The Shed

SPRING HAS SPRUNG

It’s spring at last! The daffodils are poking their yellow periscopes above the earth, bringing some cheer after the ills of winter. On the hills, I see the lambs bouncing about. The mud is in danger of drying out. The days are longer; we are even getting whole days without rain.

I have acquired some new workers: three Black Orpington hens and a rooster – much to the annoyance of the incumbents. My incumbents are Hylines and a Brown Shaver. They

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