tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post4123764604143323524..comments2023-10-17T09:38:33.865+01:00Comments on Our New Life in the Country: Another New HouseSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-25118915557369792682013-12-18T14:18:51.335+00:002013-12-18T14:18:51.335+00:00Thanks for the heads up on this one, no-one has me...Thanks for the heads up on this one, no-one has mentioned Polecats but I'll ask specifically next time I'm chatting to someone. I imagine they are much harder to protect the flock against from what you are saying, but we'll do our best. Thanks again.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-37828305640652397222013-12-18T13:33:47.995+00:002013-12-18T13:33:47.995+00:00As a fellow dweller (and former poultry keeper) in...As a fellow dweller (and former poultry keeper) in rural Wales, I must mention that it's a good idea to add Polecats to your list of potential predators. They used to come across our paddock in broad daylight - not good when you have a free-range flock - and managed to get through the tiniest gap and slaughtered 8 of our 10 remaining ducks one night. Foxes we had no problems with, but Polecats are a whole different ball game. We're in Carmarthenshire, but I've seen dead Polecats on roads across Wales. Hope this helps but as your neighbours haven't mentioned them, perhaps you're OK where you are.Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-6880644580551334882013-12-18T08:57:38.865+00:002013-12-18T08:57:38.865+00:00Good name isn't it? We seem to have a lot in c...Good name isn't it? We seem to have a lot in common as well as the name. Nice to meet you at last!SusanMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09622557936441532144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-69834589755933902742013-12-17T23:24:51.565+00:002013-12-17T23:24:51.565+00:00Thank you :-)
The design has been learnt through ...Thank you :-)<br /><br />The design has been learnt through five years trial and error, sometimes only learning through making mistakes in the past helps you.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-40954298470335833992013-12-17T23:23:43.368+00:002013-12-17T23:23:43.368+00:00News coming soon I promise, I've been ditherin...News coming soon I promise, I've been dithering a bit ... can I do it, can't I do it ... you know what it's like!!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-92221118691464424632013-12-17T23:22:39.539+00:002013-12-17T23:22:39.539+00:00I know, it's brilliant owning all that wood, a...I know, it's brilliant owning all that wood, although folk keep knocking and asking for bits of the oak that we've cut down, it's still lying on the hillside on the tree surgeons instructions to let the rain and wind wash out the tannins in the wood before it's tidied and stacked.<br /><br />We WILL be in this weekend .... YAY!!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-75254796045070000282013-12-17T23:20:59.430+00:002013-12-17T23:20:59.430+00:00There's a lot of us Sues around :-)
I'v...There's a lot of us Sues around :-) <br /><br />I've noticed that I've commented after you on a couple of Blogs, people must think we are all in a gang!!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-79470449576502290752013-12-17T21:35:26.497+00:002013-12-17T21:35:26.497+00:00good for him & you!
that sounds like a wonderf...good for him & you!<br />that sounds like a wonderful design!anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03269208573774815462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-15853050941066219962013-12-17T20:10:14.037+00:002013-12-17T20:10:14.037+00:00Ooh, very exciting! I bet you can't wait to se...Ooh, very exciting! I bet you can't wait to see your hens running around your very own piece of land :) Any news on the new blog challenge? I eagerly await that post :) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-1384037887195763052013-12-17T19:42:50.620+00:002013-12-17T19:42:50.620+00:00I do envy you your woodland - all that free fuel! ...I do envy you your woodland - all that free fuel! The new house is looking wonderfully cared for already. Will you be in for Christmas?Wandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14674861197059323883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-63379332796806036062013-12-17T18:58:38.536+00:002013-12-17T18:58:38.536+00:00Hi Sue .. there is a Red Kite centre near Machynll...Hi Sue .. there is a Red Kite centre near Machynlleth .. which as the crow flies/Kite flies proberably is not too far away .. they have done really well with their breeding programme and I imagine they are spreading throughout N Wales. <br />We have a lot of Buzzards here .. but never had any trouble with birds or foxes .. I think the smell of people and the dogs maybe puts foxes off. Now Rats .. thats another story!<br />xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710224174192867236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-23104808959363068032013-12-17T15:27:11.128+00:002013-12-17T15:27:11.128+00:00I've just discovered your blog too and I'm...I've just discovered your blog too and I'm enjoying it. You quite often comment on the same blogs that I read. I am another Sue, the one who cleared the massive amount of debt through living simply and frugally. I continue to live like this and have found peace and happiness through doing so. It's a pleasure to read the blogs of similarly minded people.SusanMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09622557936441532144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-66908069200302865142013-12-17T14:07:22.346+00:002013-12-17T14:07:22.346+00:00Don't worry we've asked the neighbours. T...Don't worry we've asked the neighbours. The caravan park further down the road has free ranging chickens and they've never had problems, our nearest neighbour, set back on the hill has said she has only ever seen two foxes and she's lived there for 28 years, there are badgers further along the valley but no setts that are too close to us. It seems to be an area with very few, if any deer, so it will be strange for us we are used to them literally peering in our window while we watch tele. There are a few Red Kites gradually coming to the area (we think they are following us, they were so common in Oxfordshire when we lived there, then they came over to the Reading area where we are now and there has just been sightings of two females and a male over our new valley, what a coincidence!!<br /><br />We are not daft enough to let our girls out without protection, our temporary fencing is electrified so any animal chancing it's luck will have a tingly nose to send it on it's way, once the permanent fencing is up we will run electric strands around at the top and bottom as a deterrent and our henhouse will have a wire enclosure built around it with a wet weather run and a fox and rodent proof skirt. :-)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-90815383742587302262013-12-17T14:00:48.019+00:002013-12-17T14:00:48.019+00:00We opted for delivery as we are so busy, and the g...We opted for delivery as we are so busy, and the guys that brought it were brilliant, laughing off being sent halfway up a steep Welsh hillside by their Sat Nav (while everyone else that has ended up there has had a good moan at us when they finally phone for directions and then arrive).<br />Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-16101704768195924202013-12-17T13:59:05.377+00:002013-12-17T13:59:05.377+00:00Smiths, Flyesofancy and Eglu are all the very best...Smiths, Flyesofancy and Eglu are all the very best. Eglu if you want a completely easy to clean, easy maintenance plastic house and the others for wooden houses or arks. I'll be looking out on your Blog for lots of chicken stories :-)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-61750680068667635602013-12-17T13:56:21.015+00:002013-12-17T13:56:21.015+00:00How exciting, it will be a wonderful start to the ...How exciting, it will be a wonderful start to the New Year, a simpler, calmer life with your furry and feathered family all around you. Thank you for reading and for taking the time to comment. xxSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-38242916518148553722013-12-17T13:05:24.887+00:002013-12-17T13:05:24.887+00:00As it is a new area and you might not know what wi...As it is a new area and you might not know what wildlife you have, will your temporary fence be good enough to keep out foxes, badgers and deer?Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-87634380108433297492013-12-17T12:31:39.051+00:002013-12-17T12:31:39.051+00:00We've used Smiths Sectional too( for a goat ho...We've used Smiths Sectional too( for a goat house back in the day when we kept goats) Really good quality. To save delivery costs we met them in a supermarket car park 60 miles away with a trailer while they were on their way to somewhere else!Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-74974534544345335082013-12-17T12:23:21.673+00:002013-12-17T12:23:21.673+00:00You have both been so busy lately I'm sure you...You have both been so busy lately I'm sure you are looking forward to some rest. I'm going to take a look at the link as I'm allowed some chickens next year. Jo@awholeplotoflovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03525039817338877634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-55490614345244311632013-12-17T12:14:36.478+00:002013-12-17T12:14:36.478+00:00Hi Sue I've just discovered your blog and am l...Hi Sue I've just discovered your blog and am loving reading your updates on how you are getting on. My husband Chris and I are finally moving to our country cottage permanently in January after using it as a weekender for nearly 4 years. We are in South Australia and hope to live a simpler life with our two dogs, two cats and some chickens. I finally get to have my Rayburn after dreaming of one since I was a little girl. I hope my pups find a nice warm bed near it like your pups are next to your Aga. Keep up the good work. Susan McGloin Adelaide South AustraliaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10263909188767376135noreply@blogger.com