Author Archives: Carol

The new bedtime perch has really made choosing a bedtime position easier for the girls. Even though tonight none of the girls perched on it, it made the line up easier. It gives the girls somewhere else to step on … Continue reading →

I’m not sure if it’s because the girls perch up earlier with the shorter days but lately finding their spot on the bedtime perches seems to have become a little more aggressive. During the day the flock stick close together … Continue reading →

Just over a year ago we decided to add a vintage crockery hire to our catering business. We had fun collecting the crockery from antique shops and fairs and charity shops and I keep a book of what we have, … Continue reading →

My good friend Jackie is going to a warmer climate for Christmas so we recently met up and did our Christmas gift swap early. Oddly enough she gave me two chicken gifts and I gave her two chicken gifts. Now … Continue reading →

My flock are now on the very tail end of the moult which seems to have been going on forever but they are looking amazing. I am still finding a few feathers and can still feel some pins when I … Continue reading →

Yesterday Jackie and I visited each others girls for the last time this year as Jackie and her husband go away to warmer climes for Christmas. Jackie has a friend who looks after her chickens while she is away. I … Continue reading →

This summer at the beginning of July I discovered the dreaded red mite in the coop. After two and a half years without encountering them I had grown a bit complacent and hadn’t been checking for them so thoroughly. I … Continue reading →

Peaches and Barley are six months old now and are grown up egg laying girls. I therefore felt it was time to add a current photo of them to the pages: “Meet the flock“, “The history of my flock” and … Continue reading →

I have posted recently about how close and in synch Peaches and Barley are. I have been trying to get a good photo of them together to add to my “meet the flock” page as the photograph on the page … Continue reading →

Sometimes after the moult the girl’s feather patterns change. Last year after the moult Amber’s feathers came back in with a lot more black speckles on her back. This year Honey’s feathers have come back in with black speckles on … Continue reading →