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Some peas for the girls

I give the girls some greens every day at mid morning. Usually I give them spinach but today I had run out so I decided to give them a dish of peas instead. The peas didn’t last long at all … Continue reading

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Some fish for the girls

I decided to give the girls a treat of some fish in the hope that the extra protein helps Butterscotch to get her feathers opened. It is so nice seeing the girls share happily together. I no longer have to … Continue reading

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Some more compost for the girls

There is a new bargain store that has just opened next door to one of the supermarkets that I use regularly. I decided to take a look and found quite a few items at bargain prices. They also had seventy … Continue reading

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Butterscotch has stopped being broody

Butterscotch has been broody for just under two weeks. The last few days she has been staying out of the nest box for longer and I could tell she was coming to the end of her broody spell. Yesterday morning … Continue reading

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One of Butterscotch’s broody habits

Every time Butterscotch goes broody she performs a strange habit. When I get her out for one of her breaks she always runs off and jumps on the log. She scratches and pecks at it for a moment then goes … Continue reading

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Here we go again

Butterscotch has been broody for a week now. I get her out of the nest box three or four times a day for a break. She is a docile and easy to handle broody girl. She accepts me taking her … Continue reading

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Toffee copies Emerald

Every time I go in to the run Emerald jumps on the inner child gate. It’s firmly become her habit. Now Toffee has started to do this as well. She doesn’t do it all the time but she is doing … Continue reading

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Is this telepathy?

For the past three days Emerald has shared a nest box with Butterscotch despite the other nest box being empty. They look so cute together. Soon after I took this photo I checked back in on them and I knew … Continue reading

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Sitting room make over in three parts

We have just had a massive amount of work done to our sitting room. I decided to write three posts covering the three weeks and then put them all out together when the sitting room was finished. What I didn’t … Continue reading

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The sitting room is finished – Part three

After the weekend we gave the sitting room it’s finishing touches. We had moved the furniture back in and now we put up the pictures and the mirror. I filled the bureau and gave the dado rail another coat of … Continue reading

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