Category Archives: Chickens

Barley’s comb is flopping further over now and is definitely to the right whereas Peaches flops to the left. I am actually really pleased with this unexpected development as it now means I can tell them apart instantly and when … Continue reading →

For the last few days Topaz has been going into the nest box as if practising egg laying again. This is exactly the same procedure she went through weeks before laying the few eggs that she did. Given that she … Continue reading →

I feel like I am becoming obsessed with Peaches and Barley’s combs at the moment but a comb is such a good way of recognizing a chicken. In fact it is thought chickens of the same breed will recognise each … Continue reading →

For about four days I was picking up loads of feathers from Topaz but it now seems to have slowed right down. It seems that maybe she is going to moult in waves whereas Emerald and Toffee lost feathers every … Continue reading →

Today the chicks, I must stop calling them that as they are no longer chicks, were sparring again. They raise their ruffs, circle each other, then in turn aim mock pecks at each other. I grabbed my camera as I … Continue reading →

Only a few days ago I was speculating whether Peaches and Barley would have floppy combs. In just a few days they have gone from upright to starting to flop. In fact her beak and proud chest all have that … Continue reading →

For the last few mornings I have been picking up Topaz’s feathers from the coop. After two weeks broody she has been back to normal for less than a week before going into the moult. It seems like Topaz is … Continue reading →

We got Peaches and Barley at six weeks old and they are now fifteen weeks old. They have changed so much that I had to look back at them as chicks to remind myself how they looked then. I took … Continue reading →

This afternoon we heard all the chooks shouting. This often happens when their is a cat in the garden and we went up to see what was going on. To my surprise Peaches was stood on the table shouting. Up … Continue reading →

Peaches and Barley are always together. They are such a tight pair. They are both in the food bowl, at the water, in a dust bath, perching together, preening together and of course at bedtime perching next to each other. … Continue reading →