Author Archives: Carol

Each of my chickens sound different. Pepper is the only one with her grown up voice so far, Dotty still goes “cheep cheep”, but Pepper goes “boc boc”, all day long. Treacle makes a strange sound, sort of  “rrrrrrr”, and … Continue reading →

We decided a while back to make a few changes to the chicken enclosure, the main improvement being to extend the dry area. We have contacted the guy who built it for us and he is really busy at the … Continue reading →

The girls seem to be getting used to each other now and seem to be more integrated. They feed together, go to bed together with less argument and snooze together in the sun or the shade depending on how warm … Continue reading →

Yesterday we decided to give the girls a treat and bought a piece of turf to put in their enclosure. The new girls had been used to being kept in grassy pens and a lot of the green plants I … Continue reading →

I have managed to get a few better photos of the girls today. This used to be Poppy’s trick, now she has gone Pepper has decided it is now her trick.   Pepper has been asserting herself as top hen … Continue reading →

The dominiques are now growing in confidence and beginning to show the new girls their place, as later arrivals. They peck at and chase away Bluebell as she is the smallest (apart from Dotty), but they don’t dare to have … Continue reading →

When I sat and watched the chickens yesterday morning it soon became clear that Treacle, being the slightly larger bird was trying to take her place as top hen. While at the feeder she pecked at anyone who came near … Continue reading →

Yesterday we took our three chickens back to Dorset. It was not an easy job to catch them. I have picked them up before, when they are going in or coming out of the coop but loose in the pen … Continue reading →

I have rung around every vet within our area this morning. I only found two with chicken experts and both were on holiday for the week. None of the vets I spoke to had the experience to treat Pepper. I … Continue reading →

I can’t bear to think that sweet little Dotty is also a roo, but she is growing more like Poppy each day. Only time will tell.