Author Archives: Carol

Barley laid four eggs, one every other day, then took a week off. Speckles laid her first egg of the year three days ago and it was huge. Yesterday Barley laid another egg and in comparison to Speckles egg it … Continue reading →

Every day, several times a day, I check the nest boxes for eggs just in case I have missed the egg shout. I lift both nest box lids and check inside. Every time I do this the four bigger girls … Continue reading →

Yesterday was such a lovely day. We spent some time in the garden and I planted my pink primulas and filled a few empty tubs. The girls had a massive communal dust bathing session. Freckles doesn’t join in the communal … Continue reading →

Spring is definitely in the chicken run. The girls are vocal, Emerald and Speckles are now jumping on the gate and then Speckles to my shoulder from there. The girls have a spring in their step and I am sure … Continue reading →

I have had a feeling over the last few days that Speckles was getting ready to start laying again. She has been much more vocal recently. This morning on several occasions I could hear her shouting and when I went … Continue reading →

It was only three days ago that I did a post on combs and I said in the comments that Speckles comb would get a bit bigger and redder. Today I realised that in just that short time it has … Continue reading →

Happy Valentine’s day to all my readers and to my girls. I decided to treat them to some yogurt in some heart shaped dishes. They don’t know the meaning of course but they enjoy the yogurt just the same. We … Continue reading →

According to the forecast, yesterday was the last really cold day, of the recent cold spell. There hadn’t been any freezing nights or frozen chicken waters but it felt colder because the daytime temperatures stayed so low. For the past … Continue reading →

Barley has now laid four eggs this year so far. She has laid every other day since the first one and each one has been slightly bigger than the one before. Her comb is big and red whereas Peaches is … Continue reading →

Until recently the automatic door on the pop hole hadn’t opened until after eight o’clock. I go out to the girls earlier than that and simply open the door and let them out and then clean up the chicken shed. … Continue reading →