Category Archives: Chickens

Yesterday being Saturday, and no functions, was the ideal day to put the girls together for their first whole day. I put them together at eleven o’clock once my chores were done. My main worry is that the new girls … Continue reading →

Egg production is up, with sixteen eggs on our egg rollers since last Sunday’s breakfast. Today was the first, four egg day, this year. This means I no longer need to buy eggs, so as I had two shop bought … Continue reading →

Yesterday morning there was a lot of shouting about who was going in the nest box. I couldn’t understand how it had been so harmonious on the last two occasions when the girls shared the nest box and why it … Continue reading →

Yesterday afternoon I mixed the girls for a couple of hours. I intended to leave them together all afternoon, until bedtime, to try to move the process on but Cinnamon became stressed so I ended the session. Cinnamon is such … Continue reading →

Yesterday morning I checked on the girls and was surprised to find three girls missing. Emerald, Peaches and Freckles. I checked the nest box and there were the three girls. Three’s a crowd or maybe not, as the three girls … Continue reading →

We had a manic day yesterday and I finished work too late to do any mixing of the girls as it was nearing their bedtime. Yesterday morning however, I checked on the girls and Freckles and Emerald were both settled … Continue reading →

It was a bit of a manic day yesterday so not much time for photos. We had a bigger and smaller egg each for both Saturday and Sunday breakfast and they were lovely. It is so nice having our own … Continue reading →

A while back I commented that Rusty’s comb was the same orange colour as her feathers. Well not any more! It’s now a bright red along with her wattles and her face. And can you see that angry glint in … Continue reading →

It’s been a record week for eggs, for this year, so far. We have had eleven eggs in seven days but only ten are on the egg ramp because Speckles egg was broken. From right to left we have Freckles … Continue reading →

I had a bit of time yesterday afternoon so I spent a couple of hours in with the chickens. At first I closed off the bottom half of the run by closing the hatch and the new gate and mixed … Continue reading →