Category Archives: Chickens

I felt that our wooden shelter could do with another perch a bit further inside it as the existing perch is on it’s front edge and it has a platform at the back. I wanted to get the girls used … Continue reading →

Our runner beans are really late this year. We had only picked enough for one meal before this weekend. The last few days have been lovely and sunny and suddenly the beans have really got going. We will have one … Continue reading →

I love the sedums at this time of year. They add a bit of late colour to the garden and they attract the bees. There are bees all over them. They are mostly honey bees and what we call “teddy … Continue reading →

Occasionally I give the girls some fish as a treat. I give any fish that is in olive oil. A small tin is low cost and gives the girls about a teaspoon of fish each. It adds a bit of … Continue reading →

As Dandelion has been laying thin shelled eggs I thought I would feed the girl’s egg shells back to them to boost their calcium. They have grit and crushed oyster shell in a hopper that they can help themselves to … Continue reading →

We only have Freckles and Apricot laying at the moment and they are both laying on the same day, every other day. Today I found their eggs side by side in the nest box. It’s a bit tricky telling which … Continue reading →

This August bank holiday, which is the last bank holiday of the year, has been a lovely sunny one. Usually as soon as a bank holiday comes around it rains. This time we had some rain during the week and … Continue reading →

After I wrote yesterday’s post Freckles laid an egg. She is our best egg layer. We then had to buy some shop eggs as a catering customer had requested a plain, sliced egg, sandwich. I know I have done comparisons … Continue reading →

For Sunday breakfast we had bacon and eggs with the last of the little girl’s eggs. There has been a slow down at the moment as Rusty is moulting and not laying, Cinnamon had her second, one day broody spell, … Continue reading →

Dandelion has been laying thin shelled eggs right from when she started laying. She is clueless about laying and right from the start she would sit in a nest box then lay an egg in the run or lay an … Continue reading →