Tony the Tawny Owl chick
We’ve got a new resident in our farm barn, but he’s not a paying guest! “Tony”, as we’ve christened him, is a Tawny Owl chick and he’s doing well. As you can see from the photograph, he’s not yet got his feathers and until that happens, he’s being well looked after by his parents. It’s always good to see wildlife close-up, especially when birds and animals are living happily alongside man in a commercial farming environment.
Here’s what Tony will look like when he grows up.
Vegetable planting
This month (April) we have been busy planting cauliflowers and sweetcorn. Our farm soil has a light texture, which means it warms up early in the spring. This is ideal for transplanting young veg plants. As you can see from the photograph, it’s quite labour-intensive but at least it’s a sitting down job! (on a slow moving tractor). A selection of our farm produce is always available in our farm shop during the summer season. We also stock a wide range of food products from other Lancashire farmers and producers.
