Category Archives: Chickens

When I sat and watched the chickens yesterday morning it soon became clear that Treacle, being the slightly larger bird was trying to take her place as top hen. While at the feeder she pecked at anyone who came near … Continue reading →

Yesterday we took our three chickens back to Dorset. It was not an easy job to catch them. I have picked them up before, when they are going in or coming out of the coop but loose in the pen … Continue reading →

I have rung around every vet within our area this morning. I only found two with chicken experts and both were on holiday for the week. None of the vets I spoke to had the experience to treat Pepper. I … Continue reading →

I can’t bear to think that sweet little Dotty is also a roo, but she is growing more like Poppy each day. Only time will tell.

As the chooks were getting ready to put themselves to bed tonight, I took the chance to quickly pick Pepper up and have a good feel of her crop. It was squidgy and liquid like, not firm as in compacted … Continue reading →

I phoned the farm where I got my chickens from, for advice on pepper and the possibility of Poppy being a roo and maybe even Dotty too. The lady I spoke to was really helpful, I gave her the link … Continue reading →

I wrote earlier that due to Pepper’s lop sided look, I had thought she may have impacted crop. I treated her for that and felt her crop when empty and full, it was soft as it should be. I then … Continue reading →

As each day goes by, I am more convinced that Poppy is a roo. I could say it’s her big feet, long legs and long curved tail. I could say it’s her sometimes loud call but not the boc boc … Continue reading →

It always amuses us how utterly together these three are. They all go to the feeder, they all preen then snooze, they all perch, they all peck at the greenery, they all scratch for bugs, they all take a drink … Continue reading →

In their enclosure the chickens have two big shrubs, a sage bush, a pot of nasturtiums, a pot of mixed herbs, a tray of pak choi as well as weeds and an apple tree. But what do they want? The … Continue reading →