Author Archives: Carol

Yesterday Amber and Honey continued to stay out of each others way. For the very first time when I took in some spinach Honey chased Amber away. I have never seen Amber run from Honey before she usually gives Honey … Continue reading →

Amber and Honey have been together on the farm where they were hatched, from chicks. They have been together with us for a year and a half. Ever since they have been with us they have had little spats between … Continue reading →

Peaches and Barley have been with us for five weeks although it’s hard to imagine them ever not being part of my flock now. They are now eleven weeks old and going through what I think of as the teenage … Continue reading →

There are a few changes happening among the girls at the moment. Toffee and Emerald are in the full swing of their moult. I pick up a handful of feathers every morning. Yesterday Toffee lost her last single remaining tail … Continue reading →

It’s impossible to photograph the whole of our run as it has grown so big but I thought I would photograph it in sections and try to give a better feel to it. The patio area is the dry and … Continue reading →

This weekend we had my eldest son, Steve and his lovely bride to be in three weeks time, to stay for part of the weekend. It was the first time they had seen the newest girls, Toffee and Emerald, and … Continue reading →

The bedtime line up is exactly the same every night. I always know where the girls are going to end up. They are such creatures of habit and have perfected their bedtime positions and now they stick to those positions … Continue reading →

I have a flock of eight bantams in pairs of four breeds. I will give some information of each breed in the order that I got them. Bantam vorwerks I got my two bantam vorweks, Amber and Honey, in April … Continue reading →

Amber has been improving day by day. Her swollen face was returning back to normal and her feathers were growing back in. Her face and comb were red again. I know that pin feathers are very tempting to the girls … Continue reading →

The chicks have now slept with the main flock for the last three nights as well as spending their days with them so I think we can safely say integration is complete. There have been no problems and they are … Continue reading →