It's been a couple of days of feeling like the world is against me!!

Elderflower champagne doesn't seem to be the greatest success. It didn't go foamy in the bucket as the recipe said it would so we added a little yeast which seems to have done the trick but it tastes very sweet at the moment. I wonder if that will change as it ferments?? It's all bottled now so time will tell i guess.

Sadly this morning our broody hen who was sat on 6 eggs died. It was as a result of my naivety. She had looked a little pale for a couple of days but i simply put it down to her sitting on the eggs all day every day and presumably not getting the same nutrients she would usually be getting. I haven't been disturbing her as i thought that was the best thing to do. However, when i found her this morning i discovered the spider mites had got to her. Very sad and frustrating that i could have done something about it if i had realised. The eggs are now in the house under the heat in the vague hope that something may hatch but i'm not holding my breath. They've had a traumatic day. A hard lesson has definitely been learnt through this today and i won't be making the same mistakes again.

On a happier note we can hear tapping inside the incubator and one of the maran eggs has the tiniest hole poked in it so it should be getting exciting in there very soon. Of course it's bound to all happen at night so we miss it all!!!