Author Archives: Carol

Speckles has been hanging on to her last tail feather for the past week. This afternoon it fell out and now she has no tail. She looks such a sweetie with no tail and she is so shy at the … Continue reading →

At the risk of getting boring and repetitive I really do think Butterscotch’s head feathers are nearly back to normal. Since she first lost her head feathers six months ago this is the best she has looked. Her head feathers … Continue reading →

Our hanging baskets give a splash of colour but it’s funny how when we bought them they were both the same round shape. The basket at the front has kept its round shape and looks the perfect basket with a … Continue reading →

Of my flock of six there are three girls laying at the moment which is quite surprising. Peaches and Barley are still laying although it’s a little less often than earlier in the year and Butterscotch is back to laying … Continue reading →

A few weeks back I started digging out the rotten wood from besides the chicken run and replacing it with bricks. It was too hot at the time to continue. Yesterday afternoon it was cooler, in fact it was drizzling, … Continue reading →

We got Butterscotch and Speckles at the end of July last year so they have just completed their first year with us. Speckles was moulting when we got her, started laying in March and started moulting again at the end … Continue reading →

While buying the plants for behind our back fence I couldn’t resist these, sort of, thistles. I can’t remember now what they are but they were on sale for three pounds and it said that they are really hardy and … Continue reading →

A year ago we had new sheds and a new back fence. Behind our back fence is a strip of woodland with a public path running through it parallel to our fence and beyond that a golf course. We were … Continue reading →

I am picking up a hand full of feathers from Speckles every time I go in the run. Her comb and wattles are pale and her comb is smaller than it was. This time last year she lost her tail … Continue reading →

We are still feeling so pleased with our path. It hadn’t rained since the path was done until this morning. The rain really brings out the colours of the Indian stone. Just loving the path and the garden at the … Continue reading →