Author Archives: Carol

Blog posts have been a bit thin on the ground lately. It’s been a combination of lots of work and family stuff going on and not much happening in the chicken run. No news from the chicken run is actually … Continue reading →

We have been lucky and haven’t had the amounts of snow that other parts of the country have had. It has been very cold with frosts some mornings. This morning I woke to a little snow. I think it was … Continue reading →

I like to give the girls an apple to keep them occupied pecking at it throughout the day. Because their little beaks struggle to get through the peal, I peal their apple, quarter it and remove the pips. My little … Continue reading →

I love seeing the snowdrops in the garden at this time of year. These snowdrops were already in the garden when we moved in twelve years ago and they look equally good every year. They are always the first to … Continue reading →

Since Freckles has come through her moult both my husband and myself have commented on what a spectacular serama shape she is. If you look at seramas on google that are up to show standard (not that I would have … Continue reading →

I love the way the girls do things together. One minute they are all in the food dish and the next they are all around the water. It’s as if one signals that they all follow. However by the time, … Continue reading →

Today has been one of many days, recently, where it has rained most of the day. On wet days the girls spend time in the shelters even though the run is roofed. When they hear the rain they seem to … Continue reading →

Cinnamon loves to dig. She is always digging and when she wants a dust bath she spends ages digging the deepest hole of any of the girls. Emerald was dust bathing a little further up the run than Cinnamon. Emerald … Continue reading →

Little splashes of colour are beginning to appear in the garden giving us hope that spring is on it’s way. There are also yellow and pink primula but they didn’t photograph well. I love seeing the first flowers of the … Continue reading →

Our flock is a very united flock but just occasionally they separate into two groups. These two know that this is where the sun always is in winter. The little girls soon joined them here. I love having such a … Continue reading →