Auldwife’s Weblog – Tatties o’er the side

The first of the turkey eggs have just been moved from incubator to hatcher, so we sit with crossed fingers in the hope that a few of them will get through to hatching. Turkeys are well known for being hard to hatch.

That tumbling mass of newly born piglets doubled in size in just 5 days & are all now venturing outside & joining mum in exploring the piggy run. They all have homes waiting for them when they are 10 weeks old, demand has far outstripped this litter, we have orders for 5 weaners rolled over to the next litter, & we are bringing in another young sow  & even with 2 sows, each having 2 litters a year, we still wont produce enough organic pork to match the interest we have.

I seem to be getting on well with getting everything planted & sown on time, or at least, im not behind with anything. The 80 broad beans are almost big enough to head out to the cold frame & harden out before planting them in the pea/bean area & the cabbage, broccoli & cauli’s will follow suit shortly afterwards. I’ve done over 200ft of carrots, still another 3 sewings to go & then 400ft of swede & beet.