Author Archives: Carol

Recently Dandelion was having a lovely dust bath. When she left the dust bath I saw that she had left a little heap of feathers behind. I then noticed she was looking really scruffy around the neck with bare patches … Continue reading →

Yesterday when I checked the girls at bedtime Smoke was below the amigos’ perch. I assume she had been knocked down. I shone the torch onto the perch above her and she jumped straight up. I thought that I would … Continue reading →

Over night and this morning we had a temperature of minus two degrees. The chicken’s water had a layer of ice on it. I poured hot water over it and gave the girls a dish of warm mash to start … Continue reading →

Today I decided to treat the girls to some yogurt. I usually put it in four little dishes but I have never given it to a flock of twelve before so I decided to put it in six little dishes. … Continue reading →

Today is day five of the tylan. The girls all look fine and the sneezing has gone down to occasional with Spangle being the one who is sneezing most. I am going to stop the tylan for now as I … Continue reading →

Dandelion and Cinnamon are firm friends and they spend a lot of time together. It is heart warming watching these two little friends together. These two are so sweet together.

I recently managed to get some even better shots of the five amigos perching together, this time, above the other ladder. I decided to use two of these photos to update my “History of the flock part three” (above the … Continue reading →

I gave the girls a course of tylan in the last week of September. I didn’t mention it here because I thought perhaps I was just being a bit paranoid. I had noticed that when I was in with the … Continue reading →

I am frustrated at the moment with the bedtime routine. For a while it was all going smoothly with all the girls getting in before the automatic door closed. Recently some of the girls, usually the amigos, have been getting … Continue reading →

I have talked before of the groups within our flock. As time goes on it is still quite obvious that the flock is made up of groups of girls. I have come to realise a few things since we have … Continue reading →