Author Archives: Carol

I love seeing the girls dust bathing. It is usually a communal thing but one thing that can always be guaranteed is that Peaches and Barley will always dust bath together. Speckles is nearby but never quite as close as … Continue reading →

The chicken run has it’s own rose and the girls love rose petals. This morning when I went into the run first thing I decided to dead head the rose and sprinkle the petals for the girls. I happened to … Continue reading →

The vegetable plot is looking really good but the pak choi has gone to seed. We have eaten four of them and now they have bolted and gone tough. I thought I would give one to the girls and see … Continue reading →

We have big poppies in our garden. Every year just as they flower the weather is unsettled and the wind and rain knocks them down just as they are looking their best. This year our big poppies have started to … Continue reading →

Emerald is moulting the most heavily and is still looking really tatty. This is Emerald’s favourite place to perch while she is moulting and she spends a lot of time preening in this spot. Her white tipped under feathers are … Continue reading →

Speckles has become very much my girl. From such a shy start she has become quite attached to me. Her routine first thing in the morning and last thing in the evening is set like clockwork. She will always jump … Continue reading →

It has been a week since Butterscotch finished being broody. She has moulted so much during that week that I wasn’t sure she would start to lay again. The feathers have stopped dropping over the last few days and she … Continue reading →

The roses are amazing at the moment. The first of the big poppies is open. The self seeded fox gloves are in full flower. The snap dragons add a bit of colour. In the front garden there is a mass … Continue reading →

I bought a pack of asparagus to make a starter of asparagus wrapped in pancetta and baked in the oven. I only needed half of the asparagus. I wondered if the girls would like the rest. I thought it would … Continue reading →

Yesterday morning I did all my weekend chicken chores. I swept the patio, washed the food and water bowls and dug over the run. I opened all the panels to let the sun in. In the afternoon it started to … Continue reading →