Author Archives: Carol

The morning after losing our lovely Treacle, Dotty surprised us with her first egg. I had began to think this day would never come. My “time warp” baby has finally grown up at nine months old. Her egg is paler … Continue reading →

Yesterday I lost my lovely Treacle. I cried buckets yesterday and was too upset to write this straight away. In the morning we syringed her medicine into her beak and then some sugar water. I made her a mash of … Continue reading →

This morning we had to syringe Treacle’s medicine into her beak again. Tomorrow morning after we have done this we will syringe some sugar water into her beak as well to see if we can give her a boost. She … Continue reading →

Treacle’s first day after her second injection didn’t go as well as last time. This morning at first light I took the syringe with her medicine in and a dish of tuna separately, so as not to waste the medicine … Continue reading →

For the last three days Treacle seemed back to her normal self, eating, scratching about, dust bathing and bossing the other girls. This morning when I went in at first light, I could instantly see she was back to where … Continue reading →

Yesterday I visited my new chicken friend Jackie and saw her lovely chooks and her set up. Jackie’s run is completely roofed and I was envious of the lovely dry soil for the girl’s to scratch in and dust bath … Continue reading →

Yesterday my husband needed to go to our local D.I.Y. store. He bought me back a present, this caught his eye as he was about to leave the store. Isn’t this adorable! such a lovely gift. This morning I took … Continue reading →

I am so glad that I took Treacle to the vet yesterday and now wish that I had done so sooner. This morning I put some scrambled egg and chopped tomato in a dish with her medicine on top but … Continue reading →

Yesterday afternoon when giving the girls the worming powder, I decided to coat sunflower hearts in olive oil then sprinkle with the powder. This worked really well as it was quicker, less messy and the girls soon ate them all, … Continue reading →

Yesterday I went to the vets at our local pet store and ordered some Flubenvet worming powder and a ground sanitising powder as I have read this is a helpful product. I also tried the girls with some cooked rice … Continue reading →