Author Archives: Carol

This morning Honey was spending time on the top of the storage cabinet or on the coop roof. I wasn’t sure if it was because something had spooked her. Occasionally all the girls give the alarm call when one of … Continue reading →

Yesterday was even hotter than the last few days! The air was still and heavy and we were due storms during the night. I had given the girls peas and apples in a tray of water but the run was … Continue reading →

Today was really hot again. I decided to try apples in the tray of cold water to give the girls variety. They didn’t like it as much as frozen peas but I think that’s because it takes more work to … Continue reading →

Yesterday Pepper appeared to have hiccups for a while. As I have never heard of this before, I researched on the internet and chicken forums and found that other chicken keepers had experienced this too. They described exactly what Pepper … Continue reading →

Yesterday I was still trying to fine tune the fishing for peas or sweetcorn. But before getting on to that, I went out to the girls first thing and everything was as normal but at seven o’clock I could hear … Continue reading →

Yesterday evening Amber looked really unwell again. Her wings were down and she stood by the water. I have seen her like this before and the first time I was really worried, thinking she was really ill and that we … Continue reading →

Today I looked for a suitable plastic tray for the girls to have water and peas in. I found that a cat litter tray was too small and too deep, washing up bowls the same, but then I found a … Continue reading →

Yesterday was the hottest day yet. We had been forecast possible storms. The air was heavy and still and we had a little thunder but no relief. In the afternoon, Pepper was in the little coop trying to lay her … Continue reading →

For some time, at bedtime, the big girls have settled on the high perch and the bantys on my little chair which hangs under the roof. For the last three nights the positions have changed. The bantys have been on … Continue reading →

It’s unusually hot here for British summer. We often only get a few days to a week of warm weather at a time and twenty one degrees celsius or seventy degrees fahrenheit or a little above is usually the top … Continue reading →