Author Archives: Carol

This morning I went out at six and let the bantys out of their coop. As usual Amber came straight out but Honey took a few minutes to come out. All was calm as they didn’t have to run the … Continue reading →

I went looking for a small coop today for the bantys as picking them up in the evening is too stressful for them and running the gauntlet of the big girls in the mornings can’t be good for them either. … Continue reading →

If you didn’t see it with your own eyes you wouldn’t believe it! I thought we needed to come up with a more permanent and weather proof nest box for the bantys than a cardboard box. I bought a plastic … Continue reading →

This morning I went out at six o’clock to let the bantys out of the nest box and soon realised the flaw in my plan. I had forgotten that the lid of the nest box is attached to the coop … Continue reading →

This morning I went out at quarter to six and lifted the bantys out of the nest box and into their area. They definitely don’t like being picked up but once in their area they were fine. Later on in … Continue reading →

I haven’t seen the new girls eat any pellets yet and wondered if this isn’t what they were used to. They had been eating the corn cob and spinach and later on a bit of apple and melon. I decided … Continue reading →

I went out at half past five this morning to let the girls out. The old girls came straight out but the new girls stayed put. After a few minutes I reached through the nest box to encourage them out. … Continue reading →

We were going to collect the new girls on Thursday but I just couldn’t wait any longer and as the week is looking fairly quiet we decided to go and collect them at four o’clock today. They sat quietly in … Continue reading →

One of the advantages of having chickens is that garden weeds have now become chicken treats. Dotty and Bluebell check out the weeds while Pepper is in the nest box laying her egg. Dotty and Bluebell have stayed in sync … Continue reading →

Now that I have made my decision to get the two bantam vorwerks that I have reserved to collect on Friday, I am overwhelmed with excitement and impatience. I keep visualising them in the run with my girls and wondering … Continue reading →