Author Archives: Carol

Getting used to the flock without Toffee

The first day after Toffee had gone the flock seemed split into groups of the three little girls as usual and two pairs, being Peaches and Barley who have always been inseparable and a new pairing of Emerald and Speckles. … Continue reading

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Goodbye Toffee

I really wanted to do a tribute to Toffee yesterday but our internet went down for twenty four hours. I felt really frustrated as I was out of contact completely which is not good for business or blogging. At last … Continue reading

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Toffee’s last day

This morning when I went out to the girls with the morning sunflower seeds, Toffee as usual was still in the shed. She heard me shake the tub and she stepped down from the pop hole with a wobble. She … Continue reading

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An up and down day

As usual Toffee was the only girl still in the shed first thing this morning. I gave out the morning sunflower hearts and she came out. She picked up two sunflower hearts then had a flick about in the pellets … Continue reading

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Toffee has another day

This is going to go one day at a time now. This morning when I went out to the girls first thing I felt sure this was Toffee’s last day. She hadn’t come out of the shed but came out … Continue reading

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Toffee

Sadly Toffee is deteriorating quickly. We think she is coming to the end of her days. I researched yellow poop and it says that it can indicate a kidney problem. I was happy to leave her as long as she … Continue reading

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The medicating and worming regime

I have got the regime down to a fine art now. Pebbles has her sticky baytril on some seeds in the the cat box twice a day. I am keeping the cat box on top of one of the little … Continue reading

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The new regime and updates

We have to give Pebbles her antibiotic twice a day. Rather than stress her by trying to put it into her beak we decided to put it on some sunflower seeds in a little dish. It is sticky so will … Continue reading

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Here we go again

This morning I took some photos of the three little girls perching together on the high perch. It has now been two months since we lost Caramel. It has been one month since I gave Pebbles the baytril antibiotic for … Continue reading

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Toffee

For the last few days the weather has been horrendous. It has rained all day and all night and although the entire run is roofed the rain blows in through the sides and most of the run ends up wet. … Continue reading

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