Author Archives: Carol

The five amigos definitely like high up places. These little girls are very flighty and love to be high up. We got these girls three months after the silky girls so I am guessing that they are about three months … Continue reading →

I am writing this post in hindsight because we thought there was a problem with Dandelion and then it passed but I hadn’t got round to writing about it. Last Tuesday I could see that Dandelion didn’t look happy. She … Continue reading →

Last night when we checked on the girls after our evening meal several of the amigos were on the perch in their bedtime corner. Dandelion was also on this perch with them. By the time I had gone back indoors … Continue reading →

I worm the girls, the recommended, twice a year.  I do this in March and September. I find the easiest way is to add the flubenvet powder to mash. All my girls have always loved mash so it’s an easy … Continue reading →

The five amigos are so adventuress. They have now discovered all the perches in the run. The last perch to be discovered was the one above the hatch. Once one of them finds a new spot the rest follow. They … Continue reading →

The five amigos move up to the patio area as it gets near to bedtime. They also seem to like to get a bit higher up than floor level. At this stage they do a lot of jumping up to … Continue reading →

It was a week yesterday that we started the five amigos going in to the chicken shed at bedtime and I thought that it was time to start encouraging them to perch at bedtime. They beat me to it. When … Continue reading →

The five amigos have formed their own little flock. They stick together. They have grown in confidence and no longer panic if one of them gets separated but they move around as if they are their own flock within the … Continue reading →

Ebony and Flame are so noisy about their egg laying, or to be more exact, their need to be in their favourite nest box. The frustrating thing is that they are so in sync at the moment. They both want … Continue reading →

Last night I decided to go out to the girls a bit later and went to check on them about ten minutes after I knew that the automatic door would have closed. All was quiet and to my surprise the … Continue reading →