Author Archives: Carol

Occasionally I give the girls some fish as a treat. I give any fish that is in olive oil. A small tin is low cost and gives the girls about a teaspoon of fish each. It adds a bit of … Continue reading →

As Dandelion has been laying thin shelled eggs I thought I would feed the girl’s egg shells back to them to boost their calcium. They have grit and crushed oyster shell in a hopper that they can help themselves to … Continue reading →

We only have Freckles and Apricot laying at the moment and they are both laying on the same day, every other day. Today I found their eggs side by side in the nest box. It’s a bit tricky telling which … Continue reading →

This August bank holiday, which is the last bank holiday of the year, has been a lovely sunny one. Usually as soon as a bank holiday comes around it rains. This time we had some rain during the week and … Continue reading →

After I wrote yesterday’s post Freckles laid an egg. She is our best egg layer. We then had to buy some shop eggs as a catering customer had requested a plain, sliced egg, sandwich. I know I have done comparisons … Continue reading →

For Sunday breakfast we had bacon and eggs with the last of the little girl’s eggs. There has been a slow down at the moment as Rusty is moulting and not laying, Cinnamon had her second, one day broody spell, … Continue reading →

Dandelion has been laying thin shelled eggs right from when she started laying. She is clueless about laying and right from the start she would sit in a nest box then lay an egg in the run or lay an … Continue reading →

We pruned the shrub that grows in the chicken run as it had grown through the weld mesh and was looking a bit odd. The girls like to reach up from the branch perch and peck at the leaves so … Continue reading →

We have had the best crop of tomatoes for many years. They are abundant but, due to a lack of sun, have been taking ages to ripen. I have been taking a few indoors and keeping them in a cool, … Continue reading →

Our broad bean plants were finished and looked ugly but we didn’t want to remove them and leave the space empty. As soon as there is an empty space the neighbourhood cats use it as a toilet. In fact they … Continue reading →