Author Archives: Carol

Finding red mite in the coop was a shock. It is said that if the girls are reluctant to roost in the coop or if they look unwell it could be a sign of red mite. My girls never roost … Continue reading →

It’s only been a week since we bought the chicks home but I am sure they have grown. Their combs seem bigger too. They are always in the feed dishes and are getting more used to me. If I am … Continue reading →

Today was the second day of the girls having flubenvet in their mash and when I did my mid day poop pick I found a second worm. At least this means it’s working as the flunenvet should cause the worms … Continue reading →

This morning I did some research on the internet and identified the worm I found yesterday as a round worm. It was described as looking like a bit of spaghetti which was exactly what it looked like and a much … Continue reading →

Where to begin, there are so many updates, I will go through them in order. Firstly Peaches and Barley have discovered the new perch my husband put in a few days ago. They now like this spot for catching a … Continue reading →

Late afternoon I checked in on the girls and found Honey in the penguin position. I recognised this from Amber’s egg laying problems but Honey has never had a problem with her eggs. She had laid yesterday and generally lays … Continue reading →

My husband fitted a perch for Peaches and Barley to roost on at bedtime. When I spent time with them before bedtime it soon became obvious that this wasn’t going to work. They hadn’t discovered the new perch but more … Continue reading →

The one of the left is the biggest of the two and is also the top girl of these two as she lightly pecks the other one if she gets in her way. I have decided the bigger girl is … Continue reading →

Yesterday I made my weekly phone call to the farm in Amersham (where I got Honey and Amber two years ago) to see how the baby bantam brown leghorns were coming along. It was good news. Their mum was now … Continue reading →

As this has progressed we have had a re-think. It seems more likely that perhaps Amber has scratched her face, maybe flown into the wire or maybe been stung and the infection has perhaps stopped her laying her egg. We … Continue reading →