Author Archives: Carol

A few days ago I wrote a post titled  “A girl’s eye view“. This view is from the perch where Peaches and Barley always watch me whenever I am sat on the patio. I thought I would reverse this view … Continue reading →

We moved into this house nine years ago and the garden was really bare. A friend of ours had a beautiful rose in her garden which we had much admired. She gave us the same rose as a moving in … Continue reading →

I was only saying yesterday that Toffee and Emerald are often perching together or sitting together. They often sit together in the run and take turns dozing. Yesterday afternoon they were together again and Toffee usually dozes the most often … Continue reading →

Emerald has been moulting big time. Whereas Toffee is losing a steady stream of feathers and not actually looking any different Emerald is dropping masses of feathers and looking really tatty. I am picking up more feathers than poop at … Continue reading →

While poop picking the run I stopped to consider the girl’s view of the garden. I don’t know how much they appreciate something pretty to look out on but I feel it must be better for them than having a … Continue reading →

Whilst being broody Butterscotch seems able to get all the girls to lay their eggs next to her. I swear she has telepathic powers. Recently I have taken photos of Barley and Butterscotch in the nest box together and then … Continue reading →

Butterscotch is such a character. She is a serial broody but she has some funny little habits when she is broody. I lift her three times a day so that she gets a break. I have taken to setting her … Continue reading →

A couple of days ago Jackie and I went to the allotments to collect some chard for our girls. It had been left over winter and gone to seed and now the owner of the plot wanted it removed to … Continue reading →

I recently did a post on our mystery lilac tree. The lilac is now fully in flower so I thought I would put out some more photos of it. I have pruned the tops out of it in the hope … Continue reading →

Both Emerald and Toffee are moulting but Emerald is moulting much faster than Toffee. Emerald was looking a bit shabby yesterday morning. Barley soon laid her egg and Butterscotch sat on it until I removed it. It is so odd … Continue reading →