Author Archives: Carol

Last night when I went in to do the bedtime routine, I thought it would be a good idea to take another look at Treacle and make sure everything is okay with her. I sat on my little chair for … Continue reading →

Yesterday evening while in with the chickens, hearing a rat gnawing at wood outside was a bit like something out of a horror film. Today though I am feeling more positive. They can’t get in to the chickens now that … Continue reading →

This morning our guy (R) was due to come at quarter past eight to concrete the soil box that the rats have been digging through. I usually go and poop pick the coop at half past seven, although the automatic … Continue reading →

A few days ago I noticed Treacle had a small bare patch around her vent. The skin isn’t red, it’s a normal, white skin colour but I made a mental note to keep a close eye on her. Today we … Continue reading →

Among the many time consuming and expensive improvements to the chicken run, I have also made some small and inexpensive improvements recently. I found that as the girls are in the coop such a long time at this time of … Continue reading →

We had some snow during the night last night, and more during the day today. This is the chickens first experience of snow. The step down into the garden part of the run had a light covering of snow on … Continue reading →

After a few dry days, last night it rained all night and the forecast is more to come and possible snow. Today we put another plastic cover over the garden corner of the run and secured it with batons. We … Continue reading →

Yesterday the guys came back to finish putting up the rat proof chicken wire on the roof of the run. Although we haven’t actually seen a rat in the run recently, I know they are still getting in. I take … Continue reading →

Today our guys came back to do further works to our chicken run roof. We now know that rats can get through the chicken net as we have seen them escape through it. It’s flexible enough for them to stretch … Continue reading →

Today I managed to get some better photos of the girls. I had given them some yogurt and was going to photograph their yogurt covered faces but by the time I went back they had cleaned up, however I managed … Continue reading →