Godney Aquaponics


Godney Aquaponics
In the village of Godney, with the beautiful back drop of the Glastonbury Tor, Melv and Sal are embarking on a new venture. Fed up with the poor quality of veg in the shops, they have the ambition to set up an aquaponics system to provide fresh vegetables and salad crops for the village, and with a little help from their hens a supply of fresh free range eggs too.


What is Aquaponics??


What is Aquaponics??
Aquaponics is a sustainable method of producing quality food with minimal external inputs. It is a system that combines conventional aquaculture (e.g. fish in tanks) with hydroponics (cultivating plants in water) in a symbiotic environment. Water from the aquaculture system is fed to the hydroponic system where the by-products are broken down and are utilised by the plants as nutrients, and the water is then re-circulated back to the aquaculture system.


Sunday, 16 December 2018

21 from 25 - aint bad!

Despite the short daylight hours our happy hens are certainly happy and laying like good 'uns!

The 'old' Lohmans


and the new Bluebells

 
are certainly laying well, the Lohmans a brown and slightly speckled egg, with the Bluebells laying an egg with a slightly rosy shell.


 
This week we did the big monthly clean of the coup, to accommodate all those lovely eggs.


Melv finished off with the Diatomaceous Earth to stop some of the nasties, such as red mites. The Bluebells have settled in brilliantly, they are both really smart looking birds and really smart birds.

 
and the Lohmans, well they are the Lohmans, and as ever they are lovely and attention seeking.


The result is happy hens means lots of eggs - even in December!!
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