Author Archives: Carol

It always seems that which ever next box is chosen by the first girl that wants to lay then that nest box is the one most desirable to all the girls. There are three nest boxes yet when three girls … Continue reading →

Poor little Amber has had an egg laying problem right from the start of her egg laying and she has gradually got worse. She laid for three months, June, July and August then had five months of not laying while … Continue reading →

The bedtime line up is exactly the same each night since Topaz  joined the girls on the high perch four nights ago. last night I went in to the girls an hour before dusk and was surprised that they were … Continue reading →

At long last Topaz laid her first egg yesterday. We have now had Topaz and Sparkle for three months and Sparkle laid an egg on her first day with us. Topaz has been practising for ages and the farmer we … Continue reading →

I should have known that the girls would immediately set about stripping the new plants of their leaves. The tall one is tall enough to be safe but the other two shrubs were quickly becoming bare. It’s not pretty but … Continue reading →

I felt the new part of the chicken run was a bit barren. I thought it could do with some more plants to give the girls shade, shelter and something to scratch under. We went to our local garden centre … Continue reading →

When I said in a recent post that I wondered if chickens could be colour blind I realised that wasn’t really what I meant. What I meant was that Emerald didn’t seem able to see sunflower hearts when sprinkled over … Continue reading →

The bedtime line up has slightly changed. For the last two nights Topaz has joined the girls on the high perch. Up until then she had always put herself to bed in the coop at least an hour before the … Continue reading →

I have noticed an odd thing with Emerald. Emerald can’t see sunflower hearts. We have had the new girls for two weeks now. I have the habit of giving what I call the “scratch treat” in the morning and evening. … Continue reading →

The new pecking order has very quickly become apparent. The only thing I wasn’t sure of was where Amber and Honey would be with each other after their recent spat because Amber had come off worse from it. It soon … Continue reading →