Author Archives: Carol

I can’t believe that we are still getting courgettes from our veg plot. I have ready cooked dishes, with courgettes in the freezer, but as I am picking the last ones which are smaller in size, I have been finding … Continue reading →

Yesterday was a weird day for weather. The storm Ophelia swept through the west of the country. Although we are on the East of the country and the storm missed us it’s effects were seen over the whole of the … Continue reading →

There is a fair bit of moulting going on at the moment. Emerald and Speckles seem to have been having a long drawn out moult. They are both still losing some feathers and Emerald has pin feathers on her bottom. … Continue reading →

The new bedtime routine has been the same for the last four nights now. Excuse the crazy angle, that’s down to me. The perch is level but taking the photos in the dark with a flash I can’t tell exactly … Continue reading →

Emerald has definitely been showing her age lately. She spends much more time perching or sitting than she used to and she doesn’t join in with the greens and apple unless she happens to be already on the patio area. … Continue reading →

For a long time the bedtime line up has remained unchanged. Freckles continues to perch on the perch on the left that she used to share with Rusty. Speckles and Emerald always perch on the back perch behind her. Dandelion … Continue reading →

I thought I would do an update of the girls current portraits. Seramas are supposed to moult a few feathers all year round and lay eggs all year round. I think they have spurts of moulting though because they all … Continue reading →

It always amazes me how different Speckles comb is in summer and winter. In summer Speckles comb is huge and bright red. In winter it is small and pink. It completely changes her look. Her head looks smaller and her … Continue reading →

I think that the flock is the tightest it has ever been at the moment. It has been a really close flock since Peaches and Barley left the flock but the girls have pulled even closer since we lost Rusty. … Continue reading →

I just love the colour of this aster right in the middle of the garden. We have a smaller version in the chicken’s strip which I photographed a while back but this one was just in bud at the time. … Continue reading →