Author Archives: Carol

Yesterday we dug over a patch of the run to give the girls a softer patch to scratch in. Just after this Pepper jumped into the apple tree, she really likes to do this even though there is barely any … Continue reading →

I have had a feeling for the last few days that Pepper would like to sit on my lap. She has got much closer to me lately and seems more confident. Last night Treacle sat on my lap as usual … Continue reading →

Since I have been using the water spray when the chickens are at the feeders, I haven’t seen Dotty do any pecking at all, hurrah! The problem now is that Treacle has started pecking instead and when I spayed her … Continue reading →

The bullying at the feeders continues. I thought Dotty may have learned her lesson but that only lasted a day and yesterday Pepper joined in with pecking Bluebell away. Bluebell and Treacle also squared up to each other with chests … Continue reading →

I like to sit with the chickens at bedtime when I have time and usually Treacle and Bluebell come and sit on my lap. Lately though Bluebell also likes to stand on the coop roof, they all do from time … Continue reading →

This morning at about fifteen minutes before my usual time to get up and go out to the chickens we heard them making a terrible din. We both leapt out of bed and ran up the garden to them, thinking … Continue reading →

I talk to the chickens all the time and I use their names all the time, but because they all hang so close together, I don’t expect them to recognise their names. However I have had to keep telling Dotty … Continue reading →

I can’t help it, I know I have a bit of an obsession with getting a photo of all four girls on the big perch. This is especially difficult because as soon as I so much as touch the latch … Continue reading →

A month ago, I divided a turf into twelve seed trays for the chickens. This was to try to give the girls a supply of grass, a tray per day. The turfs were half price and were not in very … Continue reading →

I have decided not to use the feeders for treats, for a couple of days to see if we can stop Dotty pecking at Bluebell. Today I bought a living lettuce pot from the supermarket and planted it into a … Continue reading →