Author Archives: Carol

In February my husband gave the huge rambling rose on our fence a really good prune. This rose was already in the garden, and well established, when we moved in ten years ago. It does provide a good screen between … Continue reading →

At the weekend we got our veg plot started. My husband dug it over and then dug in the contents of our compost bin. We had had potatoes chitting for a while and he planted a row of earlies. They … Continue reading →

Yesterday was the first day this year that all four bigger girls laid on the same day. It’s the fourth, four egg, day but each time before it’s been three bigger girls and one little girl. Today both little girls … Continue reading →

It has been a real problem getting the three amigos brave enough to get to the food and water. I had been separating them three times a day to give them a chance at food and water in peace. A … Continue reading →

The garden is bursting with spring colour at the moment. The clematis on the fence outside our kitchen window flowers first but is followed by the clematis on the rose arch. The one on the fence is a pink/mauve but … Continue reading →

This integration has been the most difficult one for a long time. One thing that has gone like clockwork though is the bedtime routine. I was dreading it and yet it went much easier than with the previous little girls. … Continue reading →

I have known for a while that Rusty was ready to start laying. She has been squatting when I hold my hand over her and has been more vocal. Yesterday afternoon she was very vocal and then settled in the … Continue reading →

Yesterday morning when I was in the run doing the morning chores I decided to separate the three amigos (after five weeks I can’t continue to call them new girls) to the patio area. I thought they could start their … Continue reading →

Yesterday I separated the three girls before lunch. They went straight to the water and had a huge drinking session then went to the pellets. I worry about them not getting water so I decided to put water bottles above … Continue reading →

Yesterday our next door neighbours had a gardener in. They have a lot of trees and large shrubs in their garden and once a year they have a gardener with a strimmer come in and cut everything back to a … Continue reading →