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Dandelion seems a bit better
This morning when I let the girls out Dandelion didn’t have any crust on her right eye. I haven’t seen any eye bubbles today. This is a good sign. She went straight to the tylan water then the tylan mash. … Continue reading
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The first day back on tylan
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
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Here we go again
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
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The bedtime line up
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
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A patch of sun
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
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We gave our twisted willow tree a hard prune
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
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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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