Author Archives: Carol

Yesterday was the first dry day in ages. At bedtime when I checked on the girls this is what I found. I blocked this perch from the other side because they usually access it from the table. Instead they must … Continue reading →

I haven’t had any more to say about the bedtime routine because it has been so wet. This means that all the  perches are wet and the girls go in to the chicken shed as they should do. It’s a … Continue reading →

Last night when I checked the girls before bedtime they were settled on a different perch. They were on the perch the other side of the hatch. As soon as I walked through the gate Speckles jumped down. I think … Continue reading →

I tried moving the two bigger girls from the perch over the hatch before bedtime but every time I went back to check on them they had returned to the perch. I decided more drastic action was needed. I decided … Continue reading →

My flowers have now fully opened. They are beautiful and if they are anything like the past astramaris I have had they will last a good while yet.

I am not happy with the change in the bedtime routine. I just don’t understand why the two bigger girls have suddenly decided that they want to perch outside at bedtime. We are rarely ever away over night but I … Continue reading →

I thought I would do an update on how the flock is at the moment and add current portraits of all the girls to demonstrate what I am talking about. There have been changes in the flock behaviour since the … Continue reading →

My lovely husband came back from a trip to the supermarket this morning with a bunch of flowers for me. They are astramaris which are really long lasting flowers. They usually last a good few weeks. A lovely surprise and … Continue reading →

Since the weather has changed the bedtime routine has changed and not for the better! Emerald and Speckles have taken to perching over the hatch at bedtime. Emerald settles there first and then Speckles joins her. The little girls gather … Continue reading →

Today the sun shone and for the first time this year it felt spring like. The girls enjoyed sitting in the sun and at one point Freckles was dust bathing in a shaft of sunlight. She looked as if it … Continue reading →