{"id":744,"date":"2021-10-08T19:47:23","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T19:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesanctuarygarden.co.uk\/?p=744"},"modified":"2021-10-08T19:47:25","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T19:47:25","slug":"15-hens-working-for-their-food-in-the-tractor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesanctuarygarden.co.uk\/?p=744","title":{"rendered":"15 Hens working for their food in the Tractor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The two groups of hens integrated with not too much fuss. It’s taken them less than a week to scratch up 16′ x 4′ and I now have to decide how best to move the tractor with the hens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Years ago, I heard that Mr Fox is a clever old man, and is particularly wary of human voices. On one of the gardening shows in the ’90s I heard of a chicken owner who had bother with foxes eventually resort to a transistor radio set to Radio 4. I’ll have hens with an incredible general knowledge and handle on current affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With the trailer borrowed from our neighbours, I collected twenty 8′ pallets.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Clearing the poly tunnel at the East Neuk Market Garden, I ended up with a mass of basil and made basil and olive oil. The plan is to make nut-free pesto as well as beet leaf pesto. The only way to preserve it, is to freeze it. I think our freezer will be full.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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