Mrs Down's Diary
We have slightly differing views on holiday leisure time. John's consist of lots of time with a rod and line, mine with a snorkel and sunbed.
John's brother Geoff is coming to look after the cows and sheep and poultry. Friends are coming in to look after the ducks.
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Hide AdThese are very labour-intensive and created a lot more work than John had envisaged. "But at least I know now what to do if we rear any number of them again," he said.
Life is a steep learning curve but it has been great fun to watch their explosion in size.
The ducks never seem to stop eating and are the messiest birds ever with their water bowls.
For full feature see West Sussex Gazette June 18