Author Archives: Carol

We have now had Butterscotch and Speckles for three weeks. They have settled quite well into the flock but are still a bit on the outside at times. Speckles is definitely very much the bottom girl and is still quite … Continue reading →

On Sunday we had a dear friend and her partner over for Sunday lunch. I decorated the table with a vintage jug of flowers snipped from the garden for a splash of colour. Our friend arrived with a bottle of … Continue reading →

The new girls have got the hang of greens and fruit but hadn’t seen mash until this morning. I put it out in three dishes. I don’t think it would matter how many dishes I put out because the new … Continue reading →

Things are always a bit of trial and error to find out what works best with chickens. We put up a high shelf for the girls to perch on because I was worried that if we had a single perch … Continue reading →

The new girls were hatched at the end of last summer so they are just under a year old. They have now been with us for a week. They haven’t been laying but I thought this may because they are about … Continue reading →

We herded/guided the new girls towards the shed for the first two evenings. Last night was the third evening and I had a good feeling. Early evening Honey had grabbed Speckles by the back of her neck and Speckles had … Continue reading →

This has all been a bit surprising. When the new girls were separated from the existing flock it was Speckles that did all the ruff raising and showing off at the wire while Butterscotch took no notice of the flock … Continue reading →

Last night the main flock went to bed at six o’clock. Since we have had the new shed they go in early so they must really like it in there. By half past six the new girls had been up … Continue reading →

Last night, as I expected, the new girls didn’t go in the shed with the rest of the flock. There had been a few dust ups during the day I couldn’t blame the new girls for not wanting to volunteer … Continue reading →

It’s the third full day with the new girls and we decided the time was right to start integrating them. I had a breakfast delivery this morning but no lunch delivery so would have the rest of the day to … Continue reading →