Author Archives: Carol

Smoke has laid nine eggs in fourteen days and then she went broody again. Ebony is now our only girl left laying. Smoke only ever seems to lay for two weeks before going broody. It seems so late in the … Continue reading →

Both Marmite and Flame have white heads at the moment because of the amount of pins they have. Flame’s neck seems to be moulting one side at a time. These two girls are having a messy moult. This is often … Continue reading →

There have been lot’s of tiny feathers from Flame in the chicken shed each morning. She is now looking quite tatty. I am not surprised because Flame looked very tatty last year when she moulted. It’s funny how they all … Continue reading →

Marmite is now a mass of pins. She does look a sight. Like Ebony she has also developed white tips to her feathers. She does look a state but the pins have come through quickly so hopefully she will soon … Continue reading →

Ever since we have lived here we have had a frog in the garden but we only see it occasionally. There may be more than one but we only see one at a time. We only see it once or … Continue reading →

As well our three firsts for largest sunflower head, fattest carrot and heaviest marrow we have also got first for best allotment plot this year. As it’s our first year we are well chuffed. Points were awarded for lack of … Continue reading →

It is said that seramas moult a few feathers at a time all year round. This isn’t what I have experienced. My little girls seem to moult at this time of year the same as the bigger girls. I am … Continue reading →

Over the last couple of days I have detected a slight wheeze from Salmon. This alarmed me as it means the myco is still in the flock. I know it’s best to act fast so I took Salmon to the … Continue reading →

Over the last week feathers have been dropping from the girls in heaps. I spend more time picking up feathers than poop picking. As the girls move feathers waft from them. Some of the girls are looking more tatty than … Continue reading →

I worm the girls, the recommended, twice yearly. I do this in March and September. I add flubenvet powder to four little dishes of mash. All the girls love mash so they all get their fair share. However this year … Continue reading →