Author Archives: Carol

I bought the girls some corn on the cob today but when I put it inside their gate they wouldn’t go near it. They always take time to get used to anything new so I put it on a skewer … Continue reading →

I think we have finally turned the corner with the feather pulling. I didn’t find any feathers in the run again today and haven’t seen any feather pulling, hurrah! It’s also another sunny day which I am sure makes the … Continue reading →

I talked about the recent feather pulling problem on the “Down The Lane” chicken forum and received some good ideas for ways to stop the girls being bored. Yesterday was the first sunny day in a long time and I … Continue reading →

I had a few jobs that I wanted to do in the chicken run today. First I removed the two shrubs in big pots as the girls have stripped them of most of the leaves in a week. I then … Continue reading →

Today the bare patch on Dotty’s neck has got wider. She is also missing feathers around her head now and as well as from her bottom she is missing feathers under her wing. I feel so sorry for her, she … Continue reading →

I bought another tree support to add some extra rungs to the girls ladder and luckily for me my lovely husband cut and added them straight away. I couldn’t wait to try it out so put some dried meal worms … Continue reading →

This morning when I was cleaning up under the ladder with the girls following as usual, Bluebell hopped up onto the bottom rung. This made me think that they were ready to be encouraged onto the ladder. In the afternoon … Continue reading →

We applied the ant-peck spray on Friday, five days ago. The instructions say to reapply after five days so we sprayed them again today. It says pecking should stop within a week. I was disappointed to find there were still … Continue reading →

I bought a chicken toy back when we first had our chickens. You put sun flower hearts in it and they have to roll it to get them out. I have tried it a few times with them when they … Continue reading →

Last night we sprayed the girls with the anti-peck spray and it went a lot easier then I thought it would. We put on disposable gloves and shook the spray as instructed. I picked up Bluebell first as she just … Continue reading →