Author Archives: Carol

I have always liked the fact that the chicken coop and feeding station were on the patio area as any pine shavings and spilt food can easily be swept up. The newly separated area doesn’t work so well as the … Continue reading →

Yesterday afternoon we finished work at lunch time so decided to get on with fitting some more roof panels. Because of the way the beams run we could only overlap the two centre strips. The outer strips couldn’t overlap and … Continue reading →

I thought that because the rosemary was so pungent it would be safe from the girls but I was wrong. They have all decided that they like scratching in it and are trashing it. I was going to see if … Continue reading →

We have been so busy with work this week with two big functions on, that I haven’t had time to blog, so I thought I would do an update. Firstly Honey’s eye is much better, it has healed much more … Continue reading →

The child gate works like a dream. First thing in the morning when I would go into the run Honey and Amber would always be putting their heads in the hinge corner of the gate or trying to squeeze past … Continue reading →

After the awful accident with Honey yesterday I wanted to safe guard against it ever happening again. This morning she was her normal self and stuck her head through the gate just like yesterday (she hasn’t learned her lesson!). She … Continue reading →

It has rained all night or at least every time I woke up (which I do frequently) I could hear it raining. It was raining hard when I went out to the girls first thing this morning and the run … Continue reading →

Yesterday I decided to move one of the shrubs from the original part of the run to the new part of the run. There were several reasons for this move. The other shrub I put in the new part of … Continue reading →

Yesterday afternoon Amber looked unwell again. She has been so much better recently but yesterday afternoon she looked really poorly again and I knew another egg was on the way. I have been giving her daily limestone flour and cod … Continue reading →

The garden is now looking really full with bursts of colour. The huge poppies in front of the run are a vivid orange and in the chicken run the pink rose has just started flowering. The chickens will enjoy the … Continue reading →