Category Archives: Chickens

Three months after Sparkle started laying (back in April) Topaz laid five eggs in two weeks. She then stopped laying for the next month and I had no idea why. Topaz would go into the little coop nest box and … Continue reading →

There always seems to be some sort of drama going on in my flock. Last night I went to check on the girls just before bedtime. At first all seemed normal with all the girls on the perches in the … Continue reading →

Emerald and Toffee have been heavily moulting for weeks now but most of the other girls look ragged and ready for moulting with odd feathers starting to come out. Emerald is scruffy and still losing feathers but you can see … Continue reading →

Yesterday Amber and Honey continued to stay out of each others way. For the very first time when I took in some spinach Honey chased Amber away. I have never seen Amber run from Honey before she usually gives Honey … Continue reading →

Amber and Honey have been together on the farm where they were hatched, from chicks. They have been together with us for a year and a half. Ever since they have been with us they have had little spats between … Continue reading →

Peaches and Barley have been with us for five weeks although it’s hard to imagine them ever not being part of my flock now. They are now eleven weeks old and going through what I think of as the teenage … Continue reading →

There are a few changes happening among the girls at the moment. Toffee and Emerald are in the full swing of their moult. I pick up a handful of feathers every morning. Yesterday Toffee lost her last single remaining tail … Continue reading →

It’s impossible to photograph the whole of our run as it has grown so big but I thought I would photograph it in sections and try to give a better feel to it. The patio area is the dry and … Continue reading →

This weekend we had my eldest son, Steve and his lovely bride to be in three weeks time, to stay for part of the weekend. It was the first time they had seen the newest girls, Toffee and Emerald, and … Continue reading →

The bedtime line up is exactly the same every night. I always know where the girls are going to end up. They are such creatures of habit and have perfected their bedtime positions and now they stick to those positions … Continue reading →