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Week 1
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🌱 Seed Shopping List — Full Monty ~£419
SEED TOTAL
£0 (bought: £0)
🔧 Equipment List — All Items
EQUIPMENT TOTAL
£0 (bought: £0)
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🛒 Phased Shopping List
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Phased buying: Phase 1 first (garden + chickens + seeds ~£1,200-1,500), then Phase 2 (goats+bees+geese ~£4,000-6,000), then Phase 3 (glamping ~£1,000).
🥕 Garden Tools & Equipment Phase 1
Hand tools set (spade, fork, rake, hoe, trowel, dibber, secateurs, loppers, saw)
£350Propagation kit (trays, heat mat, propagator)
£100Polytunnel equipment (staging, drip irrigation)
£150Crop protection (fleece, enviromesh, netting, canes)
£150Compost & soil equipment (bins, water butts, tarps)
£150Harvest & storage (trugs, sacks, chest freezer)
£200Preserving kit (pan, jars, bottles, dehydrator)
£200🌱 Full seed monty (all 49 varieties + forage + meadow)
£419🐔 Chickens Phase 1
Chicken coop + run (moveable ark x2)
£400Electric poultry fencing + energiser
£170Feeders, drinkers, feed bin
£50Chickens (20-30 birds + brooder)
£80🐝 Bees Phase 2
Bee suit, smoker, hive tool, brush
£2504 hives + frames + foundation
£400Honey extractor + settling tank
£200Bees (4 nucs/packages)
£400🐐 Goats Phase 2
Goat shed + fencing (stock mesh + electric)
£700Milking stand + equipment
£150Goats (3 does, delivery)
£600🪿 Geese Phase 2
Goose shelter + water trough
£150Geese (6-10 birds)
£150🏕️ Glamping Phase 3
Bell tents x2 + furnishings
£600
SHOP TOTAL
£0 (bought: £0)
🗺️ Livestock Zones — Status Overview
Chickens
20-30 birds · 15-20 eggs/day
Phase 1
Goats
2-3 does · 3-5L/day per doe
Phase 2
Geese
6-10 birds · Orchard/pasture
Phase 2
Bees
4-6 hives → 10-12 · 20-30lb/hive
Phase 1
Veg Garden
Walled garden + polytunnel · 0.2 acres
Existing
Orchard
Apple, pear, plum + cider · 0.3 acres
Existing
Woodland
Coppice, firewood, foraging · 0.5 acres
Existing
Glamping
2 bell tents · £15-25K/yr potential
Phase 3
Wildflower Meadow
Bee forage · 0.25 acres
Phase 1
Pasture
Hay + grazing · 0.4 acres
Phase 1
🗺️ Interactive Map
See the full 3.5 acre layout with all zones, buildings, and infrastructure.
🗺️ Open Smallholding Map⏳ 5-Phase Build Timeline
Existing—
Move-In Ready
- 6-bed house, walled veg garden, greenhouse, fruit cages
- Orchard, ponds, woodland, outbuildings
- Campsite pad (former cricket pitch) with toilet/shower block
- Solar FIT income, log burner, woodland fuel
Phase 1Months 1-6
Foundations
- Fencing (goat-proof) around livestock zone
- Chickens: 20-30 birds, moveable arks, electric netting
- Bees: 4 hives at orchard edge
- First season veg in walled garden
- Wildflower meadow & pasture establishment
- Polytunnel ordered and installed
Phase 2Months 6-18
Goats + Geese + Glamping Pilot
- 2-3 goats (does) with shelter and fencing
- Geese: 6-10 on orchard/pasture
- Expand apiary to 6-8 hives
- Glamping pilot: 2 bell tents test the market
- First honey harvest + sales
- Start prefab planning application
- Greenhouse maximised, mushroom logs in woodland
Phase 3Year 2-3
Scale + Compound
- Planning secured for 2-3 prefab dwellings
- Install first prefab (family or rental)
- Cow decision: Dexter or stick with goats only
- Scale glamping if demand proven
- Full veg box / produce offering
- Smallholding workshops / events
- Rainwater harvesting on outbuildings
Phase 4Months 7-12
First Harvest + Income
- First honey harvest (Aug) — 40-80 jars
- Peak veg harvest — preserving begins
- Glamping income if pilot proved demand
- Goose cull for Christmas
- Winter prep — hay, stores, fencing checks
- Firewood from woodland for log burner
- Year-end review: what worked, what didn't
Phase 5Year 2
Scale + Compound Build
- Expand apiary to 6 hives
- Goat kids born → sell wethers, keep replacement does
- Glamping at scale (if demand proved)
- If planning approved: first prefab installed
- Polytunnel for year-round growing
- Events / smallholding workshops pilot
💰 Income Projections
Source
LowTargetHigh
🐔
Eggs
£1,200£1,400£1,650
🍗
Meat (chicken + goose)
£650£900£1,150
🍯
Honey
£700£1,000£1,700
🧀
Goat dairy
£500£800£1,500
🥕
Veg / fruit surplus
£300£500£1,000
🏕️
Glamping (2 units, 6 months)
£10,000£18,000£25,000
🏠
Prefab rental (2 units)
—£19,000£30,000
☀️
Solar FIT (existing)
£500£1,000£1,500
💰
ANNUAL TOTAL
£13,850£42,600£62,500
📊 Running Costs
🐔
Chickens (annual)
£622-772
🐐
Goats (annual)
£684-884
🪿
Geese (annual)
£120-270
🐝
Bees (annual)
£160-280
🥕
Crops (annual)
£260
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Infrastructure (annual)
£750
📋
TOTAL ANNUAL COSTS
£2,596£3,216£4,116
🚨 Emergency Protocols
🦊 Fox Attack
Secure remaining birds in coops IMMEDIATELY → Count all livestock → Check fencing → Reinforce with electric strand → Fox lamp 3 nights → Check again at dawn
🐐 Goat Illness
Normal temp: 38.5-40°C → Isolate → Check temp, appetite, droppings → If abnormal + lethargic: CALL VET immediately
🐐 Kidding Emergency
Straining >30 min with no progress → Clean hands + lube → Gentle assist if visible → If stuck or malpresentation: CALL VET
🐝 Bee Swarm
Don't panic — swarms are calm (they've eaten honey) → Place empty hive below cluster → Shake them in → If too high to reach: call local beekeeper / KBKA
⚡ Power Cut
Chest freezer: stays frozen 24-48hrs if NOT opened → Incubator: wrap in blankets → Extended >12hrs: run generator → Check hives for ventilation
🔧 Fence Breach
Contain livestock in secure area → Walk full fence line → Temporary fix with wire + pig rings → Proper repair when safe → Check everyone's accounted for
📞 Key Contacts — Fill In After Move
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Vet (large animal)
__________
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Vet (out of hours)
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🐝
Kent Beekeepers Assoc.
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Feed supplier
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Planning consultant
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AI technician
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