Category Archives: Chickens

Last night at dusk my husband came in and said that he thought we had another little bird in trouble and I should come out and take a look. There was a baby blue tit inside the suet feeder. He … Continue reading →

After Sparkle’s first egg, which had a thin shell, I added some limestone flour to some mash the next morning. The following day Sparkle laid her next egg and it’s shell was normal. It was also the normal size with … Continue reading →

Today Sparkle laid her first egg this year. It took us both by surprise! It just so happened that I went into the girl’s run to do my lunch time pick up when I noticed that Sparkle was missing. I … Continue reading →

The strawberry plant that I gave the girls yesterday has been completely dismantled. The girls have spent all day again today pecking and scratching at it and the compacted roots with some quite woody pieces have been broken down. They … Continue reading →

We have a herb pot planted with wild strawberries. I first put them in this pot because when in the garden they spread too rampantly, however the soil gets washed out through the side holes and although I have topped … Continue reading →

We always feed the garden birds and have a diverse bird population in our garden due to having woodland behind our garden. For the last few years we have had a few pairs of beautiful bullfinches visiting our feeders. Yesterday … Continue reading →

This morning I decided to give the girls some corn cobs as a treat that would keep them occupied. I took three half corn cobs and cut them in half again so that I had six small bits and put … Continue reading →

A couple of weeks ago I spent some time with Jackie while integrating her new girls in their walk in run for the first time. It went really well and Jackie has continued to mix the flock in the run … Continue reading →

I recently realised that the small rosemary bush that I had planted in the chicken run last summer had died. The large rosemary bush in our garden is a vivid green whereas the chicken’s rosemary bush was grey. I decided … Continue reading →

At the weekend we visited a few charity shops as we are always looking for vintage crockery to add to our crockery hire business. I found this for a pound and couldn’t resist it. I will use it as a … Continue reading →