Author Archives: Carol

Our three guys turned up for work at eight o’clock on the dot and put in a day of hard graft. On our part we kept them supplied with cups of tea and lunch time sandwiches. I will show the … Continue reading →

When I phoned mum a few days ago she told me to expect a parcel from her and my step dad. She said my step dad had seen something in a catalogue that had come through the door that he … Continue reading →

We put the bedtime perches back up after installing our false wall on the chickens’ patio yesterday. They weren’t the same as before and I wondered what the girls would make of it at bedtime. They didn’t seem bothered by … Continue reading →

Strictly speaking, our shed project begins tomorrow with three guys booked to work for us for three days. Today though we did some preparation in readiness for them. At the moment the back of the big shed at the top … Continue reading →

This afternoon all the girls were having a dust bath. It was another hot afternoon and the girls were all evenly spaced out in their individual dust baths except for these two. These two are never far apart. I just … Continue reading →

Today was hot again although not as hot as it was a few days ago. I decided to give the girls some frozen peas again, to cool them, but as they didn’t seem to like the water bath I hit … Continue reading →

A few days ago we had a couple of over ripe bananas that had been forgotten and I thought  that I would see if the girls would like them. I knew that my previous big girls didn’t like them but … Continue reading →

We are having a heat wave at the moment. Today the temperature was 34 C – 93 F. This is the hottest day in twelve years and the hottest July day on record. It is also the first day that … Continue reading →

Honey hadn’t laid an egg for two weeks and I thought she was about to moult but she sat in the nest box most days anyway. Then for the second time recently I found her egg in the run. It … Continue reading →

For the last few days I have been picking broad beans ready for our Sunday dinner. Broad beans are always the first crop from the veg plot and the first ones always seem to be the nicest. These will make … Continue reading →