Author Archives: Carol

Yesterday Bluebell laid her egg first thing in the morning, in the little coop. I kept hearing a lot of shouting after Bluebell had laid and went up to find Honey on the coop roof shouting and Bluebell blocking the … Continue reading →

Yesterday it was really hot again. It reached ninety degrees once more but is forecast to be cooler over the next week. The girls were hot, shouting about their egg laying and coming out of the nest box with their … Continue reading →

I had a change of heart and decided the series of photos of Honey and Amber drinking together, were too cute not to show. So here is the whole series. These little girls are so cute! Honey is in the … Continue reading →

It’s been really hot followed by storms and then a really wet spell. Because of this I haven’t been taking photos and haven’t had much to say about the girls. The little girls egg laying has improved, possibly because of … Continue reading →

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 →