Author Archives: Carol

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 →

As if it’s not hard enough getting the big girls and the little girls together without a battle, both sides are now engaging in their own battles. For a while there has been a bedtime battle going on with Pepper … Continue reading →

This afternoon I thought I would try the chicken toy distraction again, while opening the dividing gate as it worked so well yesterday. The difference today was that the bantys have now learned what it is too, so Amber hurtled … Continue reading →

Last night I decided to have another session of getting the girls together. Despite digging over both sides of the run, the big girls went straight into the bantys side as soon as I opened the gate. The earth is … Continue reading →

This afternoon I decided to try the girls together again. I suddenly had a brainwave and decided to use the chicken toy as a distraction. I put some sunflower hearts in it and put it on the patio area. While … Continue reading →

I am a very light sleeper and look at the clock quite often in the morning between dozing. I have been getting up between half past five and quarter to six to let the bantys out at six o’clock or … Continue reading →

Last night we decided to put the girls together for an hour before bedtime. The bantys came out of their gate and Bluebell immediately took a peck at them. Amber ran into the coop and Honey ran behind the bush. … Continue reading →

The bantys are getting used to me now and run towards me rather than away from me. They have sussed out that the treats are kept in the storage cabinet and run to the corner nearest the cabinet when I … Continue reading →

Yesterday it rained all afternoon and I was able to see how well the panels were working at keeping the run dry. Most of the run is staying dry. The areas under the plastic are dry, but water drips between … Continue reading →