by Richard | Apr 1, 2021 | Farm Updates
We’ve picked up our new kitchen wagon and chef Elin is happy! It was quite the investment, but we feel confident that it will be worth it. As of this season we’ll not only be cooking for our training participants but also for our camping guests, plus it means that we...
by Richard | Mar 29, 2021 | Farm Updates
1000 day-old chicks have arrived. They’ve just hatched this morning and never had water or feed before, so we’re monitoring them closely during this initial stage to make sure that they drink and that they’re warm enough. It’s also time to get up the giant tipi! Quite...
by Richard | Mar 28, 2021 | Farm Updates
11 pallets of trees just arrived (berries, nut trees, oaks, birch trees, spruce) – what luck that we just cleared the yard so there’s space for them! We’re also setting up the brooder so that it’s nice and warm when 1000 birds arrive on Monday. It’s been a...
by Richard | Mar 25, 2021 | Farm Updates
There’s so much to do right now! The newly arrived layers seem relaxed and some of them have ventured outside and into the polytunnel. We’ve finished the first big deck in the yard that will seat up to 134 people, cleared up the herb garden and tidied up the yard a...
by Richard | Mar 23, 2021 | Farm Updates
I was pretty worried about how the chicken delivery would go down, now that we have the new nest boxes installed and the space is much more limited than in previous years. When birds just arrive, they tend to huddle together, and so they could risk getting squashed....
by Richard | Mar 22, 2021 | Farm Updates
This is probably the most hectic start to a season we’ve ever had at Ridgedale! Contrary to our reputation for being super organised, this year the yard and the workshop are a mess, the egg-mobiles aren’t ready yet, and the next few weeks are going to be super busy;...
