Author Archives: Carol

It has been quite heart warming seeing the friendship blossom between Emerald and Speckles. They spend a lot of time perching side by side. Emerald has a tendency to stand rather than sit. This is also true of her position … Continue reading →

Last year we had our garden path done which was the last big job we needed to do in the garden. It has now softened nicely with the planting spilling over the edges. The path has made a huge difference … Continue reading →

Today was windy with plenty of downpours of rain. I was pleased to see that some of the girls were using the shelters. Freckles and Speckles spent time in this shelter. Rusty joined them for a few minutes and then … Continue reading →

I think these canterbury bells are such a lovely shade of blue. I am being watched by Speckles and Emerald at the top of the ladder. This isn’t a very big clump of them but I just love the delicate, … Continue reading →

When I give the flock some mash, I now just put one dish on the patio. The flock are so united that she will share from one dish. It is lovely to see all the girls together. They come and … Continue reading →

I often think that one of the things myself and the chickens have in common is our love of sitting in the sun and being able to find a patch of sun to sit in. The girls will find a … Continue reading →

Speckles hasn’t laid an egg for two and a half weeks. She has been growing back her feathers after being plucked which has been like having a mini moult. For the last four or five days she has sat in … Continue reading →

Apricot  has just laid her first egg. It turns out that she isn’t a squatter as she still doesn’t squat when I hold my hand over her. I thought she had gone in the nest box for her usual practice. … Continue reading →

Yesterday Emerald was in the cat box when Dandelion wanted to lay her egg. As usual she did a bit of shouting before deciding on which spot she wanted to lay her egg. When I checked and she wasn’t in … Continue reading →

I wasn’t going to photograph our rose this year because I have already photographed it many times before. But then I changed my mind because I wanted to see if it would look better with my new camera.   It … Continue reading →