Author Archives: Carol

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 →

Yesterday we needed some disposables which we get from the farm where we re-homed Pepper and Dotty. Usually my husband goes to collect them but we decided to go together to see how Pepper and Dotty were settling in. We … Continue reading →

We decided to put a high perch back up in the corner by the coop and in front of my hanging  chair. We would like to encourage the new girls, who like to perch high, to perch close to the … Continue reading →

I now have a happy flock of six and thought it was time to update my “Meet the Flock” page. I tried to get a photo of all the girls together for this short post but they weren’t being very … Continue reading →

Things are progressing really well with the flock. I wonder how much stress has effected Amber’s egg laying problem. When Bluebell was re-homed Amber really improved for a while possibly because Bluebell wasn’t there to bully her any more. Her … Continue reading →

Last night I hoped the new girls would roost with the old girls. I went out at dusk and was pleased to see that Toffee was on the top of the store cabinet with Sparkle instead of balanced on a … Continue reading →