Author Archives: Carol

I went out this morning before the automatic door opened, which is at seven o’clock at the moment, to make sure the new girls came out safely. I propped the door open with the chicken door stop as I was … Continue reading →

This afternoon I finished work early and decided to mix the girls. I settled on the patio area in a garden chair with a book, camera and water spray, to keep an eye on proceedings. As I had expected, Speckles … Continue reading →

This afternoon I decided to show the new girls the other side of the run. I put them and Pebbles on the patio side and the other girls on the new girl’s side. I wanted the new girls to gain … Continue reading →

What a difference a day makes! Today the new girls were behaving like chickens. They were keen to get out and explore their space. I bought another water bottle with a bigger hole as I was a bit worried that … Continue reading →

I went out at first light this morning and opened the little coop for the new girls. They didn’t want to come out. Dave’s set up had no run so I knew that they weren’t used to being outside and … Continue reading →

We collected our new girls from Dave this morning. He was an hours drive from us and now that we have found him we could go to him again in the future when we need new girls. He had loads … Continue reading →

I worm the flock twice a year and it is now time to do this again. I find the easiest way is to divide some fish into little dishes with the flubenvet powder mixed in and make sure each girl … Continue reading →

We have been ridiculously busy and I haven’t had time to blog. We did an afternoon tea on our vintage crockery for a hundred and fifty on Thursday for a school speech day. It took up the entire day and … Continue reading →

It was with a heavy heart that I closed the nest boxes last night. I felt so sorry for Pebbles being left without Caramel but I knew that she would now have to learn where to go at bedtime. At … Continue reading →

I can’t believe I am writing this after yesterday’s post. I am heartbroken to have to say that Caramel has gone. This morning as usual I poop picked the chicken shed at first light with Caramel beside me. I then … Continue reading →