Category Archives: Chickens

The girls are definitely divided into two groups at the moment. The bigger girls spend time perching together while the little girls gather on the patio area for spinach, apple or to get to the food dish in peace. While … Continue reading →

I know I put moulting photos out yesterday but I am sure Peaches has never looked this bad before. Laying eggs for a month later in the year, this year, has made her moult really quick and messy. The three … Continue reading →

I am still picking up lots of feathers. As well as Peaches and Barley’s feathers I am also picking up little girl’s feathers. Pebbles is moulting and I am picking up her fluffy grey feathers. She doesn’t look any different … Continue reading →

We decided to reinstate the extra perch across the right hand corner of the shed. Speckles often used to perch here when she was pushed off the main perch and I struggled to remember why we had taken it out. … Continue reading →

For the last few nights I have been trying to get the new girls to perch with Pebbles. On the first night I moved the new girls from the cat box to the perch after dark. The second evening I … Continue reading →

Yesterday Jackie came back for a flying visit. She had lots of people to fit in so we had a very quick catch up. I bought her to our house to visit the chooks and to see the new additions. … Continue reading →

Since spending a night on the perch together the three little girls seem to have bonded and the flock is now very much in two groups. This is okay though because both sets are happy together and no one is … Continue reading →

Peaches and Barley were the last two girls to stop laying and start moulting. Whereas the other girls started earlier and had a slow moult, these two, are having a fast moult. There are piles of feathers in the chicken … Continue reading →

We have now seen the biggest and the smallest slow worm in our garden this summer. They definitely appear to be breeding in our garden which is nice to know. We saw this baby slow worm on our patio and … Continue reading →

The new girls have really found their way around now and are getting more adventurous every day. Yesterday Freckles found her way up to the wooden table by using the little corner perch as a step up. It is probably … Continue reading →