Author Archives: Carol

We have been so busy lately that we hadn’t had time for a visit to the farm where we had re-homed some of our girls. Now that the school holidays have started we are less busy and yesterday we decided … Continue reading →

Cinnamon and Dandelion are the only two girls in the flock that don’t seem to have got the hang of laying their eggs in the right place. They are also the only two of the seramas that never go broody … Continue reading →

I have decided to do an in depth post on micoplasma because it may help other chicken keepers. I have researched different sites and will put all the information together here as well as what I have now learned from … Continue reading →

As soon as Freckles had her antibiotic and then a drink from the water with the tylan in it, she seemed to perk up and looked back to normal. If I hadn’t seen her dozing and then wobbling yesterday, I … Continue reading →

Why is it that every time things seem lovely and settled in our flock something comes along and rocks our boat! This morning Freckles seemed her usual self but by lunch time I noticed that she was sitting dozing and … Continue reading →

The two bigger girls are getting to the end of their moult. I think Emerald is finished but I am still picking up loads of feathers from Speckles. They both look pretty good though. The little girls look much the … Continue reading →

Since we have had the new fence it has left us with a gap at the edge of the concrete that edged the old fence. This means that as well as not looking very neat, grass and weeds come through … Continue reading →

The flock is really united at the moment. I have touched on this subject before but when Peaches and Barley were part of the flock, there were two groups, the bigger girls and the little girls. Since they left the … Continue reading →

We have had days of rain. The bottom of the top part of the run always gets wet where it drips off of the roof. Cinnamon likes to dig in this spot. She had muddy toes all day because she … Continue reading →

Everything in the garden has gone mad after having plenty of sun and now having plenty of rain. I used to call this my “hoppy plant” until I found out that it’s real name is himalayan honeysuckle.  The flowers remind … Continue reading →