Author Archives: Carol

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 →

I went out to the chickens before first light this morning. I disconnected the automatic coop door opener and took the side off of the coop. I took Treacle out and put the side back on then offered her the … Continue reading →

The latest thing worrying me about Treacle is that I haven’t seen her eat any pellets recently. I think her molt has put her off her food and she is only eating treats. I didn’t see her eat pellets last … Continue reading →

Since we have had the new top to the run and have put the new plastic sheet over the corner, the rain seems to run off and blow back in. This is making the edge that borders the veg plot … Continue reading →

About a week ago I noticed Treacle was going through a partial molt and had a bare patch on her bottom and smaller bare patches under her wings. She had a small scab under her wing which healed really quickly … Continue reading →

A few months back I removed Pepper’s leg ring after reading that someone had a problem with mud being trapped under a leg ring and causing a sore, something I didn’t want to risk happening to Pepper. I knew that … Continue reading →

It’s been a week since the wooden box has been filled with concrete and every day since then, the ground has been snow covered or frozen. I have been frustrated at not being able to finish off the run because … Continue reading →