Author Archives: Carol

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 →

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 →