Category Archives: Chickens

I am doing all I can to keep the girls busy but they are still feather pulling. It seems to happen most in the dust bath. As soon as Dotty or Bluebell settle into a dust bath, Pepper will sit … Continue reading →

Recently both my boys and their girlfriends paid us and the chooks a visit. They know the problem I have with the girls plucking each other but all agreed that the girls look happy and healthy albeit scruffy and bare … Continue reading →

Yesterday I cleaned out the chicken coop and decided to give the girls the pine shavings to scratch in, they have been thoroughly poop picked every day. Firstly I emptied the nest box in a heap. Then I emptied the … Continue reading →

The chooks now prefer their cabbage from the ladder than on the ground. They have also been enjoying corn on the cob from there too. It’s probably because it is hanging so that they can pull at it. I have … Continue reading →

I thought we may have turned a corner with this but sadly it’s still happening. Last weekend we had a couple of sunny days for the first time in a while and I spent a lot of time in with … Continue reading →

I bought the girls some corn on the cob today but when I put it inside their gate they wouldn’t go near it. They always take time to get used to anything new so I put it on a skewer … Continue reading →

I think we have finally turned the corner with the feather pulling. I didn’t find any feathers in the run again today and haven’t seen any feather pulling, hurrah! It’s also another sunny day which I am sure makes the … Continue reading →

I talked about the recent feather pulling problem on the “Down The Lane” chicken forum and received some good ideas for ways to stop the girls being bored. Yesterday was the first sunny day in a long time and I … Continue reading →

I had a few jobs that I wanted to do in the chicken run today. First I removed the two shrubs in big pots as the girls have stripped them of most of the leaves in a week. I then … Continue reading →

Today the bare patch on Dotty’s neck has got wider. She is also missing feathers around her head now and as well as from her bottom she is missing feathers under her wing. I feel so sorry for her, she … Continue reading →