Author Archives: Carol

Silver started laying but ended up laying only two eggs in three days. She is still squatting though. My theory is that it’s all to do with light levels. During the week Silver laid her two eggs we had a … Continue reading →

Today Silver laid her second egg, two days after her first egg. I knew she was ready to lay when she started going in the nest box. I thought I would try to get a photo of her in the … Continue reading →

Silver has been squatting for a few weeks now but yesterday for the first time she started investigating the nest boxes. She spent a lot of time flicking the pine shavings out and going in and out. This morning Silver … Continue reading →

Silver drops into a squat whenever I come up behind her and especially if I lightly touch her back. It’s been difficult to show in a photograph though because she is very low to the ground anyway, but you can … Continue reading →

This morning I gave the girls a fish treat. It was another frosty morning and I thought they could do with a little protein boost. They spend so much time in the shelter when the weather is horrible that it … Continue reading →

There isn’t much news in the chicken run at the moment which isn’t a bad thing. Things slow down at this time of the year. The days become shorter for the girls and when the weather is bad they spend … Continue reading →

Ginger is always straight up to the camera. Both Ginger and Silver are so inquisitive and friendly. It’s interesting how the pecking order has changed as Ginger and Silver have matured. When they first joined the flock Silver was very … Continue reading →

After fifteen years of poop picking in the run the level of the soil has dropped drastically year by year. Every year I top up the soil a bit when I see top soil on offer. The original level of … Continue reading →

Ginger seems to have had almost a proper moult which is unusual for a first year girl. As well as dropping lots of small feathers she has also been dropping long feathers. This morning I noticed Ginger had only two … Continue reading →

Snow laid her last egg on 27th September. At the time I wasn’t sure if she was at the end of her season or going broody. In the end she went broody for only one day then gave up. She … Continue reading →