Category Archives: Chickens

I started worming again three days ago which is two weeks since I finished giving Diamond a double dose of flubenvet. The advice for gape worm on the internet is to repeat between 14 and 17 days so I decided … Continue reading →

I thought a fish treat would provide a bit of extra protein while there is so much moulting going on. It’s also always a good way of getting group photos. I think the mixture of breeds in the flock is … Continue reading →

I thought it might be good to do some portraits of the girls. They are at various stages of moulting. Salmon, Spangle and Sugar have been dropping a few feathers but don’t look much different. Sugar is a little scruffy … Continue reading →

When I realised that Diamond was too big and heavy to jump up to the bedtime perches I ordered a pair of free standing perches from Amazon. They only came as a pair and were described as heavy so they … Continue reading →

Diamond seemed to improve while I was worming the flock and so I thought that her problem may have been down to worms. However as soon as I had finished worming the flock she went down hill again. Her breathing … Continue reading →

We lost Flame at the very good age of almost seven. She was a beautiful girl with a lovely nature. She saw many girls arrive and leave the flock during her time with us. Since Flame joined our flock there … Continue reading →

I can’t believe that in the comments of my last post I had just said that Flame was brighter. I think it was her last hurrah! This often seems to happen with chickens. They seem to have a last day … Continue reading →

I have known for a while that Flame was coming to the end of her time. I have been putting off posting about this and putting off making a decision about Flame. Throughout this summer Flame has spent a lot … Continue reading →

I thought it would be fun to give the girls a yogurt treat and try to get our first group photos of all ten girls. Since the weather has cooled Diamond has been sitting less often. It’s only when sitting … Continue reading →

This is a very sad post that I have been putting off writing for quite some time. I have gone through the emotions of feeling that we are really unlucky to feeling upset to ultimately feeling sad. On the day … Continue reading →