Author Archives: Carol

I have had perpetual spinach in a pot all summer which I have been giving to the girls. I also have some in the veg plot. The pot is more difficult to harvest as it’s overcrowded and now the edges … Continue reading →

The pecking order is never more noticeable than during the bedtime routine. Bluebell must show the little girls that they are below her and so roosts on the little chair to stop them from doing so. Pepper and Dotty at … Continue reading →

I have been keeping my blog for just over a year now and in that time I have learned a lot about chickens and my flock has also gone through some changes. I thought it would be good to add … Continue reading →

The night before last I was surprised to find the little girls in their favourite bedtime position on the little chair. I wondered how they had managed not to be chased from there by Bluebell. Last night I was later … Continue reading →

lately the little girls try to get out of the gate whenever I open it. It’s not so much about making an escape as just an interest in pecking at anything on the other side of the gate. When I … Continue reading →

It’s so sad to see the little girls getting more and more bare. The big girls seem to have stopped pulling feathers from each other and are finally getting some feathers back. The little girls however have gradually become more … Continue reading →

It’s been a funny day for the egg laying. I went out to the girls soon after first light and was surprised to find Dotty’s egg on the coop floor under the nest box. She hadn’t laid yesterday so I … Continue reading →

We are having a welcome, late summer, warm and sunny spell. Amber has decided to stay out with the other girls after a few nights of going in the coop. I don’t worry as I know as soon as it … Continue reading →

As I seemed to have deviated from chickens a little, and on to the garden this summer, I thought I might carry on and add in the hibiscus. It’s a splash of late summer colour and has grown huge this … Continue reading →

Summers end is here and the days are getting shorter. The good news for me will be the girls putting themselves to bed instead of me putting them to bed. The automatic coop door is closing earlier each day. As … Continue reading →