Author Archives: Carol

Today I felt that it was going to be a race between Gold and Snowflake to get their first egg laid. Gold was the first to settle in a nest box this morning. Snowflake was in and out of the … Continue reading →

At the moment it seems that every day I wonder who is going to be the next girl to lay. Spot looked so ready to lay with her daily practising and then she seemed to give up and has stopped … Continue reading →

The day before yesterday I found what I thought was Sugar’s first egg of the year but I hadn’t actually caught her in the nest box so I decided to wait a few days to be sure. The reason I … Continue reading →

I always worm the flock in March and September. I have been waiting for the flock to be properly mixed so that I could them altogether. Also the e-mail with information about the delivery of the new girls advised worming … Continue reading →

Yesterday morning I put the run back to usual. I opened up the wire by the patio area and at the bottom end of the run. I put the little coup back on the patio as a third nest box … Continue reading →

Yesterday when I went to check on the girls before bedtime I was surprised to find Snowflake on the main flocks side. Gold and Storm were on the high perch. I opened the dividing gate and Snowflake went back into … Continue reading →

This afternoon I mixed the girls for the first time. I decided to leave the new girls part of the run closed and just open their gate to let them into the main flocks part of the run before closing … Continue reading →

Today I closed off the bottom half of the run from the main flock. I then opened up the hatch so that the new girls could have half the run giving them more space to explore. They immediately went out … Continue reading →

The bedtime routine is now sorted and easy. Gold has become totally used to me and follows my hands when I am clearing up and my boots as I move around. She almost follows me out of the dividing gate … Continue reading →

The step worked perfectly for the new girls at bedtime tonight. They easily found their way to the high perch with none of them ending up over the top of the wire. They looked so cute together that I just … Continue reading →