Author Archives: Carol

I have two lovely sons and received two lovely Mother’s days gifts on Mothering Sunday. I know how to get the best value from my gifts. As Easter is approaching I am still enjoying my gifts. Steve, my eldest, lives … Continue reading →

We now have seven out of eight girls laying with just Toffee lagging behind. I don’t why she is so late starting but she is investigating the nest boxes each morning so I am sure she won’t be long now. … Continue reading →

Yesterday on our way back from the farm we called in at Hombase for a few bits we needed and I saw that they had turfs in for £4.00 each. We had no room in the van as it was … Continue reading →

Today we needed to stock up on our disposables from the farm where we re-homed Pepper and Dotty one year ago. The last time my husband went there they were fully feathered after their moult. He asked if I would … Continue reading →

A few days ago we were shopping in town when I came across a florist with some chicken buckets filled with pink hyacinths. They were marked down to half price because the florist said they had been around a while … Continue reading →

Egg laying has really got going this month and the girls are so funny about it. Firstly they all pile into the coop when I poop pick in the mornings and it can be quite a task trying to clear … Continue reading →

As I have no photographs to go with today’s post I thought I would include some of the girls having some probiotic, live, yogurt this morning. I like to give them this occasionally as it’s good for them and they … Continue reading →

I have felt that Amber has been getting ready to lay for a while now. At lunch time today she was hunched with her wings down and not looking happy. When I checked back after lunch I found an empty, … Continue reading →

Emerald has been looking ready to start laying for a while now. She squats when I get near her and she investigates the nest box every morning when I clean the coop but until this morning I hadn’t seen her … Continue reading →

Yesterday, late afternoon, Honey looked unwell again. She looked as if she was going to lay another soft shelled egg. I had decided that at bedtime I would help her to the perch again and settle her in the nest … Continue reading →