Author Archives: Carol

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 →

We are having some very mixed weather at the moment. We have had some heavy rain and we have had some showers and sunshine and sometimes both at the same time. At the weekend the sun sparkled on the rain … Continue reading →