Author Archives: Carol

Barley has laid her first three eggs this week. We were hoping for another so that we could have two each for Sunday breakfast but never mind, it’s not the first time we have had one and a half eggs … Continue reading →

On Sunday I posted about what I thought was Barley’s first egg. We now think it was her second egg. Today I just happened to be bent over while changing from my coop boots back into my outside boots when … Continue reading →

Barley has been getting ready for egg laying for weeks now. Every morning she is very vocal and goes into the right hand little coop and scratches around. Every time I checked she had made a well in the shavings … Continue reading →

It’s only two weeks since I visited Jackie’s girls when they were in a sorry state of moulting. Jackie e-mailed me to let me know how quickly they were getting their feathers back and invited me to visit and see … Continue reading →

It’s not often I can get a photo of all eight girls perching together. They like perching where the ladder is because with the rungs of the ladder as well as the branch they can all get a spot together. … Continue reading →

I suppose having eight girls this winter as opposed to five last winter the moult seems to be going on for a lot longer. I am picking up feathers from the coop each morning and from the run three times … Continue reading →

Last week I bought the girls a pumpkin and have been giving them a chunk every few days. At first it is always a scrum to get the seeds then they take turns pecking at the flesh. It lasts all … Continue reading →

Yesterday I visited Jackie’s flock then bought her to mine to visit my flock. As we had a quiet afternoon my husband came to see Jackie’s flock too and catch up with Bluebell now Blossom. Blossom didn’t moult apart from … Continue reading →

Honey has now lost her last tail feather. Honey just has a few more pins to open on the back of her neck. Emerald is still gaping occasionally but it is getting less now. She seems back to normal in … Continue reading →

About this time last year I saw a pretty jug with chickens on in our local garden centre. I really liked it and thought it would make a lovely vase but it was expensive (over priced we thought). I didn’t … Continue reading →