28/05/2026
For 17 years weâve been selling eggs at the gate, and in that time weâve endured more fox attacks than I could ever count. Some were devastating, some were the sort you sigh over and carry on from â but all of them take their toll.
This year, though, weâre dealing with a particularly relentless daytime marauder. Itâs taken multiple birds, helped itself to a goose yesterday afternoon, and even bit the dog. When the wildlife starts assaulting the staff, you know morale is low!
We hinted last year that we wouldnât be buying in any new hens, and that still stands. After so many losses, the emotional and practical weariness is real. So as our remaining girls naturally age and numbers drop, egg availability will dwindle right down.
Thank you, truly, to everyone who buys from the gate, and especially to those whoâve been coming for so many years. Your loyalty, your kindness, and the way youâve quietly supported us through every twist and turn has meant the world. As the flock naturally winds down, egg numbers will ebb too, but weâre still here, still doing our best, and still so grateful for every familiar face and every carton carried home. Youâve become part of the rhythm of this place, and we donât take that for granted.
At the moment the fox is not interested in the honey or the flowers đ so they will still keep coming đĽ°
