Author Archives: Carol

Emerald has a lovely character. She is people friendly and isn’t bothered by us getting close to her. She is the only one of the girls that I can pick up easily. She is inquisitive and will follow me around … Continue reading →

It has been three weeks since Amber’s face swelled up. We think she was pecked on the face and it became infected. It was one of the many times we thought we were going to lose her. Her face and … Continue reading →

Last night I checked the girls before bedtime and was surprised to find that both chicks were with the big girls. The main flock were all in their usual positions.  Barley was on the new, narrower, more favoured perch. Peaches … Continue reading →

I went out at five o’clock this morning to make sure the chicks were okay with the main flock. Everything was fine with no bother at all. I put lots of dishes of mash around the run at mid morning … Continue reading →

Yesterday we got back from our deliveries at lunch time and found that one of the chicks had dug under the gate and was in with the main flock. There didn’t seem to be any problem and she was sat … Continue reading →

Both yesterday morning and this morning I opened the coop to find an explosion of feathers. As they were dark I thought at first they were from Emerald who has been moulting for a while now but once I started … Continue reading →

First thing this morning I gave the coop its final spray with red mite spray. This is it’s third spray at three days intervals. At lunch time we felt it was dry enough to put the coop back together again. … Continue reading →

This afternoon I decided to see what would happen if I let the chicks mix with the rest of the flock. I thought it was time to see if they were ready for the start of integration. I opened their … Continue reading →

I decided I needed to make some changes to the side panel of my blog. My “Meet the Flock” page was no longer appropriate as the flock has completely changed since I added this. I decided to update it with … Continue reading →

Recently I have been in with the girls during their bedtime routine to observe their habits. I realised that the reason Emerald always roosts on the shoe box is because Honey and Amber don’t allow her on the big perch … Continue reading →