Author Archives: Carol

Pepper has always been fatter than the other girls. They all have the same diet and I try to give healthy treats of fruit and veg and mostly greens. I wondered if it was because she had pendulous crop when … Continue reading →

I have just finished worming the girls and they loved it. The last time I did this by coating some sunflower hearts in olive oil then sprinkling on the flubinvet powder. It worked but was a bit messy. This time … Continue reading →

Summer seemed to come to a sudden end. We were having an unusually late hot spell then the next day it was cool and wet and rained for a week. This coincided with us having a really busy period work … Continue reading →

About once a month I give the girls a small pot of live probiotic  yogurt  between them as it’s supposed to be good for their digestive systems and they absolutely love it. I decided to worm the girls as it’s … Continue reading →

I have said before that I can tell my girls eggs apart. The girls all have the same diet available to them but Dotty is always pecking at grit in the garden or taking it from the dispenser and her … Continue reading →

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 →