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Christmas mash for the girls

I thought the girls deserved another treat. Of course it’s not really Christmas mash it’s just a big dish of mash but the girls don’t care. I always put the mash in one big dish rather than spreading it around … Continue reading

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Christmas Day treats for the chooks

As it was Christmas day I decided that instead of fish or yogurt for a treat, the girls should have both. I put the yogurt in four dishes and the fish in two dishes so that I could spread the … Continue reading

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Happy Christmas

On Christmas Eve I  cleaned out the chicken shed, washed the food and water bowls, swept the chicken’s patio and dug over their run. I wanted everything lovely for them for Christmas day, you don’t need to tell me that … Continue reading

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Christmas windows

Last year I did a post about a Christmas window. It had rained during the night and then there was a heavy frost and this left a pattern on the velux window in our bedroom which looked like snow flakes. … Continue reading

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I think I got it wrong

Yesterday morning straight after the girls had had their morning sunflower hearts Topaz and Butterscotch took themselves off to the nest boxes. Topaz was in the right hand nest box and Butterscotch in the left. About an hour later I … Continue reading

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Topaz finally got her egg laid

I knew Topaz was ready to lay again after a few practice runs at it. Yesterday afternoon she was missing on parade and when I lifted the nest box she was standing in the “just laid an egg” position. I … Continue reading

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Peaches and Barley are such a tightly bonded pair of girls

I know that I have touched on this subject before but as time goes by I notice every day how together these two girls are. The rest of the flock don’t seek out any other flock mate and it is … Continue reading

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Topaz is practising laying an egg

Topaz has been very vocal for days now and has been having a twirl around in the nest boxes. This morning I thought she was actually going to lay her egg. She sat in the nest box for nearly two … Continue reading

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An update on my flock

My girls are looking beautiful after their moult. The only thing left now is for Peaches and Barley’s combs to get big and red again in the spring. All the girl’s feathers are stunning though. I am going to put … Continue reading

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An update on Jackie’s flock

Today Jackie and I met up to visit each other’s girls before Christmas. The last time we met up was a few weeks ago when Blossom was heavily going through the moult and looking quite shabby. Today she is looking … Continue reading

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