Author Archives: Carol

At ten o’clock this morning I arrived at Jackie’s house with my dog crate to take Shadow back to Willow Court Farm in Windsor for them to take a look and give their verdict on whether Shadow is a hen … Continue reading →

My friend Jackie has had her two “new” girls for two months now. As they are maturing she is beginning to wonder if Shadow, a speckledy, is a cockerel. I have always thought that Shadow had big feet but am … Continue reading →

Now that it has been forecast to stay dry for a while I decided to remove the board that had been covering the mud at the end of the chicken run. It was a lovely warm sunny day and as … Continue reading →

Finally the weather forecast is saying the rain is at an end and we are heading for a week of sunshine. Hurrah! It is so good to see the sun and it’s making everyone smile again. It has also bought … Continue reading →

For a while the little girls didn’t seem to be getting their necks plucked but of course this turned out to be too good to be true. Over the last couple of weeks I have noticed Amber’s neck getting gradually … Continue reading →

All five girl’s are back laying eggs again. Yesterday we had four eggs out of five for the first time since September. Only Pepper didn’t lay and she had laid the day before and laid again first thing this morning. … Continue reading →

The chicken run gets plenty of sun in summer but only a little in winter, that is when it’s not raining of course. As with the last few weekends, today once again, we had a one day break from the … Continue reading →

Dotty has been looking ready to start laying again over the last few days. She has been going to the grit, squatting if I get close to her and sneaking a look in the nest box. Dotty started laying again … Continue reading →

Before I begin I thought I would put out an up to date portrait of each of the girls in the order of their pecking order. Last February my girls started feather pulling. At the time I put it down … Continue reading →

Yesterday as it was such a nice day my husband and I went for a walk. Last weekend when we went for a walk I didn’t take my camera and afterwards wished I had, so yesterday I made sure I … Continue reading →