Author Archives: Carol

Treacle seems to have suddenly matured over the last month. As she has matured she has taken her place as top hen and she has grown much more vocal. Treacle used to be my quiet hen, quiet because she was … Continue reading →

I put in the new, bigger, round, dry dust bath about a week ago. At first I could see foot prints in it but no evidence of it being used as a dust bath. Then I could see by the … Continue reading →

Yesterday I gave the girls watermelon for the first time. I have read on other blogs how much chickens like pumpkin and thought as they are always half price after halloween that I would wait until then to get them … Continue reading →

Dotty’s latest thing is jumping on to my shoulder. Tonight when I was in with the girls before bedtime I could tell Dotty was going to jump from the ground to my shoulder again. She circles me while looking up … Continue reading →

I decided we needed a bigger dry dust bath as Treacle looked so cramped in the old one and sends most of the dust out. I bought a washing up bowl, it’s bigger, deeper and being round, a more suitable … Continue reading →

Last night we had torrential rain and when I went out to the chickens this morning there was a pool of water that had collected at the edge of the plastic covering, we recently put over part of the chicken … Continue reading →

We have had continued torrential rain for a while now and the chicken enclosure is turning into a quagmire. The umbrella was fine for light rain but with heavy downpours the water soon gets underneath it. The chickens have their … Continue reading →

After several days with no rat droppings we thought we had the problem beat but we were wrong! Gradually the droppings started to reappear. This time there was no sign of where they are getting in and no more evidence … Continue reading →

One of the great things about chickens is that they have such individual personalities. My four girls are all quite different. Treacle is the biggest of my girls and very placid. She is the least bothered about treats and seems … Continue reading →

After a few days of no rat droppings we thought we had cracked the problem but we were wrong! The droppings started to appear again and our hearts sank. I started looking again for any vulnerable parts and wondered if … Continue reading →