Author Archives: Carol

After the feather pulling problem, months ago, the girls are finally getting feathers back in. I know they may molt soon but am not sure if the new feathers would fall out or if they would keep them. It would … Continue reading →

The last few days the girls have been using the big perch more frequently. They like to use it to snooze on in the afternoon. They also like to use it as a lookout post. If I am in the … Continue reading →

Today Honey managed to lay her egg safely in the nest box, hurrah! Yesterday for the very first time Dotty went into the little coop and laid her egg there. I wasn’t sure if this was a one off as … Continue reading →

Dotty and Pepper both like to jump on my back or shoulder but Pepper does this occasionally whereas Dotty does it all the time. She will sit on my shoulder and sing in my ear with her happy sing song … Continue reading →

Yesterday Bluebell laid her egg in the little coop at nine o’clock in the morning. Mid morning Honey settled in the nest box to lay her egg, but once Bluebell realised she was in there, she kept going in and … Continue reading →

Last night after I had done my evening clean up chores, I decided to dig the run over for the girls. They love following me with the fork as I turn up some worms for them. After we have finished … Continue reading →

I find the girls egg laying patterns quite interesting. I have an egg chart and record all the eggs. I wondered before they started laying,  if I would be able to tell Pepper’s and Dotty’s eggs apart as they are … Continue reading →

The girls love a dust bath in the afternoon or a snooze or a preening session. My girls are definitely two pairs and the odd one out, which is Bluebell. Perhaps this is why she is so hard on the … Continue reading →

Tonight I decided to stay out with the girls until bedtime to see how their routine was progressing and to see what time the automatic coop door shut. The summer is coming to an end and the evenings are drawing … Continue reading →

This morning the girls all seemed to want to lay at once and were doing a lot of shouting about it. Dotty went into the nest box and was joined by Honey but Bluebell kept going in and trying to … Continue reading →