Author Archives: Carol

Christmas hyacinth

We were given a gift of a Christmas hyacinth by one of our party guests. In three weeks the hyacinth has transformed. We have been amazed at how quickly it has opened. It is quite lovely.

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Christmas tree

We put our Christmas tree up yesterday. I decorated the tree and put the rest of the Christmas decorations up so now feel our house is already for Christmas. I am really pleased with this tree as we managed to … Continue reading →

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How the flock is doing

I thought it was time to do an update on the flock. They are all fine. Salmon still has a slight wheeze but it’s not as bad as it has been in the past. I would dearly love for her … Continue reading →

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Smoke is laying again

Ebony laid her last egg on the last day of November which I thought was quite amazing. I thought that was the end of eggs for this year and resorted to buying shop eggs. To my surprise Smoke started laying … Continue reading →

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Another competition

John Gray of the blog “Going Gently” has put out another competition. The last one I took part in was the postcard competition. This time he has a Christmas card competition. It started at the end of November and will … Continue reading →

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Christmas party on Sunday

I am a bit late with this post as yesterday we had a problem and our e-mail went down for the day and I couldn’t log into my blog either. My eldest son who is my I.T. guy managed to … Continue reading →

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Frost and dust baths and tylan

This morning there was a hard frost and a thin layer of ice on the chickens water. Salmon and Spangle have formed a close friendship recently. I think that friendships form more within a smaller flock. These two are always … Continue reading →

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A yogurt treat

Today I gave the girls some yogurt as a treat. Marmite and Smoke are still broody so I lifted them out of the nest boxes and put them on the patio before bringing the yogurt dishes in and putting them … Continue reading →

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Salmon

I gave the girls tylan in the water for a full three weeks and Salmon was still wheezing at the end of this. It’s now been a week and a half since I stopped the tylan and Salmon seems no … Continue reading →

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Spangle

I have never had a girl who has changed in appearance as much as Spangle. When we first got her last August she reminded me of a turnstone. She had blocks of brown feathers on her back and brown tail … Continue reading →

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