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With a glut of eggs fresh pasta, chocolate ice cream and fresh custard have been made, along with a few attempts at trying to make mayonnaise, which I will persevere at and am not to be beaten over a couple of eggs and a dash of oil.

 The ducklings are enjoying the outside, the three Pekings are growing at a fast rate. They are so messy and noisy, I've had to place their run away from the house as there driving the dogs, well the dogs barking at hearing the ducklings is driving us mad. I think they are going to be full of character as they get older. Maude and Mabel made a brief appearance outside (after being shooed out of the barn) but again once my back was turned a swift waddle back into the barn there they stayed.

 The weathers been mixed with showers and sun, which when out its  a bit hot to be working in the outside. The lavenders in flower now attracting loads of bees, butterflies and moths.

 Farmer J's been tidying the hanger ready for this years hay to be stored. This activity has thrown the chickens who have had there egg laying spots moved.

The old white chicken has been winding other feathered fowl up, with a queueing up of egg laying. Disgruntled chickens make a lot of noise when they can't get to lay an egg.


More pig moving, this time trying to separate six pigs into two lots of two. How difficult do you think that would be - very if they don't want to move. We ended up with two in one pen and four in another - it works and we are not going to faff around anymore. Pig moving takes lots of time, patience and bread (and a few whacks of the electric fence).

 It's been an industrial week, farmer J has at last made a new top out of floor boards for our outside table. Having cast off broken gite tables this will be lovely to sit around. Miss F is back for a fortnight promising to sand and varnish the house shutters that are in a bad state of repair. two down sixteen to go (and she varnished the table too).

It's been a tidying up around the farm week, ready for the summer holiday makers. One of the gites has been busy most weeks since Easter but next week marks the start both gites being full. So strimming, grass cutting, hedge trimming and a bit of clearing we are becoming weekly visitors to the tip.
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