Author Archives: Carol

Yesterday when I checked on the girls Rusty and Freckles were in the nest box together. Freckles was almost sitting on top of Rusty and kept trying to flutter her head underneath her. When I went back a little later … Continue reading →

When I was shopping yesterday I saw some growing pots of greens reduced to sixty pence. I thought they would make a perfect treat for the girls. I put the pot on the patio this morning and waited to see … Continue reading →

My mum sent me two plants via my sister who visited Mum and then me. They are gazinia, one is white flame and the other is yellow flame. I had admired them in some garden photos Mum sent me and … Continue reading →

Yesterday I could tell Cinnamon wanted to lay her egg. She hangs around the patio and is more vocal when she wants to lay. Soon she was settled in her spot on the perch in the chicken shed. I heaped … Continue reading →

Yesterday was another wet day. Although the run is covered there are parts where it gets wet. The rain comes in at the edges through the sides and the bottom of the run. The rain also drips in parts and … Continue reading →

We are having a constant mix of sunshine and showers at the moment. It is more like April than August. It does mean that there is no need to water the garden though and the veg plot and the garden … Continue reading →

I love seeing the harmony of the little girls and the two bigger girls sharing food together, be it pellets or treats. Although Rusty’s head is slightly blurred because of the movement I loved this photo for the expression and … Continue reading →

When I checked on the girls after lunch three little girls were missing. Dandelion was in one nest box and Apricot was in the other nest box. I checked the chicken shed and Cinnamon was on the back perch where … Continue reading →

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 →