Author Archives: Carol

Much to my surprise after one night of steering the little girls towards the pop hole they have got the hang of it. I now realise that by putting them in I was confusing them because they didn’t know how … Continue reading →

Last night I decided that I need to start moving the bedtime routine onwards. I have been putting the little girls in the chicken shed at half past six, as with Caramel’s eye problem, I didn’t want to add any further … Continue reading →

Pebbles and Caramel have now found all the new, lower, perches that we put in for them. I missed most of the photo opportunities as they had moved on by the time I got my camera but I did just … Continue reading →

Pebbles and Caramel have found a new favourite spot to sit. They have been spending a lot of time sat on the log either preening or snoozing. I think this may be because they were spending time on the little … Continue reading →

A few days ago we saw our long, slow worm, again.  This time it was on our patio. We do wonder why it comes to the patio where there is no cover for it. We know it’s the same one … Continue reading →

Yesterday morning I introduced the little girls to yogurt. The rest of the flock had three little dishes on the patio area and I put one little dish on the little girl’s food station. I had to go out for … Continue reading →

Yesterday I mixed the girls for the whole afternoon. I had been to the woods and collected some branches to make some extra, lower, perches for the little girls. I had picked branches that were a smaller, broom handle width, … Continue reading →

For the last three days I have been letting the girls mix together each afternoon for an hour or two when I am able to watch them. Speckles has been the only one to have a go at the little girls which … Continue reading →

Saturday just before bedtime both Pebbles and Caramel were on their little coop roof. I could tell that they wanted somewhere to roost. Good as gold they went into the little coop a few minutes later but I started thinking … Continue reading →

A few days ago we saw another slow worm on the path. I think it was the biggest one I have ever seen. They grow up to fifty centimetres (one foot eight inches) and this one was thirty seven centimetres … Continue reading →