Author Archives: Carol

Today Storm spent some time scratching in the nest box before settling ready to lay. I took a few photos because she is such a quirky shape. I think her long legs make it difficult to sit comfortably. A little … Continue reading →

Snowflake lays two days running then miss a day then two days running. She has followed this pattern since she started laying. Gold will lay for anything up to six days running before missing a day and then laying again. … Continue reading →

Sophie asked if I could take photos to show a size comparison between the girls. She said it may be easier said than done and so it proved. Snowflake by name and Snowflake by nature is difficult to photograph because … Continue reading →

For the last few days Storm has been trying out the nest boxes. Today I found her tiny egg in the nest box. I didn’t actually catch her in the nest box but the egg is so tiny that it … Continue reading →

Yesterday I could see that Spangle wanted to lay her first egg of the year. Spangle was in the nest box for quite a long time. When I went to check on Spangle I thought that I had caught her … Continue reading →

Sugar has now been broody for just over three weeks and is showing no sign of coming out of it. It takes three weeks to hatch eggs so she should have given up by now but the first time she … Continue reading →

Yesterday was another day of lots of nest box activity. Sugar was in her usual nest box next to the chicken shed. She has now been broody two days short of three weeks and shows no sign of coming out … Continue reading →

I have noticed over the last few days that Storm’s face and tiny comb have turned from grey to pink. She has also had a look in the nest boxes. I think Storm may be getting ready to start laying … Continue reading →

We suddenly have an abundance of eggs which is rather surprising considering we have only three out of eight girls laying. But the three girls we do have laying are good layers. Flame, Gold and Snowflake are laying. They all … Continue reading →

Sugar has laid seven eggs in twelve days before going broody. At least we now have only one serial broody in the flock. Flame and Salmon sometimes go broody once or twice a year. Spangle has never gone broody and … Continue reading →