Author Archives: Carol

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 →

Today we went to a farm in Amersham which is about twenty miles from us, to look at some bantams. We had already decided that we wouldn’t bring any back with us today because we have now been asked to … Continue reading →

At the moment Bluebell and Dotty seem to be totally in sync with each other when it comes to their egg laying. For the last three days they have both gone into the nest box together and a short while … Continue reading →

I have been mulling over the idea of adding to our flock ever since we lost Treacle. At first I decided it would be a bit selfish of me as it would be for me rather than for the girls … Continue reading →

I decided to try giving the girls mash as a treat yesterday, thank you “flock mistress” for the suggestion. Mash is just the pellets that the chickens eat all the time but with warm water added to them to make … Continue reading →

As we have been having some much welcomed warm and sunny weather the girls have been enjoying some lovely dust baths. Unfortunately the girls use dust bathing as a time for pulling feathers from each other.  They seem to see … Continue reading →

Sometimes two girls want to lay their eggs at the same time and they manage to squeeze into the nest box and lay their eggs side by side. It’s unlikely that all three girls would want to lay their eggs … Continue reading →