Category Archives: Chickens

Yesterday was another wet day. Although the run is covered there are parts where it gets wet. The rain comes in at the edges through the sides and the bottom of the run. The rain also drips in parts and … Continue reading →

We are having a constant mix of sunshine and showers at the moment. It is more like April than August. It does mean that there is no need to water the garden though and the veg plot and the garden … Continue reading →

I love seeing the harmony of the little girls and the two bigger girls sharing food together, be it pellets or treats. Although Rusty’s head is slightly blurred because of the movement I loved this photo for the expression and … Continue reading →

When I checked on the girls after lunch three little girls were missing. Dandelion was in one nest box and Apricot was in the other nest box. I checked the chicken shed and Cinnamon was on the back perch where … Continue reading →

We have been so busy lately that we hadn’t had time for a visit to the farm where we had re-homed some of our girls. Now that the school holidays have started we are less busy and yesterday we decided … Continue reading →

Cinnamon and Dandelion are the only two girls in the flock that don’t seem to have got the hang of laying their eggs in the right place. They are also the only two of the seramas that never go broody … Continue reading →

I have decided to do an in depth post on micoplasma because it may help other chicken keepers. I have researched different sites and will put all the information together here as well as what I have now learned from … Continue reading →

As soon as Freckles had her antibiotic and then a drink from the water with the tylan in it, she seemed to perk up and looked back to normal. If I hadn’t seen her dozing and then wobbling yesterday, I … Continue reading →

Why is it that every time things seem lovely and settled in our flock something comes along and rocks our boat! This morning Freckles seemed her usual self but by lunch time I noticed that she was sitting dozing and … Continue reading →

The two bigger girls are getting to the end of their moult. I think Emerald is finished but I am still picking up loads of feathers from Speckles. They both look pretty good though. The little girls look much the … Continue reading →