Category Archives: Chickens

I love the harmony in the flock as it is now. When I throw out some sunflower hearts the girls happily peck at them together. I love to see them sharing like this without any chasing. They are such a … Continue reading →

We are going through a bit of a heat wave at the moment and yesterday was particularly hot and sunny all day. A few times I checked on the girls and found Rusty like this. It would be easy to … Continue reading →

We cut down the apple tree in the chicken run a few years ago. It had got much too big for the run. Since then it has sprouted and then been nibbled away again. The sprouting leaves have never had … Continue reading →

Speckles and Emerald stick together whether it’s perching together, dust bathing together or sitting, either in the sun or the shade, together. Freckles usually joins Rusty in a dust bath but she was busy in the nest box. Apricot is … Continue reading →

Yesterday there were just two eggs in the nest box. They were Speckles and Apricot’s eggs, so the biggest and the smallest. I wasn’t sure that Speckles was going to continue laying after her last whopper. That was just over … Continue reading →

Rusty and Freckles seem to be taking turns at going broody. So far I have only had one broody at a time. Rusty has laid seven eggs in fourteen days and laid yesterday. Today she kept going to the nest … Continue reading →

When I took some photos of my jellyfish for the novelty fruit and veg competition I thought it would be the ideal time to compare my new camera to my old one. I took a couple of photos with my … Continue reading →

One of the blogs I follow is called “Going Gently” written by John Gray. It is often amusing,  always interesting and gets many, many comments. At the moment John is taking photos from his readers of novelty fruit and veg … Continue reading →

Since we moved here, just over ten years ago, the tree in our next door neighbour’s garden has doubled in size. It was already a large tree but it is now an enormous tree. It overhangs the gardens either side … Continue reading →

It has been quite heart warming seeing the friendship blossom between Emerald and Speckles. They spend a lot of time perching side by side. Emerald has a tendency to stand rather than sit. This is also true of her position … Continue reading →