1st sunday in Advent

The First Candle (The Candle of Prophecy/Hope)
The first candle is sometimes called the candle of prophecy because it symbolizes the promises the prophets delivered as messages from God; promises that foretold Christ’s birth. Others consider the candle to be a symbol of the hope we have in Christ and so it is called the Hope [...]

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lemon curd making

Today i had a go at making some lemon curd using a recipe given to me by a good friend.  I have only made 2 and a bit jars but it took me ages. I thought it would never heat up and when it did it never seemed to thicken but i finally made a [...]

rubber stamps for sale on eBay

These are what i’m currently selling on ebay. They will be available for purchase until Sunday 22nd November
Item 1 Daisy flower pattern
Item 2 Flower and leaf pattern
Item 3 2 x Hand prints
Item 4 Fluffy chick

Announcing our new website

We would like to announce our new website
ESSEX HENS
We are starting up our own business venture breeding chickens
Please take a look and let me know what you think by leaving your thoughts on the “Comments Page” of the website
Thank you

another dead chick?

having just candled the egg again i am convinced that it may have died in shell just like the previous batch in April.  It hasn’t grown in the last few days, is not moving at all and seems stuck to one side of the shell.
This is the last time i am going to use this [...]

Going solo

With just 6 days to go until hatching we have one egg in our incubator.  It is going to require lots of tlc when it hatches at least for a week or so wheh we plan to buy some newly hatched silkie chicks to keep it company

Ivys new nest

Candling the new batch

Last night hubby and i candled the 5 eggs we currently have in the  inci and found only 1 of them to be fertile.  We had virtually given up on them being any good when the final one showed us a tiny wriggling embryo surrounded by a spider like networks of veins.
It seems we are [...]