Author Archives: Carol

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 →

We have a catering business and have suddenly got really busy (it’s often very up and down, all or nothing) and we also have a house guest for a couple of weeks. This has meant I haven’t had as much … Continue reading →

We keep saying that we should be able to trust the chickens to get themselves to bed before the automatic door shuts, but somehow can’t help ourselves from going out to check. Its a good job we did check last … Continue reading →

For the last two nights the grill blocking off the nest box has been off. To my amazement the girls have still slept on the perch and not reverted back to the nest box, hurrah! Maybe the habit of sleeping … Continue reading →

Bluebells comb and wattles are growing and she is beginning to look quite mature. I am wondering if she may be ready to lay eggs soon.  I had put a grill in front of the nest box to deter them … Continue reading →

Last night we went out to check on the girls at half past seven and they were all in the coop except for Treacle, but she was just going in. Treacle soon settled and I went out at intervals and … Continue reading →