Author Archives: Carol

End of year egg count

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

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New Year treat

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

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New Year’s Eve

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

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Happy New Year

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

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The girls like to hang out in the big shelter

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

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I think things are still on the mend

I am afraid to say too much in case I jinx it but I think the little girls are finally getting back to normal. There has been no more wheezing and eye bubbles and the sneezing is fading now to … Continue reading

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Fish treat for the girls

Boxing day I gave the girls fish for their treat. One by one they all got their share. By the end of the day all the fish had gone. I think they enjoyed that. The girls are looking so much … Continue reading

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Chicken gifts

It wouldn’t be Christmas in our house without some form of chicken gift. This year I received this gorgeous plate. It’s large and heavy and I can just see it loaded with the cold meat left overs to be served … Continue reading

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Happy Christmas

The girls are having some yogurt as their Christmas day treat. The girls seem so much better. I didn’t hear any snuffling yesterday or today and the sneezing is much more subtle. They are still sneezing but much quieter, smaller, … Continue reading

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Milder weather is improving things

The milder weather seems to be helping the girls. Since the weather has turned milder there have been no eye bubbles. The sneezing has been a lot less but I can still hear the snuffly sound to Dandelion’s breathing. I … Continue reading

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