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The second evening teaching the amigos to perch
last night I went out again after dark and moved the amigos from the back corner to the perch. This time I made sure that Salmon and Vanilla were in the middle of the group. I put Smoke and Spangle … Continue reading
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Teaching the five amigos to perch at bedtime
For a while I have been thinking that I need to teach the five amigos to perch at bedtime. I had hoped they would start doing it on their own but instead they have moved from settling in the front … Continue reading
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More about the berries
My mum asked what the plant is, in my last post, with the pretty multi coloured berries. I couldn’t remember as we bought it years ago and we couldn’t even remember where we got it from so I googled it. … Continue reading
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A good year for berries
It seems to be a really good year for berries of all sorts. When I look out of our bedroom window the roses are now a mass of rose hips. The climbing plants on the fence opposite our kitchen window … Continue reading
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The girls love spring greens
I give the girls greens every morning. I usually give them some spinach and some big spring green leaves. I put spinach on the patio area which is devoured quickly and big leaves in the run to keep the girls … Continue reading
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Our vintage crockery
We have been catering together for twenty years but have been doing afternoon teas on vintage crockery for the last five years. We also hire it out if people want to use it with their own afternoon tea. It came … Continue reading
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My thoughts on broodies and the different groups within our flock
Ebony was very quickly through being broody. My experiences with my seramas being broody is quite different to what it is with Ebony and Flame. I am not including Speckles in this because she has never ever gone broody. The … Continue reading
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Baby moult
Chicks have a partial moult where they lose their baby feathers and get their adult feathers in. We have only had the five amigos for three weeks but when we first got them they all had tails. Since then Vanilla … Continue reading
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Ebony is broody
Three days ago Ebony spent most of the day in the nest box coming out just a couple of times for food and water and a quick dust bath. I wondered if she was going broody but at the end … Continue reading
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An update on the five amigos
We have had the five amigos for three and a half weeks now, four weeks on Wednesday. It seems like longer because they have integrated so quickly and easily. They are also growing quickly. I have been a bit nervous … Continue reading
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