{"id":15078,"date":"2016-04-29T22:34:14","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T22:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=15078"},"modified":"2016-04-29T22:34:14","modified_gmt":"2016-04-29T22:34:14","slug":"some-more-compost-for-the-girls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=15078","title":{"rendered":"Some more compost for the girls"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is a new bargain store that has just opened next door to one of the supermarkets that I use regularly. I decided to take a look and found quite a few items at bargain prices. They also had seventy litre bags of potting compost selling at three for ten pounds. I decided to get three to help keep the soil level topped up in the chicken run.<\/p>\n

It was a mission getting them up the garden path on my trolley, one at a time, between my husband and myself.<\/p>\n

\"Emerald<\/a>

Emerald is the first to investigate as the first bag is emptied into the run<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Emerald,<\/a>

Emerald, Peaches and Butterscotch scratch in the compost and it is soon spread around<\/p><\/div>\n

\"I<\/a>

I caught Butterscotch mid shake<\/p><\/div>\n

Butterscotch often does this sudden shake that seems to almost knock her off her feet.<\/p>\n

\"Three<\/a>

Three girls snoozing together<\/p><\/div>\n

I think all the scratching must have worn them out as these three girls, Toffee, Butterscotch and Speckles were stood together dozing.<\/p>\n

\"Speckles<\/a>

Speckles has a spectacular comb<\/p><\/div>\n

Finally I couldn’t resist this close up of Speckles. She is such a beautiful girl and she has the most amazing comb and wattles. She would do a cockerel proud. For such a little girl that is a big comb and she lays the biggest eggs too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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