Author Archives: Carol

Emerald and Toffee have been moulting for five weeks now. There has been a constant stream of feathers to pick up each morning but finally they are slowing down. They both lost their tails two weeks ago but their new … Continue reading →

Today when I got Topaz out at lunch time she went off in an angry whirl chasing the other girls away. She pecked furiously at some apple, ate some sunflower hearts and pooped. She scratched for a few minutes as … Continue reading →

I have established a routine with my angry bird now. At night  I am leaving all the coops closed. This means when the girls come down from the roosts at first light which is six o’clock at the moment and … Continue reading →

On Thursday it was the wedding day of my eldest son Steve and his beautiful bride Yu Lee. We left for Cambridge on Thursday morning at half past eight and returned home at half past four on Friday afternoon. This … Continue reading →

Three months after Sparkle started laying (back in April) Topaz laid five eggs in two weeks. She then stopped laying for the next month and I had no idea why. Topaz would go into the little coop nest box and … Continue reading →

There always seems to be some sort of drama going on in my flock. Last night I went to check on the girls just before bedtime. At first all seemed normal with all the girls on the perches in the … Continue reading →

Emerald and Toffee have been heavily moulting for weeks now but most of the other girls look ragged and ready for moulting with odd feathers starting to come out. Emerald is scruffy and still losing feathers but you can see … Continue reading →

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 →