Category Archives: Chickens

Today we needed to stock up on our disposables from the farm where we re-homed Pepper and Dotty one year ago. The last time my husband went there they were fully feathered after their moult. He asked if I would … Continue reading →

A few days ago we were shopping in town when I came across a florist with some chicken buckets filled with pink hyacinths. They were marked down to half price because the florist said they had been around a while … Continue reading →

Egg laying has really got going this month and the girls are so funny about it. Firstly they all pile into the coop when I poop pick in the mornings and it can be quite a task trying to clear … Continue reading →

As I have no photographs to go with today’s post I thought I would include some of the girls having some probiotic, live, yogurt this morning. I like to give them this occasionally as it’s good for them and they … Continue reading →

I have felt that Amber has been getting ready to lay for a while now. At lunch time today she was hunched with her wings down and not looking happy. When I checked back after lunch I found an empty, … Continue reading →

Emerald has been looking ready to start laying for a while now. She squats when I get near her and she investigates the nest box every morning when I clean the coop but until this morning I hadn’t seen her … Continue reading →

Yesterday, late afternoon, Honey looked unwell again. She looked as if she was going to lay another soft shelled egg. I had decided that at bedtime I would help her to the perch again and settle her in the nest … Continue reading →

While my husband was doing a bit of tidying in the garden he decided to prune our rather large rosemary bush. He put some of the branches in the run for the girls. Being quite tough we think they will … Continue reading →

I recently noticed that another of the plants I put in the chicken run last year has died. I think with all my efforts to keep the run dry that maybe it didn’t get enough water. I decided to dig … Continue reading →

I have been certain for a while now that Honey and Amber are getting ready to lay again. Yesterday afternoon Honey looked unwell. It was a very familiar sight to me because it was just the same look Amber always … Continue reading →