New chooks
Throughout the four years since Hen Solo and Princess Layer arrived, Pete and I have had occasional conversations about what we would do as and when one of them died – since it is widely accepted to be cruel to keep one chicken, especially one that had been used to...
RIP Hen Solo
Hen Solo hadn’t been looking herself for the last couple of days, although she seemed bright enough and there were no obvious signs that she was ill. We were keeping an eye on her, but unfortunately she died peacefully in her sleep last night. This is our last photo...
UFOs (Unidentified Flora Objects)
In the latest episode of the Alternative Kitchen Garden Show I was talking about garden plants that my chickens like to eat, and I mentioned two weeds that I have not managed to identify. I have now taken some photos, so perhaps you know what they are? Weed 1 is quite...
AKG093 – Chicken Forage
Hen Solo choosing weeds to eat What plants can you grow that chickens like to eat? My hens (Princess Layer and Hen Solo) like tucking into leafy greens of all descriptions, as well as some weeds. There’s also an update on the AKG Seed Appeal to raise money to help...
AKG 20090527 – Ensuite Bathroom
Princess Layer enjoys her new ensuite bathroom The pampered chickens get their own bathroom. Leave me a comment, send me an email or join our Facebook group. You can get real time updates from the AKG on Twitter. The Alternative Kitchen Garden is a free and ad-free...About Me
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