Author Archives: Carol

Today we went to the farm in Amersham that has silver and gold bantam wyndottes. The farmer was lovely and so was his farm. He showed me a gold and silver bantam from last year that he was willing to … Continue reading →

Yesterday afternoon we bought a turf for the girls. They have just started selling turf at our local D.I.Y. store and we bought one to cut up into squares and treat the girls to some grass. We put a strip … Continue reading →

Having decided that I would like some Dutch bantams, I went on to find that they are impossible to source. After two days of searching the internet every site I tried came back to me saying they don’t have any … Continue reading →

I have started thinking about adding two more bantys to my flock. I have been doing a lot of research. I had already decided that if for any reason I lost one of my girls (this came to mind when … Continue reading →

Just when I thought Amber was finally past her egg laying problems she had a set back. Yesterday she looked really poorly just like she always does when she is about to lay a soft shelled egg. I have been … Continue reading →

This post is a tribute to my mum. My lovely mum, Marion, was born in Sheringham, Norfolk but when my lovely nan had a large family she moved them down south to ensure that her children would have a better … Continue reading →

I have a storage cabinet in the chicken run on the covered patio area. It houses all of my chickens supplies including food, bedding, medicines, cleaning products and also their treats. I go to the cabinet many times a day … Continue reading →

I am so sad to see the girls getting gradually more and more plucked. Sadly last years pattern is repeating itself. Amber’s neck is becoming more bare. Amber is easy to get a close up of because when I crouch … Continue reading →

It’s that time of year again. I worm the girls twice a year as recommended. I do it in March and September with Flubinvet which is a powder. The sixty gram tub is enough for a year so does both … Continue reading →

I seem to be accumulating egg cups. We always had a plain white set of six egg cups that go with our every day plain white crockery, long before we had chickens. My youngest son and his girlfriend bought me … Continue reading →