Author Archives: Carol

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 →

Butterscotch lays for three weeks then goes broody for two weeks as regular as clockwork. The weird thing is that every time she goes broody she moults. I thought that this gradual moulting was going to mean a different section … Continue reading →

Recently we went to a party at our next door neighbours and while in their garden we saw our chicken run from a different perspective. We decided that we could make it look more attractive both for ourselves and for … Continue reading →

A few days ago we saw a slow worm on the path in the back garden. Yesterday we saw another one on the path in the front garden. We are feeling really pleased that they are living in our garden. … Continue reading →

I am only putting this photo out in case it can be of help to someone else. The day before yesterday while poop picking the chicken shed I found two worms. Time to get the girls on flubenvet. I am … Continue reading →

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 →