Category Archives: Chickens

The guys arrived even earlier again today, determined to get the project as near finished as possible. Their perch had been lost during the works so we have used a bit of trellis that we longer need. We will see … Continue reading →

The guys arrived even earlier this morning and had a lot of heavy work to do. Tomorrow the fence panels will go on top of the gravel boards and the concrete base for the sheds will be laid (I think). … Continue reading →

Our three guys turned up for work at eight o’clock on the dot and put in a day of hard graft. On our part we kept them supplied with cups of tea and lunch time sandwiches. I will show the … Continue reading →

When I phoned mum a few days ago she told me to expect a parcel from her and my step dad. She said my step dad had seen something in a catalogue that had come through the door that he … Continue reading →

We put the bedtime perches back up after installing our false wall on the chickens’ patio yesterday. They weren’t the same as before and I wondered what the girls would make of it at bedtime. They didn’t seem bothered by … Continue reading →

Strictly speaking, our shed project begins tomorrow with three guys booked to work for us for three days. Today though we did some preparation in readiness for them. At the moment the back of the big shed at the top … Continue reading →

This afternoon all the girls were having a dust bath. It was another hot afternoon and the girls were all evenly spaced out in their individual dust baths except for these two. These two are never far apart. I just … Continue reading →

Today was hot again although not as hot as it was a few days ago. I decided to give the girls some frozen peas again, to cool them, but as they didn’t seem to like the water bath I hit … Continue reading →

A few days ago we had a couple of over ripe bananas that had been forgotten and I thought  that I would see if the girls would like them. I knew that my previous big girls didn’t like them but … Continue reading →

We are having a heat wave at the moment. Today the temperature was 34 C – 93 F. This is the hottest day in twelve years and the hottest July day on record. It is also the first day that … Continue reading →