Author Archives: Carol

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 →

I have talked recently about the girl’s individual habits so I thought it was about time I showed Toffee’s habit. Toffee absolutely must be next to the side of the chicken shed when roosting for the night. She always goes … Continue reading →

It was our wedding anniversary a week ago and my husband bought me a lovely bunch of rainbow coloured tulips. He thought they would make a change from the usual roses and I loved the colours. I decided to photograph … Continue reading →

Before Christmas there were some builders working on a house opposite us. We asked them if they could repair the brickwork on our front wall. They dropped a spade, a bag of cement and a bag of sand on to … Continue reading →

We are crazily busy with business this week and I am just not having enough time to blog  as I would like. I have photos and posts in the pipeline but no time to get them written at the moment. … Continue reading →

Yesterday all six girls were enjoying a huge communal dust bath in the sun. A bit later my husband said all six girls were chilling together. I went up with my camera to try to catch them. It was so … Continue reading →

I have talked a bit recently about some of Emerald’s funny habits. Emerald and Speckles are the two girls that have their funny habits firmly entrenched in their daily routine. They are the most predictable and interactive with me. Yesterday … Continue reading →

Emerald is laying really well at the moment. She generally lays every other day and lays four or five eggs a week. Emerald has a few unique traits and one of them is that she often gets a bit manic … Continue reading →

It seems to have taken forever for Butterscotch to get her head and neck feathers in but at last her pins are opening. I took a set of photos a few days ago to demonstrate this but I had other … Continue reading →

Yesterday Barley laid her egg too close to the ramp again. Once more it had rolled down the ramp on to the patio and cracked. I scrambled it and dotted it on top of a dish of mash. Is this … Continue reading →