Category Archives: Chickens

I have known for a while that Rusty was ready to start laying. She has been squatting when I hold my hand over her and has been more vocal. Yesterday afternoon she was very vocal and then settled in the … Continue reading →

Yesterday morning when I was in the run doing the morning chores I decided to separate the three amigos (after five weeks I can’t continue to call them new girls) to the patio area. I thought they could start their … Continue reading →

Yesterday I separated the three girls before lunch. They went straight to the water and had a huge drinking session then went to the pellets. I worry about them not getting water so I decided to put water bottles above … Continue reading →

Yesterday our next door neighbours had a gardener in. They have a lot of trees and large shrubs in their garden and once a year they have a gardener with a strimmer come in and cut everything back to a … Continue reading →

It is now five weeks since we got the new girls and I should probably stop calling them the new girls. I have decided to leave them mixed all the time now and just wait for them to get brave … Continue reading →

Yesterday was a good day. I had read on the “Down The Lane” forum of someone having a really hard time integrating new girls, phew, not just me then! It was suggested that one of things that could help was … Continue reading →

Over the last couple of days I have been picking up fluffy grey feathers, some with a white spot on the tip. I knew they were Speckles feathers. I then noticed that she has a bare bottom which has become … Continue reading →

It’s becoming really difficult to move this integration forwards. Getting the new girls to sleep in the shed is an improvement and I intend to keep this up whether they go in on their own or I have to put … Continue reading →

Yesterday I mixed the girls all afternoon and once again they spent the entire time at the top of the ladder. The really annoying thing was, that Rusty actually perched next to them at the top of the ladder without … Continue reading →

In a way the second day together wasn’t as good as the first. The problem now, is that the new girls are spending the entire day at the top of the ladder, and that isn’t moving things on. If I … Continue reading →