Author Archives: Carol

There was a lot less drama today. After Topaz having a determination to be in the nest box at bedtime yesterday she showed no interest at all this morning. It’s as if it’s totally forgotten. While all the girls were … Continue reading →

Today I thought I would take some close up portraits of the girls to show how their combs are changing. Barley laid her first egg a week ago and Peaches has yet to start. You can see by the photos … Continue reading →

I decided to move the small nest boxes to the floor instead of on top of the large nest boxes. I think this will make them easier to access for the girls. We moved the storage cabinet along a bit … Continue reading →

Topaz settled in the bigger nest box and I thought she might finally lay her first egg of the year. I felt sure Butterscotch wanted to get in the nest box too but after a few minutes she gave up … Continue reading →

Topaz practised laying throughout December and the first half of January and then stopped. It was as if she suddenly realised that she was practising too early and gave up. This morning she was very vocal and had a look … Continue reading →

Speckles is getting a lovely red comb and wattles. Speckles is looking in the nest box. I think it may not be long before Speckles starts laying.

It sometimes seems that when ever I think things are going smoothly there is always another problem round the corner to throw a spanner in the works. Every morning when I poop pick the chicken shed I always do a … Continue reading →

Butterscotch is having a bad day. She is often sporting a spiky hair style from standing under some drips but today it was really windy and it dried like this. Last night I put the corn pot down while I … Continue reading →

Yesterday I gave the girls some yogurt as a treat. I put it in four dishes with two spaced out on the patio area and one on each of the two wooden blocks. Despite spreading them out like this seven … Continue reading →

Butterscotch was back in the nest box first thing this morning so I decided to lift her out and shut all the nest boxes. I would like to break her of being broody as quickly as possible and I hoped … Continue reading →