables too.  decisions, decisions!!!

And in 4 days time, we'll be collecting the 250 Amberlinks we ordered, so by my next post, there'll be more pics of fluffy yellow chicks!!!!!   So please keep watching, and thank you for bearing with me when I sit here and can't think of anything to talk about!!!