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Neil Armitage
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Plant whisperer and chicken overlord by day. Webmaster by night. Live in the wilds of Yorkshire. Keeper of a mad working spaniel and too many chickens, and ducks, and guineas. Bit of a dinosaur. - https://the-secret-garden.net/
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August 10, 2025 at 9:56 AM
The Blue Laced #Barnevelder is a visually stunning and practical breed of #chicken, prised for its beautiful plumage, calm temperament, and reliable egg production. barnevelder.net/the-blue-lac...
May 18, 2025 at 11:09 AM
When did you last see one of these? #animal #sloworm #wildlife
May 18, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Its starting to feel a bit #Hitchcock !. #baby #starlings #garden #birds #wildlife
May 18, 2025 at 10:50 AM
A family of #baby #starlings having a bath. #garden #birds #wildlife
May 18, 2025 at 10:14 AM
The #Barnevelder #chicken is a Dutch breed that was developed in the early 20th century in the town of Barneveld in #Holland. Originally a dual purpose #breed kept for both meat and eggs the breed is now more often kept just for #eggs and #showing. barnevelder.net
April 22, 2025 at 1:12 PM
cluckin.net featured on the top 15 poultry blogs on bloggers.feedspot.com/uk_poultry_b...
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#chickens #poultry
April 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
April 21, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Caught a pair of oyster catchers making the next generation this morning #birdwatching #birds
April 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM
first #ducklings of the year so far. #bird #birdwatching
April 11, 2025 at 12:28 PM
whose a pretty boy after hid visit to the beauty parlour #spaniel #dogs #pets
March 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
first #caterpillar of the year #moth . looks like an angle shades. #gardens #wildlife
March 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
like the black Russian types, Cherokee is a good beefsteak type. For some reason my sungold always explode. I got given a load of seeds by a Ukrainian a few years ago that were potato leaves and determinate and produced all manner and sizes of odd coloured fruit.
February 9, 2025 at 10:02 AM
#Grew some monster #tomatoes in last few years
February 8, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Roll on #summer . Will be #growing around 50 varieties of #tomato again this year.
February 8, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Can't beat #homemade double strength #marmalade
January 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
in our survey of nearly 3000 #chicken keepers, 12.3% admitted to struggling to pay to feed their flock!
January 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Adverts were a very different thing in the old days!
January 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I get the feeling I'm being judged #chickens
January 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
the #barnevelder #bantam #chickens are doing well considering all the bad weather!
January 29, 2025 at 6:49 PM
over 200 years of history, the #Sebright #chicken - cluckin.net/sebright-ban...
January 25, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Peak #fox season is soon going to be here as cubs are born. Keep your #chickens safe and never underestimate a #predator #backyard
January 25, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Turns out the neighbours of #chicken keepers are generally a tolerant lot. Or it could be they are being bribed with fresh #eggs
January 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
in case you have ever wondered about feathers and feather patterns. cluckin.net/chicken-feat... #chickens
January 25, 2025 at 12:14 PM
the-secret-garden.net/welcome-to-t... I am pretty sure the answer is #loads of #chickens
January 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM