Author Archives: Carol

I have been so involved with introducing the new girls lately that I realised I haven’t photographed the big girls close up recently. The bantys are not so used to the camera so there is a limit to how close … Continue reading →

The day before yesterday Honey laid her first egg, missed yesterday and laid her second egg today. The big girls laid every other day at first so this was what I expected. The funny thing is that it is obviously … Continue reading →

We have been putting the girls together several times a day for about half an hour at a time and there has been a little less aggression but it’s still a long way off me feeling that I could leave … Continue reading →

This morning after I had just been in and given the girls some greens Pepper was doing a lot of shouting. I went to investigate and found this: I am sure this is Honey’s first egg as she has been … Continue reading →

Last night we got the girls together an hour and a half before bedtime, we are gradually increasing the length of their time together. As usual there were a few pecks but then Bluebell would hang to one of the … Continue reading →

Last night we put the girls together for an hour before bedtime. We knew that we needed to get them together on the big side otherwise the big girls go into the bantys side and have a lovely time scratching … Continue reading →

As if it’s not hard enough getting the big girls and the little girls together without a battle, both sides are now engaging in their own battles. For a while there has been a bedtime battle going on with Pepper … Continue reading →

This afternoon I thought I would try the chicken toy distraction again, while opening the dividing gate as it worked so well yesterday. The difference today was that the bantys have now learned what it is too, so Amber hurtled … Continue reading →

Last night I decided to have another session of getting the girls together. Despite digging over both sides of the run, the big girls went straight into the bantys side as soon as I opened the gate. The earth is … Continue reading →

This afternoon I decided to try the girls together again. I suddenly had a brainwave and decided to use the chicken toy as a distraction. I put some sunflower hearts in it and put it on the patio area. While … Continue reading →