Author Archives: Carol

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →