Author Archives: Carol

Treacle loves to get on my shoulder at every chance she can. I’m not quite sure why she likes it so much, but any time I crouch down she is straight up there. I have been trying to get some … Continue reading →

Hurrah! I think we may have cracked it. After blocking up all the holes and gaps we have stopped rats getting in. I pick up then sweep the patio each day just before the chickens go to bed, so that … Continue reading →

I cant believe this is my 100th post. When I started this I wasn’t at all sure that I could do it. My son Steve insisted that I could and that he would help me. He set it up for … Continue reading →

Yesterday morning I went out to the chickens as they were coming out and inspected for droppings to see if blocking up the gaps had worked. I was really disappointed to see a couple mouse droppings by the feeder and … Continue reading →

I know in the same way as I got obsessed with getting the best perching photo, I have now become obsessed with getting the best photo of the chickens coming out of the coop in the morning. In my last … Continue reading →

We started this task yesterday and managed to get all the gaps filled which was our priority. We had to finish as it was time for the chickens to have a bit of quiet wind down time before bedtime, so … Continue reading →

I have known for some time that we have a mouse or mice getting into the chicken enclosure because I can see mouse droppings through the slats of the storage cabinet on the floor below. I wasn’t surprised as we … Continue reading →

This morning I went out to the chickens at quarter past seven and found the coop door shut again. I went back indoors for my camera to photograph their coming out. I could hear them bumping about behind the door and … Continue reading →

Dotty continues to bully Bluebell away from the treats. The only time this doesn’t happen is when I give them yogurt. I do split it into two small bowls, but I can put out six half apples and Dotty will … Continue reading →

The morning before last, I went out to the chickens at quarter past seven in the morning and saw the automatic door open on the coop and the chickens tumble out. I wanted to photograph it so I went out … Continue reading →