Category Archives: Chickens

I am glad to say that the girls have now got used to the lower perches and they are settling easily at bedtime now. There are still squabbles but that is normal, there always were squabbles over who is allowed … Continue reading →

Since we have had the new chicken shed Emerald comes in every morning when I poop pick and very helpfully scratches around in the shavings. Yesterday I cleaned the shed out and as soon as I had the door open … Continue reading →

We live in an Edwardian house which has it’s original windows. The windows were one of the things that attracted us to this house. This means no double glazing though. We cope with thick, lined curtains and an open fire … Continue reading →

Butterscotch is an amazing girl. She is so routine. She laid twenty eggs then took fourteen days off to go broody and moult, laid twenty one eggs, then took another fourteen days off to go broody and moult and then … Continue reading →

Butterscotch had been dropping feathers like crazy but over the last few days they have slowed again. She never appears to look any different though. This afternoon there was no sign of her in the run and when I checked … Continue reading →

Since we lowered the perches the girls have been taking a lot longer to settle in the evenings. Toffee, Emerald and Speckles get forced out a few times and Peaches and Barley are now always last in. Peaches and Barley … Continue reading →

Of all the girls Peaches and Barley’s combs have gone through the most noticeable change while moulting. This is because they have floppy combs and while they were laying eggs their combs were big and red. Barley’s comb was especially … Continue reading →

On Monday I went with my friend Jackie to the allotments and we collected some greens for our girls. Every day this week they have been enjoying the lettuce that had gone to seed, chard and dandelion leaves. I have … Continue reading →

For the last few evenings Peaches and Barley have jumped to my shoulder at bedtime. I think they have been doing this because they are not happy with the lower bedtime perches. Jillian asked me in a comment how they … Continue reading →

The process of perfecting the perch changes in the chicken shed has taken longer than I anticipated. It seems that each change throws up another problem. Last night we realised that we would need another perch. The bedtime routine took … Continue reading →