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The new girls have a bigger space to explore
Today I separated the bottom, newer, part of the run. I got the main flock on the patio/path side of the run and then opened the hatch on the new girls part. They now had half the run to explore. … Continue reading
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All is going well
The new girls have settled in really well. Last night was a test and they passed. They put themselves to bed again. We went out and got back at eight o’clock. I checked the girls and the main flock were … Continue reading
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New girls
The arrival of the new girls was a day earlier than planned. Kirsten called me yesterday to say that she had someone else wanting to buy seramas and she didn’t have many left. She only had two buff coloured ones … Continue reading
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Saying goodbye to Jackie (for now)
Yesterday I saw Jackie to do a last few things together and say goodbye for now. We dropped some things in to the charity shop and went to collect her train ticket to the Isle of Wight. This time it’s … Continue reading
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Perching together
Both yesterday and today the girls were perching together in a line but on a different perch each day. They are such a together flock. In a few days time I might rock their world a little with the addition of new … Continue reading
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A busy time
This week has been a bit busy and I have slipped behind with blogging. Last Saturday my husband collected his mum from up north for a two week stay with us. It was her ninety sixth birthday. We bought her … Continue reading
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Togetherness
Peaches and Barley have always been an inseparable pair of girls. They are often sitting together like this or dust bathing together. They couldn’t sit much closer together if they tried. We often think they look like a pair of … Continue reading
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Speckles
Speckles is still dropping feathers. She has a very pale comb and a short tail at the moment. Her two little feathers that stand up on her head have returned and her head has a lot more white than before … Continue reading
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Toffee has settled in to being top girl
After Butterscotch had gone Toffee wanted to sleep out in the run for the first three nights. I chased her into the shed each night and on the fourth night she went in by herself and has done so ever … Continue reading
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My favourite part of our new path
I love the way our path zig zags beyond the veg patch and the edging plants tumble over it. It will look better still when the plants on the right edge of the path fill in and tumble over it … Continue reading
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