Author Archives: Carol

Yesterday I suspected that Red was getting ready to lay again. Red was in the grit and oyster shell and she always does this the day before starting to lay again. I wonder how she knows. Yesterday Snow laid and … Continue reading →

All three game girls are moulting but Storm is behind Mango and Cloud who are growing their feathers back in. Storm has always moulted slowly in the past and has never looked much different. This year Storm has moulted much … Continue reading →

Three days after Gold went broody Red went broody too. Red had laid eight eggs in thirteen days which is the exact same amount she laid last time before she went broody. So once again we are down to only … Continue reading →

This morning I gave the girls a yogurt treat. Cloud’s feet are looking much better. I am one week into the three weeks of scaly mite treatment and Cloud has stopped pecking at her feet. In other news Gold has … Continue reading →

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 →