Category Archives: Chickens

Yesterday the breeder was back from her break and I rang her for advice. I feel much better now we have had a chat. She said that Autumn had been through so much change after being put in a box … Continue reading →

Autumn came to us on Thursday morning. I kept a close watch on her and started worrying that she wasn’t going to the food or water. I knew she wasn’t having any when I wasn’t watching her because there was … Continue reading →

This morning our third new girl was delivered. She is a gold pencilled wyandotte and is three months old. I have called her Autumn. She will have to stay separate from the flock for at least a month as she … Continue reading →

During one of the recent hot days I decided to give the girls some frozen melon to help them cool down. Dot is the only girl that struggles a bit with the heat and will have her beak open while … Continue reading →

Sugar is still not right but there has been an improvement in her egg laying. She is still sitting in the run for more than half of the time but looks normal in between. I know when her next egg … Continue reading →

On Tuesday, I was expecting my three new girls between 3.30 and 6.30 pm. At 5.30 pm the lady I had been in contact with arrived with two modern game girls. She said that her partner had loaded the van … Continue reading →

It’s two weeks since Sugar came out of her broody spell so I knew that she was getting ready to lay again. Sugar had been sitting with a very humped back. She looked uncomfortable and I thought that she had … Continue reading →

Our garden is looking lovely. The rose that climbs over the arches looks amazing. It is a little later than usual this year because of the cold, wet, start to the year. Now it hot and dry but the garden … Continue reading →

I am perplexed about what is going on with Sugar. She spends a lot of time sitting on the ground in the run. In between she does all the usual things that chickens do. She runs to the treats, she … Continue reading →

I have felt that Gold was ready to go broody for about a week. As she heads towards going broody she gradually spends longer and longer in the nest box but keeps laying yet another egg. Then she spends most … Continue reading →