Category Archives: Chickens

Snowdrops

I love seeing snowdrops in the garden even if they are in drizzle. They do provide a bit of brightness in what has been a very wet winter.

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More girls getting ready to start egg laying

I have been surprised to see Speckles going in the nest box over the last week. Last year she laid one egg in March and five more in June. I wasn’t really expecting her to lay at all this year … Continue reading

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The last jigsaw

I promise my blog isn’t turning into a blog about jigsaw puzzle reviews and normal chicken news will resume tomorrow. It’s just that this jigsaw was the last one in the cupboard from last year’s Christmas gifts. I think that … Continue reading

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A new settee

We have had our leather settee for nearly twenty years. It was expensive at the time and we bought a matching chair with it. It has moved three times with us so it was never bought with our current sitting … Continue reading

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A jigsaw of two halves

Last weekend I decided to get started on the next jigsaw. Bare in mind that I had plenty of time as it was the weekend with nothing pressing needing to be done and we were both still full of cold … Continue reading

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We have eggs

Smoke laid her first egg the day before yesterday. This morning first thing she was back in the nest box and laid her second egg of the year. A little while later Ebony was having a spin round both the … Continue reading

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The first egg of the year

This morning Smoke was in and out of the two nest boxes that are side by side. I knew she was getting ready to lay again. A few hours later I could hear Smoke shouting. There was her egg in … Continue reading

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And back to chickens

I thought I had better do a chicken post as I seem to have gone on to other subjects lately. The girls are all fine and there hasn’t been too much to say but no news is good news. Yesterday … Continue reading

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Things that go bump in the night and the lurgy

There have been an awful lot of nasty cold bugs going round this Christmas. My eldest son had it twice before Christmas, the grandchildren had it when they visited us at Christmas, T the host of the New Year’s Eve … Continue reading

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A really frustrating jigsaw

I struggled to come up with ideas for Christmas presents this year and eventually hit on the idea of giving our close family a bespoke hamper. Over time I collected either luxury items, items we particularly liked or items I … Continue reading

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