Author Archives: Carol

I am not sure how well the new nest boxes are going to work. Today I lifted them on to the top of the little coops (which I am keeping closed to stop Butterscotch going in) and they were ignored. … Continue reading →

Yesterday we added an extra strip of wood to the new nest boxes so that they are slightly less open. I then filled them with pine shavings and put them in the run to see what the girls would make … Continue reading →

This is quite a difficult comparison between the girls because of the differing time that I have had them. To start with an easy one, Topaz has laid 8 eggs in January and February with just one last one in … Continue reading →

All winter we have had only one girl laying and the process has been calm with Butterscotch choosing her spot in either of the little coop nest boxes. In spring and summer we could have up to eight girls laying … Continue reading →

I thought the girls deserved another treat. Of course it’s not really Christmas mash it’s just a big dish of mash but the girls don’t care. I always put the mash in one big dish rather than spreading it around … Continue reading →

As it was Christmas day I decided that instead of fish or yogurt for a treat, the girls should have both. I put the yogurt in four dishes and the fish in two dishes so that I could spread the … Continue reading →

On Christmas Eve I  cleaned out the chicken shed, washed the food and water bowls, swept the chicken’s patio and dug over their run. I wanted everything lovely for them for Christmas day, you don’t need to tell me that … Continue reading →

Last year I did a post about a Christmas window. It had rained during the night and then there was a heavy frost and this left a pattern on the velux window in our bedroom which looked like snow flakes. … Continue reading →

Yesterday morning straight after the girls had had their morning sunflower hearts Topaz and Butterscotch took themselves off to the nest boxes. Topaz was in the right hand nest box and Butterscotch in the left. About an hour later I … Continue reading →

I knew Topaz was ready to lay again after a few practice runs at it. Yesterday afternoon she was missing on parade and when I lifted the nest box she was standing in the “just laid an egg” position. I … Continue reading →