Author Archives: Carol

This afternoon I switched the girls to the opposite sides of the run. I closed the hatch and put the main flock behind the gate with the help of sunflower seeds. I then let the new girls into the main … Continue reading →

Mid morning I looked out of the window and saw April perching on the bottom rung of the ladder. Later in the day I saw her on the ladder several times. She has now got the hang of perching. What a … Continue reading →

Cinnamon spends a lot of time going up against the wire with the main flock, raising her tiny ruff and trying to land pecks through the wire. This afternoon Rusty had blood, just above her beak, once more. Cinnamon had … Continue reading →

I thought it may have been Cinnamon who had been on top of the little coop but I realised last night it was Apricot. She jumped on top of the little coop several times. I wonder if my popping her … Continue reading →

Today we replaced the tarpaulin over the triangular part of the chicken run. It had become brittle and cracked and was letting in water. The job seemed much easier this time maybe because it’s not the first time we have … Continue reading →

It’s all been happening on the egg front over the last few days. Yesterday Speckles laid her second egg of the year, five days after the first. Once again she made a meal of it, going in and out of … Continue reading →

I didn’t end up putting the girls together before bedtime last night. I chickened out, excuse the pun! I decided to stick with my usual plan and go slowly with the integration. I thought I would give the new girls … Continue reading →

I have known for days that Freckles was going to lay soon. She has been very vocal, squats if I put my hands near her, and has been going in and out of the nest box. This morning I felt … Continue reading →

This morning when I opened up the little coop Apricot was first out. The new girls now come out straight away in the morning and head to the food dish. I added a bamboo perch to the new shelter and … Continue reading →

Today we had heavy rain and then later in the afternoon a hail shower. I worry about the new girls being cold and about them not having a very big dry area. Apricot spends a lot of time in the … Continue reading →