Author Archives: Carol

This morning I put two wedges of pumpkin and some of the seeds, in the run for the girls. The bantys were the first to investigate but the other girls quickly followed. The seeds proved the most attractive and they … Continue reading →

I had a rather pathetic small pot of parsley and as it is summers end I decided to give the parsley to the girls. I knew it would only last a few moments but thought they may as well have … Continue reading →

Last year I read about people giving their girls pumpkins and thought it looked fun. It keeps the girls occupied and they are full of goodness for them. I had seen piles of pumpkins at half price after Halloween on … Continue reading →

My girls have all been in the full swing of their first moult. Their eggs slowed down but with moulting and shorter daylight hours, what surprised me was that they actually continued to lay. The bantys who are in full … Continue reading →

As I mentioned in my last post I managed to get a truly horrible photograph of Bluebell yesterday. It’s the most horrible chicken photo I have taken yet and I was just about to delete it when something stopped me. … Continue reading →

The girls have been moulting for less than two weeks yet it seems much longer. I have got used to picking up loads of feathers from the coop each morning but it is now slowing down. The bantys started two … Continue reading →

This morning when I opened the coop it looked as if one of the bantys had exploded. I couldn’t believe the amount of feathers and yet the little girls don’t look any different. They don’t even look ragged and tatty … Continue reading →

The last two mornings when I have opened up the coop to clean I found a mass of soft little orange banty feathers as well as dominique feathers. The dominique feathers are on their side of the coop and the … Continue reading →

Last night we had really heavy rain for the first time since we put the winter cover over the run. I was really pleased to find the run had stayed dry and there was only one spot on the plastic … Continue reading →

Amber has just laid her first egg in three weeks. She always struggles to lay her eggs and I knew she was about to lay as she looked quite unwell. She was standing with her tail down and her eyes … Continue reading →