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    Happy Birthday!

    Blog 13th April 2012

    This week we are celebrating our 2nd Birthday! We’ve been living the country life in London, keeping chickens, growing food, etc. for several years now, but telling the story on…

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    New life all around…

    Blog 4th April 2012

    Welcome back to Hen Corner! This week has brought us our first schools visit to Hen Corner, some Spring planting and we successfully managed the Shook Swarm; but let’s begin…

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    Of course you can…

    Blog 25th March 2012

    Welcome back to Hen Corner! This week has brought us our first spears of asparagus, sore thumbs (as we’ve been making frames for a new beehive) and a lovely group…

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    Chicken and Chips!

    Blog 9th March 2012

    Welcome back to Hen Corner! We had a fantastic surprise this week in a free delivery of wood chips for the ‘Henclosure’ and have been experimenting with a new variety…

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    The case of the missing parsnips…

    Blog 24th February 2012

    Welcome back to Hen Corner! This week we have started hardening off the peas in the cold frame, choosing which breeds of chickens we’d like to hatch this Spring, and…

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    Doing Porridge?

    Blog 10th February 2012

    Welcome back to Hen Corner! This week we’re giving porridge to our hens, enjoying our first bantam eggs and are pleased to be included in Olive magazine (March), but first…

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    To Pea or not to Pea….

    Blog 27th January 2012

    Welcome back to Hen Corner! This week we’re asking why only half our peas are germinating, reporting back from Chiswick House Kitchen Garden and preparing for a Shook Swarm…but first…

  • We are thrilled to launch a new season of films over the coming weeks that specifically look at how to keep chickens in an urban environment. By subscribing (top right)…

  • 2011 has been another good year here at Hen Corner, here are some reminders of the highlights… We started to learn the art of cheesemaking in May when our friends…

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    Merry Christmas from Hen Corner…

    Blog 17th December 2011

    It’s the most wonderful time of the year… As subscribers (top right) will know we’ve spent weeks (and months) in preparation and anticipation for this special season which is now…