Category Archives: Chickens

I must admit that I am enjoying my girls, after their shorter than expected, stay away from home but I am keeping a close eye on them. I haven’t actually seen Topaz pull any feathers since she has been back … Continue reading →

We have a function to cater tomorrow for forty people. They are having a fork buffet and deserts. My husband made a bird decoration from an apple to garnish one of the dishes. Isn’t this little feller cute!

It turned out to be a very short break for Topaz and Honey. It seemed to have started so well with them both putting themselves to bed last night which came as a bit of a pleasant surprise to me. … Continue reading →

Today is the last day that my eight girls will be together. I gave them another whole cabbage which was only fifty pence from Tesco. Toffee then takes her place in the nest box and later when I check Toffee … Continue reading →

This morning Emerald was in one of the nest boxes and there was more togetherness going on in the other nest box with Peaches and Barley sharing. Barley is standing after laying her egg and seconds later came out shouting … Continue reading →

When shopping at Tesco I always check out the yellow stickers on the marked down items. The basil plants were reduced. They were starting to go limp but only because they needed water so I bought one for the girls. … Continue reading →

Yesterday Jackie suggested that she take both Topaz and Honey together as integrations can be easier with two rather than one and they would be familiar company for each other while being separated from her girls. I didn’t want to … Continue reading →

After saying that Honey seemed to be doing more plucking than Topaz we have caught Topaz going for Emerald and Butterscotch’s necks today. Emerald now has a much longer white streak on her neck. I am at my wits end … Continue reading →

For the last couple of days Butterscotch has been coming out of the nest box on her own in between me lifting her out. I could tell that she was coming out of her broody spell. The odd thing is … Continue reading →

Topaz has been pulling feathers from the girl’s necks. She has so far targeted Butterscotch on the head and breast, Honey and Emerald on the neck and now Toffee’s neck has just started to miss some feathers. Honey has been … Continue reading →