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the good life ain't easy

Allotment life @thegoodlifeainteasy and chicken-keeping

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October 24, 2017August 14, 2018

I’m Rachel. I grow vegetables and love chickens.

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The garden in April. ➡️ for the star of the show. It’s amazing how much everything has kicked on in a week. My beloved acer full bodied, alliums waiting to burst open and a peony happy to take your breath away. Complete with a spaniel who really isn’t that happy about the newest family member, but who I think is secretly glad we’re home. 💕 I wanted to document the green so in May I can look back and smile. Happy Thursday team. 🥰 #mygarden #mygardentoday #gardenersworld #gardenersofinstagram #gardenlovers #gardenlife #gardenchat #peony #gardenblogger #spaniellove #greenyourfeed #getoutside

We made it. Home. And there’s really nothing quite like it. ❤️ The last week has been a bit of a crazy whirlwind. Perhaps unsurprisingly fighting sepsis in labour wasn’t on the birthing plan. In fact, there were many points on that plan I hadn’t hoped to use, eg ‘if something happens to me Tom should go with the baby’ - but sometimes that’s how it goes. Arlo has been a little fighter, and him being given the all clear after a scary few days was a moment I won’t ever forget. Throughout the last week, I constantly imagined the moment of getting home, throwing open the doors and walking into the garden. At times it kept me sane, and it didn’t disappoint. There’s that slightly cheesy quote that to plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow, but oh my - it absolutely is. #newmum #mygarden #gardenersofinstagram #gardenersworld #gardenlife #myhappyplace #gardenblogger #gardenlovers #getoutside #thegoodlife #babyboy #lifemoments

He’s here. The best thing I have ever grown ❤️

To my darling scrappy thug of a hen Ginger - happy two years of freedom ❤️. In the last week sadness has perhaps dominated our chicken landscape here, but two years is something to celebrate and something I’m proud of. It reminds me in the heartache why we do this, and why I’m so passionate about giving these little characters a second chance. Ginger was quite shaken after the fox attack and we had a few scary moments in the 48 hours that followed. I’m delighted to report we have made it through, and she’s back to her usual self, because I wasn’t letting this one leave me yet. Two years ago she was going to be killed having spent 18 months as a commercial egg layer - she’s now spent more time outside of cages than in them, and she’s been with me through a number of life-changing moments. 💕 We’ve had hens who have been affectionate - Ginger is not one. We call her thug for a good reason. She’s loud (SO loud), the most food-orientated hen I’ve met, feisty and determined. She is deeply suspicious of most new things. She’s also fiercely loyal to her friends and made my heart burst how she watched over Debs in her final days. She now adores Willow, but will steal any worm she finds - loyalty doesn’t apply to food. If you pick up a spade in the garden, she’s always the first hen waiting for more worms to be unearthed, and has the happiest cluck of joy when you do. ❤️ Ginger shows affection in her own way - she might sit next to you for a bit, quietly, if you’re lucky. Otherwise she’ll jump on you aggressively for any form of food or something that she thinks could be interesting. I was reminded yesterday that when we rescued her she had a bad leg and I used to rub arnica cream on it - potentially why she distrusted me for a while! She might be the ultimate garden thug, but she’s my thug and I’m so glad she’s a part of our family. As we draw up plans for a new chicken enclosure, I’m obviously working very closely with her diva demands - watch this space ❤️ Here’s to the next two years Ginger, don’t let me down 😉 #chickensofinstagram #rescuehens #rescuechickens #chickenfun #backyardhens #chickensaspets #bhwt #friendsnotfood #happyhens #chickenlife

Bump might now be claiming squatters rights, but I’ve had a flipping productive afternoon 👌🏻. All of the winter brassicas have been cleared and brought home to the delight of two little hens. We decided to bring all the leeks back for mass cheesy leek cooking (the dream) and weeded a number of paths. We’ve also now got most of our beds cleared and prepped, ready for seedlings that are in the greenhouse. There’s always more jobs to do, but hell, right now I feel like superwoman. 💪🏼 ps I was hoping to go into labour on all fours weeding the cut flower bed, but alas, it wasn’t to be 😉😂 #allotment #allotmentlife #allotmentgarden #gardening #gardenersofinstagram #growyourownfood #veggiepatch #organicgardening #thisgirlcan #ediblegardening #girlswhogarden #mumtobe #homegrown #growyourfood #gardengram #thehappygardeninglife

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