Category Archives: Chickens

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 →

Honey hadn’t laid an egg for two weeks and I thought she was about to moult but she sat in the nest box most days anyway. Then for the second time recently I found her egg in the run. It … Continue reading →

For the last few days I have been picking broad beans ready for our Sunday dinner. Broad beans are always the first crop from the veg plot and the first ones always seem to be the nicest. These will make … Continue reading →

The girls have quite a few big shrubs in their run but last year I put in a new shrub. As it was being stripped I enclosed it in a cage of chicken wire to allow it to get taller … Continue reading →

I did a post a little while ago about what I thought was a pretty weed that had arrived on our front drive. A few days ago I phoned my mum and she told me that my uncle had identified … Continue reading →

I have been having a terrible struggle  making a decision about Sparkle. This morning when I threw out the corn she didn’t even come down from where she was perched. I lifted her down and she had a few bits … Continue reading →

Yesterday morning Sparkle half heartedly joined in with the morning corn. After that she refused anything I offered her. The only thing she does now is a little preening. She was always the girl that preened the most and had … Continue reading →