Author Archives: Carol

Dandelion has looked a bit brighter today and hasn’t gone to the nest box at all. Freckles and Cinnamon both laid their egg. Speckles sat in the nest box with a little heap of pine shavings on her back while … Continue reading →

Yesterday morning Dandelion seemed brighter first thing and she joined in with the morning sunflower seeds and had some mash. I decided not to bring her into the bathroom again as she was eating okay. As the morning went on … Continue reading →

The day we lost Apricot, Dandelion started to look really poorly. She didn’t even come for the bedtime corn which I knew was a bad sign. She went into the chicken shed to her usual spot but without Apricot this … Continue reading →

I had an awful shock yesterday morning to find that Apricot had died overnight. I went into the run first thing and straight away noticed that Apricot was missing. I assumed that she might be laying her first egg of … Continue reading →

Yesterday I gave the girls some mash as change for them and added some of the poultry zest. I wanted a group photo to go with my post about planning for new girls but Emerald moved out of shot just … Continue reading →

Yesterday I called in to our local D.I.Y. shop to see is they had any more bargain bulbs. I am so glad I did as I bought two pots of tulips for three pounds. Another garden bargain. These open wide … Continue reading →

Yesterday was a lovely sunny day. After our evening meal I checked on the girls and the little girls were in the chicken shed but Emerald and Speckles were perched above the hatch as usual. I decided that as it … Continue reading →

We had a lovely day of sunshine today. It felt like spring after many days of rain. It’s apparently a small reprieve as the rain is due back again at the weekend. We decided to visit a nursery near us. … Continue reading →

I love the way my flock does everything together. I had no ideas or photos for a blog post so I went in with my camera and just bobbed down on the chicken’s patio area. The girls all ran to … Continue reading →

I have decided that the night time temperatures are now warm enough to let the girls sleep in what ever positions they choose at night once they are in the chicken shed. I won’t be lifting the little girls across … Continue reading →