Author Archives: Carol

I have felt that Snow has been getting ready to lay over the last few days. It’s just over a month since she last laid. This morning she finally got her egg laid. Snow’s egg is on the left, Gold’s … Continue reading →

On the third morning since first seeing the wound on Cloud’s foot I was really disappointed to see that she had picked a new wound on her foot. This is very much like Autumn last year. The frustrating thing is … Continue reading →

Yesterday afternoon it seemed that Cloud had injured her foot. Earlier she had looked fine but then next time we checked on them we noticed her limping and she had what looked like a cut on her foot. I sprayed … Continue reading →

Red came through her broody spell in a week. Storm had now been broody for three and a half weeks and Snow for just coming up to three weeks. This is Storm’s third year laying and she has never been … Continue reading →

During the recent hot spell I have been leaving the chicken shed door ajar until I go in to lock up after the pop hole has closed. I did this for four evenings. During this time Mango and Cloud have … Continue reading →

Much to my surprise Gold started laying again yesterday. She has stopped moulting so maybe she is laying again as she only had a partial moult. It was over two weeks since she last laid. The nest boxes were closed … Continue reading →

We are having a mini heat wave with a few days of slightly over 30 degrees. I could see the girls were hot as Snow was holding out her wings. I decided it was time to give the girls frozen … Continue reading →

Red has now gone broody again. She had laid eight eggs in twelve days which was exactly the same as last time. So now we have only Cloud still laying. I know that she will go broody again soon and … Continue reading →

I am getting to my wits end with trying to train the terrible twosome to go in at bedtime. I keep trying different things in the hope of something working. The night before last I decided that an hour before … Continue reading →

Mango is moulting and is looking very shabby. Her comb has also got paler. Cloud on the other hand still looks pristine and has a red comb. Yesterday I could see that Cloud was getting ready to lay. It’s been … Continue reading →