Category Archives: Chickens

The little girls have really taken to the winter shelter. It is just perfect for them because it’s too small to interest the bigger girls. This is a good thing because if the shelter was big enough for all the … Continue reading →

We have recently got rid of a chest freezer which we kept in the shed and this has freed up some space. We have also sold a few catering items. This is all part of the plan to slightly downsize … Continue reading →

We have had a really bad run of luck here lately. I have never before lost three girls in quick succession, in fact, I have never lost more than one girl at a time before. I took photos of the … Continue reading →

The little girls have really taken to the shelter. Rusty and Freckles have been in there several times today. They either perch on the front piece of wood or they stand on the side bits, pecking around. Speckles is the … Continue reading →

Since we made the girl’s wooden table into a shelter I have been trying to get photos of the little girls perching in there. Freckles and Rusty have been in there but I didn’t manage to get a photo. I … Continue reading →

I had an idea for turning the girl’s wooden table into a shelter. I thought that we could put some strips of wood over the gaps on top to make it waterproof from above. I thought some strips of clear … Continue reading →

The first day after Toffee had gone the flock seemed split into groups of the three little girls as usual and two pairs, being Peaches and Barley who have always been inseparable and a new pairing of Emerald and Speckles. … Continue reading →

I really wanted to do a tribute to Toffee yesterday but our internet went down for twenty four hours. I felt really frustrated as I was out of contact completely which is not good for business or blogging. At last … Continue reading →

This morning when I went out to the girls with the morning sunflower seeds, Toffee as usual was still in the shed. She heard me shake the tub and she stepped down from the pop hole with a wobble. She … Continue reading →

As usual Toffee was the only girl still in the shed first thing this morning. I gave out the morning sunflower hearts and she came out. She picked up two sunflower hearts then had a flick about in the pellets … Continue reading →