Author Archives: Carol

Yesterday when I got Butterscotch out of the nest box she ran straight out into the run for a dust bath. Butterscotch soon hurried back to the nest box. I realised Speckles was missing. A little later Speckles had laid … Continue reading →

Butterscotch is just like clockwork. Three weeks of egg laying then two weeks broody. On day twenty one she laid her last egg and went broody again, she has been broody for the last three days now. Toffee stopped laying … Continue reading →

It was my birthday a few days ago. My husband said that despite his resolve not to buy me anything chicken related he just couldn’t resist this one. He chose a spot in the garden for the new chicken. My … Continue reading →

When we moved here, nine years ago, there was an established miniature lilac tree in the garden. I call it miniature because it wasn’t a full sized large lilac tree but was about six foot tall, fully grown, with small … Continue reading →

Emerald always jumps on the inner gate when I open the outer gate to the run and Speckles would jump on me as I went through the gate. Speckles has now developed a slight change in her habit. She too … Continue reading →

We have been working on this garden for nine years now. When we moved in it just had the concrete path and a lawn. Bit by bit we took the lawn out and planted. We put the arches in and … Continue reading →

A few days ago we took a branch off of our pear tree because it had grown out at a strange angle and was looking unattractive. When we had the apple tree in the run the girls used to like … Continue reading →

A few days ago Emerald had been in the nest box for much longer than usual. I wondered if she was feeling broody. She has a manic gleam in her eye.  After checking on her several times I decided to … Continue reading →

My youngest son and his partner moved house a few days ago and yesterday we went over to see the new house. We knew that they had a large decking area and a lawn so decided to take them a … Continue reading →

Last Saturday we visited my eldest son and his wife for the day, in Cambridge. Before we left I gave the girls some corn cobs to keep them occupied while we were out, along with apples and some spinach. The … Continue reading →