Author Archives: Carol

Last night it rained heavily. I woke up several times to hear it hammering down. This morning it had stopped and was bright with a clear blue sky. Because it rained so long and hard part of the area under … Continue reading →

It’s the third day with the umbrella in the chickens garden. When I did my morning clean up the girls hadn’t been out long and were still staying close to the patio area. After lunch I decided to try to … Continue reading →

Yesterday we put an umbrella in the chickens garden area, to give them a bit of dry scratch space. They didn’t like it and refused to go under it. This morning when I did my cleaning jobs I could tell … Continue reading →

It’s been really wet recently and I have started to worry about the chickens not having any dry garden area. The patio area is dry but I worry that they miss scratching in the dirt and dust bathing, I have … Continue reading →

I have a theory about my dominiques parentage. I have just taken some up to date portraits of the four chickens, which is never easy as they are never still. Dotty is a month younger than the other girls. I … Continue reading →

Most people in the chicken keeping world will know about Diatomaceous Earth, usually referred to as D.E. For those that haven’t heard of it, it is an invaluable natural product. It  is a fossilised grey powder that although very fine … Continue reading →

The chickens spend a lot of time on the big perch, especially when the ground is wet. Pepper and Dotty are usually first to cosy up together. Treacle is usually next to join them and Bluebell last (perhaps because she … Continue reading →

The chickens have taken all the leaves from the shrubs to the height that they can reach. They will often do a standing jump, straight up, to peck a bit more. The sage remained untouched for a long time as … Continue reading →

We are so busy at the moment that I am not getting much time to hang out with the chickens or to post about them. They have continued to get to bed before the automatic door shuts, so that is … Continue reading →

Last night and tonight all four chickens had gone in to the coop before the door shut. Last night we opened the side panel to check that Treacle had enough space. As always Pepper and Dotty were on the top … Continue reading →