Category Archives: Chickens

After only getting an average of two eggs a week for the last month and saving them for the Sunday breakfast suddenly there has been an upswing. We now have four out of eight girls laying and the other four … Continue reading →

My friend Jackie rang me to tell me that someone had dug some turf out of the allotment and we arranged to go and collect it this morning for our girls. Jackie said one of her friends had also said … Continue reading →

This morning when I went out to poop pick the coop I actually remembered to take my camera with me and the girls didn’t disappoint. As soon as started to clean the coup the girls came running. Well Barley is … Continue reading →

Spring fever is definitely in the air. This morning while I was poop picking the coop it was Honey’s turn to sit in the nest box. She was then joined by Amber. Emerald came in to watch then Peaches and … Continue reading →

Last summer Sparkle was my best layer. She laid four or five eggs per week throughout the summer and was last to stop laying and begin her moult. Sparkle’s eggs were the smallest of all the girls. They were the … Continue reading →

Yesterday the three girls that are laying at the momet all wanted to lay at the same time and in the same nest box. To add to this Amber also thought she wanted to lay too or maybe just to … Continue reading →

For the last couple of weeks Amber has come in and sat in the nest box every morning while I poop pick the coop. This behaviour plus her being very vocal makes me think she is getting ready to start … Continue reading →

I have been concerned for some time now that there is a lack of light in the chicken run and have wondered if this has contributed to the lack of eggs from the girls. At the moment Topaz is laying … Continue reading →

We have a plant that we know as “mind your own business” growing alongside our front path. Every year at this time we cut it back as it encroaches on the path. My husband cuts it with kitchen scissors as … Continue reading →

It’s been cold, grey and often wet recently but it is encouraging to see some signs of spring in the garden. There are many different types of snowdrop and we have a few in our garden. It is lovely to … Continue reading →