Author Archives: Carol

When I let the girls out this morning Dandelion had more of a crust on her right eye than yesterday. We assume she must have had eye bubbles during the night and like conjunctivitis they form a crust by morning. … Continue reading →

I have been keeping a very close eye on the girls in case there is any sign of a relapse with the respiratory disease. The sneezing has become less frequent and quieter but not gone completely. However there had been … Continue reading →

Recently the bedtime line up has been exactly the same every night. Cinnamon is always tucked very closely under Speckles wing. She always looks completely squashed in. As she is the smallest girl and moulting at the moment as well … Continue reading →

Today the girls lined up together on the big, branch perch, above the ladder in a spot of sun. If there is any sun to be had at this time of the year it is in this spot and the … Continue reading →

In the summer we realised that our twisted willow tree had got huge. It was only about four or five feet high when we planted it eleven years ago. We wanted to add some height to the borders and at … Continue reading →

I am a bit late this year with my end of year egg count. It has thrown up some interesting figures. Firstly I will start with the three girls who are no longer with me as they didn’t complete the … Continue reading →

I gave the girls some more yogurt as their New Year treat. The girls love yogurt. They splash it around and then scrape their beaks clean on the patio. By the end of the day the yogurt dishes are empty. … Continue reading →

My lovely husband shopped for and prepared our New Year’s Eve meal. He arranged the food on my Christmas chicken plate. We had a bottle of champagne gifted to us by one of my husband’s companies and a D.V.D to … Continue reading →

We have twigs on our veg plot over the winter to stop the local cats using it as their toilet. I gathered them from the woodland behind our garden. Recently we have noticed this bright yellow fungi has appeared on … Continue reading →

The girls like the big shelter because they can all hang out together in there. Sometimes all the girls are inside and some times the two bigger girls appear to be standing guard on top of the shelter. I wondered … Continue reading →