Author Archives: Carol

Yesterday I was in the garden when I heard one of the bantys making an agitated noise. I went to investigate and Amber walked out from under the bush into the open. At first I thought one of the big … Continue reading →

Last year I had the idea of cutting a turf into twelve squares and planting them in seed trays. I would put one tray in the chicken run each day for the girls to have daily grass and by the … Continue reading →

The bedtime routine seems to be ever changing. The way in which it is changing is that the little girls are getting closer and closer to the big girls. They have gone from the coop roof to the little chair … Continue reading →

last night before bedtime I scooped up a couple of buckets of damp wood chip that the girls had scratched out of their run. I dumped it back in the run and watched them scratch through it. They found a … Continue reading →

Yesterday Bluebell laid her egg in the little coop. This morning she laid in the little coop again. I wondered if Bluebell preferred the little coop because it has more headroom than the nest box. Bluebell is our biggest girl … Continue reading →

For a while now the big girls have been roosting on the high perch above the storage cabinet at dusk, until I go and lift them down and put them in the coop. For the last week the little girls … Continue reading →

In my last post I showed part of the garden so decided to follow up with the rest of the garden. I also wanted to update on my quest to identify the mystery plant. I had a hunch that it … Continue reading →

I don’t usually write on subjects outside my chickens but this time I am making an exception. I have a plant which self seeded in one of our patio pots last year. It looked unusual and a bit special so … Continue reading →

Honey laid her egg in the little coop yesterday. Dotty laid this morning (in the nest box) and Bluebell has taken a day off after her new record of laying for thirty eight days in a row! This afternoon Amber … Continue reading →

This morning I noticed Honey going in the little coop a couple of times. After lunch I went to check for eggs and was surprised to find Honey’s egg in the little coop and Bluebell’s egg in the nest box. … Continue reading →