Author Archives: Carol

It has been a week since Dandelion laid her first egg. She seems to be struggling to get started with the egg laying routine. For the last few days she has looked a bit down again and I felt that … Continue reading →

With the wood removed from the old fence my husband made a new chicken shelter to replace the dog crate shelter. This is much better as it can stay permanently in the run and the girls can dust bath underneath … Continue reading →

Since we have had the new fence panels put in the neighbours have told us that they have decided to replace the rest of the fence so that it all matches. It will be good to have all new fence … Continue reading →

I now have a name for the plant on our front drive. My mum had kept a photo of it with it’s name. Thank you Mum. When I tried to find my previous post about this I discovered that it … Continue reading →

We have had a field mouse in our garden for a couple of months now. We call it “Little Mouse”. It spends a lot of time in the flower beds by the veg plot and it also visits the chicken … Continue reading →

Late yesterday afternoon I went to pick Cinnamon up and she squatted. This means that she is getting ready to lay. This morning both Dandelion and Cinnamon attempted to get near to the patio but Peaches and Barley chased them … Continue reading →

Rusty is definitely broody. She was in the nest box from when I first went out this morning. I looked in the nest box and she raised her tail. It made me realise that Freckles must have been going broody … Continue reading →

Yesterday afternoon Rusty went into the nest box and stayed there all afternoon. I was surprised that at the end of the day she hadn’t yet laid her egg and took her out of the nest box. She usually lays … Continue reading →

Last year a little plant arrived on our drive. I thought it was a weed but I thought it was pretty so I let it stay. I put out a blog post about it and Mum told me it was … Continue reading →

Dandelion hasn’t seemed herself for the last few days. She was spending time sitting with her head hunched down into her ruffles. I was worried that there was something wrong with her. This afternoon while Rusty was in the nest … Continue reading →