Category Archives: Chickens

I went out at about ten o’clock last night and put the chicks on the perch. I closed the lid quickly to see if they would stay put. I then opened it a little to take a peak and Sienna … Continue reading →

Amy commented that perhaps the bamboo is too slippery for the chicks to grip as a night time perch and maybe that’s why they are reluctant to perch at night. Sometimes it just needs someone to point something out to … Continue reading →

Yesterday I spotted a pretty moth in the chicks part of the run by the hatch. I hadn’t seen one like this before. The chicks don’t run off now when I am around them. I think that now they have … Continue reading →

I am surprised that this is proving so difficult because the chicks now love to perch during the day. They use the perch by the hatch and both perches in the wooden shelter. They are often hanging out together on … Continue reading →

Dandelion is continuing to do okay however I am aware that it may just be a reprieve for her. If she didn’t lay until next spring she would have a good chance of healing but if like Rusty she lays … Continue reading →

Last night Dandelion put herself to bed early so I brought her indoors and cleaned her up. I put her prolapse back in with honey once more and then returned her to her roost spot. I hoped that if she … Continue reading →

Last night once all the girls were in the chicken shed and the automatic door had closed I placed Dandelion on her roost spot. I was surprised to find an egg in the cat box. This morning she was last … Continue reading →

Cinnamon has now laid two eggs since her break but Dandelion has a problem. She laid her first egg after her break with no trouble. Two days later she sat in the nest box for a couple of hours and … Continue reading →

After four soft shelled eggs Freckles has stopped laying again which is a good thing. Hopefully a break will sort her out. At the same time Cinnamon and Dandelion have started laying again so that is good news. Emerald and … Continue reading →

I recently did a post about an unusual caterpillar in our garden. I put a description into google and came up with Eastern black swallowtail. The caterpillar looked very similar and this was the only result that came up so … Continue reading →