Author Archives: Carol

Apricot has a habit of, quite often, having a dust bath just before bedtime. She waits until I have given the girls the bedtime corn then digs herself a dust hole. I always think the dust she is flicking over … Continue reading →

Yesterday we had a frosty day and therefore I inspected Dandelion’s eyes again.  Once again she had a crusty right eye. She also seems to be sneezing a little more and I can hear a bit of a whisper in … Continue reading →

This photo is very similar to the photo in my last post but this time it is a layer of frost sparkling in the sun rather than a sprinkling of snow. The good news is that it is only forecast … Continue reading →

Scotland have just had a heap of snow. They had two inches or more and the northern part of England had quite a bit too. It seems to have fizzled out as it came southwards which was lucky for us. … Continue reading →

It feels as if the girls have been moulting forever this year. Seramas are supposed to moult a few feathers at a time all year round rather than have a big annual moult. Well Emerald is doing a good impression … Continue reading →

I am going to stop the tylan once more, after seven days, this time round. Dandelion has had no more eye bubbles and all the girls seem to be absolutely normal apart from occasional, quiet sneezes. I sometimes wonder if … Continue reading →

We have loads of squirrels visiting our garden because of the strip of woodland behind us. They use the chicken run roof, the fence and the brick wall as a runway. They run over the run roof and leap to … Continue reading →

Cinnamon was the last girl to start her moult and she is now looking really tatty. Her tail feathers are ragged and are falling out one by one. She has a few patches with very few feathers and a mass … Continue reading →

I know that I have done a few posts on mycoplasma since it has been in my flock but I am constantly researching it as it’s been such a big issue to me recently. I thought that I had read … Continue reading →

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 →