Finally, what we've all been waiting for.... a goose!

Hello all! I have finally got you the picture we've all been waiting for... that of the elusive Jolly Goose! This little girl got papped en route to the water trough this morning ... by the looks of things she had a pretty heavy night - look at those bleary eyes!


Oh no! I haven't put my 'face' on!



When the goslings first arrive they are bright yellow with pink beaks and black eyes (check out the photos of on last year's posts) but now they have started turning white, their little beaks are turning orange and their eyes are a lovely blue. Pretty little things!                                          

They're enjoying the rich grass in their paddock and seem to be growing bigger each day! The first mini honks have also started - in a few weeks it will be no more tweeting and a lot more honking. Do not be afeard, this paddock is full of noises!

And the geese have just had some new neighbours move in... 71 lambs! Both sides of the fence are pretty intrigued by the residents...

Neighbourhood Watch

So now that's geese, pigs, sheep and calves....what ever will be next for The Jolly Various Livestock Co? Oh yeah, the turkeys arriving in two weeks time! Uh oh!

                                                                 

Hello there! Well we've had a busy few days since our last post so there's plenty to tell you about in this one!

 At last the sun has shone on Jolly Goose HQ and the beetroot is loving it - as are we! The only problem is the gastropod invasion we've endured recently......luckily we've got an army of toads and frogs in the garden to fend them off our lovely veg! We're counting on you Captain Croak!

The beautiful Cilla has been sunning herself this week with the other piggies. Look at her peering over the fence - she's probably planning an escape so she can seek and destroy the beetroot - naughty Cilla pig! We're looking for a handsome husband for Cilla at the moment so she can have some lovely littlies so if anyone knows a brooding boar please get in touch - though Cilla is quite the catch so only the best please. Mr Darcy Pig - we know you're out there!

In honour of Cilla and her chums, I donned my apron and baked some of these piggy biscuits.....though with all the hype surrounding the Olympics a few turned out as Olympigs! The Olympigs went down a storm on Twitter (we're super technical .....!) and ITV and Channel 4 Food retweeted the pigture (too far?). It's only a matter of time until Cilla runs for Primeminister at this rate.....

Pigs aside, the sheep are having a fantastic time out in the fields. This year's lambs are just about up to weight, so if you fancy tucking in to a classic roast lamb or maybe spicing the barbie up with some delicious lamb joints, just email or phone us (details are on the right hand side)

Talking of the hard sell, (sorry!) we have finally erected Miranda The Marketing Sheep! She's patriotic in red, white and blue so hopefully she'll send Team GB some luck and sell some sausages! If you're here because of Miranda, thank you! We hope you enjoy hearing about our little adventures around the farm!

Next week - Geese, Sausages and Harvest update!!!

Hello! Sorry we've been so AWOL recently but as you can see - we've had our hands full! Here are our newest lovelies - 7 adorable calves! This is Hungry Horace - he's posing for the camera!

This is Horace's chum, Joey.

The bigger boys aren't sure what to make of the silly little ones though...............not impressed!

Christmas is just around the corner!

Christmas is just under a month away, so we're all getting ready for Father Christmas here at JollyGoose.




Thank you to everyone who has placed an order so far, but don't worry, its not too late to order your JollyGoose, as there are still some available for that extra special Christmas treat!




Here are the JollyGeese just a few days ago, quenching their morning thirst before another busy day parading around the paddock eating grass, not to mention keeping an eye on those pesky piglets next door!

Your JollyGoose will be hand delivered with a smile, at a time convenient to you, by Lucy or I just before Christmas.

The JollyGoose arrives boxed and ready for the oven, with or without giblets, so if you are considering a change from Turkey this year, please feel free to call or email your questions.

Honky Honky!

Welcome to another year of Jolly Goose!

It's time to get the silly hat out again, I can’t believe how the time has flown!


Having sold out last year, with thanks to everyone who had a Jolly Goose for Christmas, and from the positive feedback received, we have decided to plunge head first into getting ready for Christmas 2011!

This year we have a few more geese to offer and as you can see by the photo they have become happily settled in their paddock over the summer, marching around keeping an eye on me, and the piglets (take a look at the pig page for photos)!


Lucy and I wanted to offer something really special for this Christmas’ customers, so as well as a jolly Christmas Goose, we would also like to offer you a box, full of seasonal vegetables for your Christmas dinner. All will be delivered to your door by us, before the big day, so all you need to worry about is the presents (well almost anyway!).


Because we can assure you of the highest standards for the geese, you can rest assured that all of the vegetables within the box will be fresh and locally sourced. More on that to follow shortly…

HO HO HONK!

The JollyGoose Christmas campaign is well underway and so far it’s been a great success!It all kicked off with a photo of Will in a very silly hat. . . .which we made into a postcard to advertise our JollyGeese. These were distributed far and wide and our name was starting to get noticed...
Our new enterprise caught the right sort of attention in the form of the British Goose Producers, who very kindly (and unexpectedly!) awarded us the John Adlard Memorial Award! John Adlard was the founder of Norfolk Geese and chairman of the British Goose Producers for 23 years. Therefore it was a real privilege to recieve the prestigious award.
We received our award on a farm walk on Judy Goodman's farm in Worcestershire, the home of Goodman's Geese. It was a complete eye opener to see a goose enterprise of such scale. We met lots of brilliant people who were incredibly generous with their advice and very reassuring when many of them admitted that they also started with a gaggle the same size as ours.

So, with the wind in our sails, we embarked on our first Farmer's Market at Chipping Sodbury's Festival of Food. Our "Handmade Christmas" stall attracted lots of attention thanks to our friend Gemma making a plethora of beautiful "Festive Ice" Christmas cakes - the perfect lure! Once we had snared the folk of Chipping Sodbury, we managed to entertain them with our JollyGoose tales and secured some orders!

We will be making an appearance at Farmer's Markets right through until Christmas at Redland Farmer's Market in Bristol, Chipping Sodbury Victorian Evening (Sth Glos) and Christmas-under-Edge (Wotton-under-Edge, Glos).

Finally, JollyGoose is hitting the airwaves! We were approached by Gloss FM, a Gloucestershire countywide radio station, to do an interview all about our geese in the next few weeks...so watch this space!...

Birds of a feather...honk together!

Check out the JollyGeese! They've been growing up amazingly fast - the little blighters are now almost in full feather and are honking the farm down! They absolutely love exploring in their paddock, sunbathing and chopping on grass. However, they still need an afternoon nap after all their adventures!


Have a listen to them happily chirping away on a sunny afternoon.