Author Archives: Carol

Yesterday I decided to see if the chooks like tomato. I put in two halves and at first they would almost take a peck, then recoil as if it might bite them. I broke off a few small bits and … Continue reading →

Last night as I sat with the girls, Bluebell was quick to jump on my lap as usual. She has done this every evening since the first time, just over a week ago. She got down again then back on … Continue reading →

My chickens love yogurt. Live, pro biotic, plain yogurt is good for chickens digestive systems. It must be given sparingly though. I have read that two teaspoons per bird, twice a week is the right amount. I buy a small … Continue reading →

Last night when I sat with the chickens at bedtime, Bluebell as usual sat on my lap. She then jumped down and Treacle kept circling me and looking at me. Suddenly she jumped up on my lap for the first … Continue reading →

The new girl’s joined the dominiques two weeks ago and have now settled in really well. I haven’t seen any pecking over the last week and they now all four stick together. The new girl’s used to stay a bit … Continue reading →

The turfs that I had cut up into seeds tray are now working well. I put one tray in the run each day and the chickens peck out all of the green within a very short time. It then looks … Continue reading →

Last night just before the chickens bed time, I went and sat with them again on my little wooden chair. This time my husband came to watch and took a few photos. She jumped on to my lap five times … Continue reading →

Last night I sat on my little wooden chair watching the chickens going through their bed time routine. Bluebell kept coming right up to me and suddenly she jumped on my lap. I had my arms resting on my lap … Continue reading →

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 →