Author Archives: Carol

Since we have had the two bantys, Bluebell has been determined to prove she is no longer bottom girl. She has shown the most aggression to them and watches them all the time. She will run at the wire or … Continue reading →

Yesterday we almost finished fitting the roof panels. We had to do it after work and ended up running out of time and running out of screws so had to leave off the wooden batons for the last panel. Most … Continue reading →

Yesterday we continued to make improvements. I put the bantys food dishes on an upturned pot to raise them off of the ground in the hope that they won’t get so many bits scratched into them. The big girls feeder … Continue reading →

Last night I spent a bit of time sweeping and cleaning up as usual and sitting with the big girls and just generally letting the bantys get used to the evening routine. I also dug over the corner of the … Continue reading →

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 →