Category Archives: Chickens

I have been waiting for the new little girls to discover that they can perch. Yesterday my husband said that he had seen Rusty on one of the newer little perches. Later in the day I saw Freckles on the … Continue reading →

I am going to do my end of year egg tally a bit earlier this year as Peaches was the last girl laying and finished at the end of the September. Rusty and Freckles are four months old so there … Continue reading →

Peaches only stopped laying at the end of September so she has just started moulting whereas Barley stopped laying a couple of weeks earlier and her moult is more advanced. She is looking rather tatty and has only one tail … Continue reading →

This afternoon we needed disposables for our business and instead of having them delivered we decided to go and collect them so that we could check in on our re homed girls. It was a really bright and sunny afternoon … Continue reading →

I am really pleased with how quickly the new girls have settled into the flock. It’s only been a week today since they arrived and they are now completely integrated. The only blip is getting them to bed at night. … Continue reading →

I went out this morning just as the automatic door opened. All the girls came out apart from the two new girls who stayed in the shed while I poop picked. They seem to like to be with me while … Continue reading →

I went out this morning before the automatic door opened, which is at seven o’clock at the moment, to make sure the new girls came out safely. I propped the door open with the chicken door stop as I was … Continue reading →

This afternoon I finished work early and decided to mix the girls. I settled on the patio area in a garden chair with a book, camera and water spray, to keep an eye on proceedings. As I had expected, Speckles … Continue reading →

This afternoon I decided to show the new girls the other side of the run. I put them and Pebbles on the patio side and the other girls on the new girl’s side. I wanted the new girls to gain … Continue reading →

What a difference a day makes! Today the new girls were behaving like chickens. They were keen to get out and explore their space. I bought another water bottle with a bigger hole as I was a bit worried that … Continue reading →