Category Archives: Chickens

Now that it has been forecast to stay dry for a while I decided to remove the board that had been covering the mud at the end of the chicken run. It was a lovely warm sunny day and as … Continue reading →

Finally the weather forecast is saying the rain is at an end and we are heading for a week of sunshine. Hurrah! It is so good to see the sun and it’s making everyone smile again. It has also bought … Continue reading →

For a while the little girls didn’t seem to be getting their necks plucked but of course this turned out to be too good to be true. Over the last couple of weeks I have noticed Amber’s neck getting gradually … Continue reading →

All five girl’s are back laying eggs again. Yesterday we had four eggs out of five for the first time since September. Only Pepper didn’t lay and she had laid the day before and laid again first thing this morning. … Continue reading →

The chicken run gets plenty of sun in summer but only a little in winter, that is when it’s not raining of course. As with the last few weekends, today once again, we had a one day break from the … Continue reading →

Dotty has been looking ready to start laying again over the last few days. She has been going to the grit, squatting if I get close to her and sneaking a look in the nest box. Dotty started laying again … Continue reading →

Before I begin I thought I would put out an up to date portrait of each of the girls in the order of their pecking order. Last February my girls started feather pulling. At the time I put it down … Continue reading →

Yesterday as it was such a nice day my husband and I went for a walk. Last weekend when we went for a walk I didn’t take my camera and afterwards wished I had, so yesterday I made sure I … Continue reading →

We seem to get one very welcome day each weekend when there is a break in the rain and we have blue sky and sunshine. Today it made the garden feel springlike. I am really pleased to see that Amber’s … Continue reading →

I was shocked when I went into the girls this afternoon and immediately noticed that Amber looked as if she had a bare patch on her head. My first thought was that she had had a bunch of feathers plucked … Continue reading →