Category Archives: Chickens

Since we have had the new fence it has left us with a gap at the edge of the concrete that edged the old fence. This means that as well as not looking very neat, grass and weeds come through … Continue reading →

The flock is really united at the moment. I have touched on this subject before but when Peaches and Barley were part of the flock, there were two groups, the bigger girls and the little girls. Since they left the … Continue reading →

We have had days of rain. The bottom of the top part of the run always gets wet where it drips off of the roof. Cinnamon likes to dig in this spot. She had muddy toes all day because she … Continue reading →

Everything in the garden has gone mad after having plenty of sun and now having plenty of rain. I used to call this my “hoppy plant” until I found out that it’s real name is himalayan honeysuckle.  The flowers remind … Continue reading →

I thought I would get my husband to take a photo of some of the little girls in my hands to show their size. We went for Apricot first as she is the most friendly even though she is looking … Continue reading →

Egg production has gone down a bit as first Rusty started moulting and now Cinnamon appears to be moulting. This has left Freckles, Apricot and Dandelion still laying at the moment. Here are the last four day’s eggs. From left … Continue reading →

We planted three tomato plants in our veg plot. Two are types that we have tried before and one is a new one. We thought we would take a chance on this intriguing tomato plant. It’s called tomato gigantine and … Continue reading →

Emerald and Speckles have been moulting for a couple of months and are now looking almost back to normal. Seramas are supposed to moult a few feathers at a time all year round but Rusty is now moulting more heavily. … Continue reading →

We had a huge storm last night. Thunder and lightening and torrential rain. I tried to take some photos but they didn’t come out. We lost all signal on the television. It raged on into the night keeping us awake. … Continue reading →

Since Emerald and Speckles have become the only, bigger girls, amongst five little girls, Speckles has taken on the role of mother hen. She is often sat in the run surrounded by all the little girls with Emerald sat a … Continue reading →