Author Archives: Carol

We have a metal hopper for grit and oyster shell on the chicken’s patio. This means it is available at all times. Chickens need grit to help grind their food as they have no teeth to do the job and … Continue reading →

I have known that Cinnamon was getting ready to lay her first egg for a few days. She has been squatting for a while but over the last few days she has been coming up to the patio area, without … Continue reading →

Cinnamon has developed a habit of popping out to see me when I check that the girls are all in the chicken shed at bedtime. I go up and check on them after dinner and they will all be in … Continue reading →

We just happened t be in the chicken run when there was a sudden hail storm. I had my camera in my pocket. The hail on the roof was really loud and the entire flock moved from the far part … Continue reading →

While I was washing all the chicken feed and water dishes I could hear Emerald scratching around in the chicken shed. I checked both nest boxes and they were empty. I checked on Emerald and she had made a nest … Continue reading →

We are always trying to improve things for the girls and I decided that we should add a perch to the new shelter, nearer the front and lower down. I wanted to make it easy for them to use the … Continue reading →

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 →