Author Archives: Carol

I decided to put the girls together yesterday from six o’clock in the morning when I let the bantys out of their coop. Every time I looked out of the window or went up to them they seemed to be … Continue reading →

Yesterday I got back from my deliveries at twelve o’clock and decided to put to the girls together again. This is the longest they have been together so far but I am still not comfortable enough to leave them together … Continue reading →

I had no work this afternoon so decided to spend a lot of time with the girls trying to get them together. It had rained heavily all night and continued all day. The bantys had very few dry patches left … Continue reading →

Today we put up two, new, high perches so that the bantys will have somewhere to escape from the big girls. From past experience it may take them some time to discover them though. The new perch is above the … Continue reading →

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 →