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Day two of the new regime

This morning as planned I put Sparkle in the cat box again with a dish of mash with the flubinvet and a bowl of water. Again I sprinkled a few sunflower hearts on top to try and get her interested. … Continue reading

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Sparkle’s new home for now

Today I needed to start worming the girls for the second time, three weeks from the first time, to break the egg/worm cycle. I have a slight problem though. I ordered more flubenvet powder from my vet three weeks ago … Continue reading

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My two moulting girls

Poor Emerald looks really scruffy and when I pick her up at bedtime (as gently as I can) she feels as prickly as a hedgehog. Unlike Emerald, Toffee looks quite neat but she has no tail. These two are the … Continue reading

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Who’s been living in the dandelion pot!

A few days ago I noticed that a hole had appeared in the chicken’s dandelion pot. I wondered why anything would want to dig in the dandelions. I pushed the soil back together with my fingers and firmed it down. … Continue reading

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I am still worried about Sparkle

Sparkle has moments of looking back to normal then she looks really poorly again. I think her problem is that she isn’t eating enough but I also know that a hen that’s not eating enough must have something wrong. If … Continue reading

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Our rose reaches it’s peak

I know I have already put out photos of our rambling rose but I just can’t resist this last set of photos as it reaches it’s peak. This rose is called paul’s himalayan musk and was given to us as … Continue reading

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A change of heart

We had recently been considering re-homing our perpetual broody, Topaz, at the farm we got her from as she could have the chance to hatch some eggs there. I haven’t somehow been able to bring myself to ring Richard at … Continue reading

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A truly together pair

Peaches and Barley are always together. They are a really tight pair. I could put out dozens of photos of them together but this afternoon I couldn’t resist this one as it’s so sweet. All the girls were sitting in … Continue reading

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The garden is reaching it’s peak

The garden is looking really good at the moment and the veg plot is really coming on too. I know I am showing a lot of photos of this rose but it so amazing at this time of year and … Continue reading

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A further update on the flock

Toffee and Emerald are in the full swing of their moult now. Toffee has lost her tail and Emerald is looking really shabby. Topaz is still in her perpetual broody limbo. She has a lovely red comb and wattles but … Continue reading

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