Author Archives: Carol

When I added some new girls to the flock I hadn’t expected to get an influx of eggs, nor a nest box problem, which I think we have now solved. After eating our own eggs for breakfast on Saturday and … Continue reading →

I think we have finally sorted out the egg laying requirements. It seems that it was both height and depth that the new girls wanted. I topped up both nest boxes with a really deep layer of shavings and the … Continue reading →

We are really struggling with the new girls getting their eggs laid. Yesterday morning Flame wanted to lay her egg. She kept going in the high nest box but would scratch around and then come out again. Once again she … Continue reading →

Thank goodness the game girls are laying their eggs on alternate days or I don’t know how we would cope. On the first day that Ebony laid she had been stressing for quite some time so I think that when … Continue reading →

We had even more difficulty with Flame finding out where to lay her egg than with Ebony. This a problem that I had never expected. Chicks or point of lay hens just seem to find the nest boxes. I am … Continue reading →

At the moment I can’t quite believe how easily the new girls have settled in. Ebony briefly chased Flame but I think that was just to show Flame that she is below Ebony in the pecking order. Now that that … Continue reading →

When I collected Ebony I was very tempted to take another girl too as the other variety of game bird the farmer had were so beautiful. We decided to stick to the plan though as we felt that two girls … Continue reading →

Last night I decided to herd Speckles and Ebony in to the chicken shed half an hour later so that it would be a quicker process. I went out at half past nine. As soon I walked towards to their … Continue reading →

I am amazed at how easy it has been for Ebony to settle in to the flock. The first night she perched next to Emerald outside as I suspected she would and at dusk I lifted them down and put … Continue reading →

This has been a long day and I must warn that this is a long post. I had so much to say that I couldn’t help this being a long post. Blue I have been doing quite a lot of … Continue reading →