Category Archives: Chickens

We have solid corrugated plastic roof over the patio area of the run, tarpaulin over the top of the triangular part because it’s an awkward shape and opening panels underneath all the straight parts of the run. However we have … Continue reading →

It’s that time of year again. I worm the girls twice a year, in March and September. I thought it best to do this while the new girls are separated as it makes it easier to be sure they get … Continue reading →

Yesterday by the time we had finished our work and I mixed the girls it was too near bedtime to have any useful effect. The original flock stuck close to the patio area as they knew it was near to … Continue reading →

Yesterday afternoon I mixed the girls and it went better than the day before. Now that Apricot has accepted that her place is below Rusty, she runs away from her, if Rusty looks at her or moves towards her. This … Continue reading →

Yesterday afternoon all of the little girls and Speckles were having a dust bath. Barley and Emerald were in the nest box and later both laid an egg and Peaches was in the little coop doorway supervising. Cinnamon and Dandelion … Continue reading →

I used different tactics today. I decided that I won’t be switching the girls to different sides any more as I feel the new girls have learned all they need to about the other side of the run for now. … Continue reading →

When I got back from my lunch deliveries I checked the nest box and found what looked like egg yolk in the pine shavings. I then found half of a soft shell (big sized) on the patio. I soon realised … Continue reading →

Freckles laid her fifth egg this morning, she is our best layer at the moment. I thought Emerald was getting ready to lay as her comb is now a lovely red colour and she has become more vocal. She was … Continue reading →

This afternoon I switched the girls to the opposite sides of the run. I closed the hatch and put the main flock behind the gate with the help of sunflower seeds. I then let the new girls into the main … Continue reading →

Mid morning I looked out of the window and saw April perching on the bottom rung of the ladder. Later in the day I saw her on the ladder several times. She has now got the hang of perching. What a … Continue reading →