Author Archives: Carol

I went out to the girls at quarter to six this morning as I couldn’t wait any longer. I opened the little coop and this time the new girls came out straight away. I threw some sunflower hearts into the … Continue reading →

This morning I went out at six o’clock to let the new girls out of their little coop. I undid the door and stood back and waited. They were showing no sign of wanting to come out. Still they showed … Continue reading →

At half past three this afternoon we arrived at the farm in Wendover to collect two new girls. Catrin the farmer had four girls in a rabbit crate for me to choose from. There were two goldtops, an ancona and … Continue reading →

We looked everywhere for new patio furniture for the top patio and everything seemed too big or too small. Then we had a brainwave. We have moved the table and chairs from their position by our back door to the … Continue reading →

I was going to wait until next year to get some more chickens but the girls have settled into the new shed so well that I am thinking, why wait! I started researching as I know there are not many … Continue reading →

It seems crazy but the new sheds have made such a difference to our life in many ways. Obviously the chicken shed has made a massive difference because the girls now go to bed on their own and we are … Continue reading →

Last night was the fifth night in the new chicken shed. I won’t continue to record every night but at the moment I am so elated by how well the girls have taken to this that I just can’t resist … Continue reading →

I am feeling elated. Four nights and we have totally cracked it. We went up to the girls before our evening meal at seven o’clock and were surprised to find no girls in the run. I really don’t care what … Continue reading →

We went up to the girls after our evening meal as usual, which was about half past seven. We were surprised to see that only Peaches was out in the run. Peaches was wandering around the run completely oblivious to … Continue reading →

We thought another high perch in the chicken shed would ease the battle to get to the top rung and make the girls more likely to want to go in at night. We now feel the chicken shed is finished. … Continue reading →