Author Archives: Carol

For a while I have thought that Dot would be the next girl to lay. After being silent all winter she has become vocal again with her lovely sing song voice and her comb has grown in size and turned … Continue reading →

We trimmed Diamond’s beak in December. It has grown back really quickly and we think we will have to trim it every couple of months. I had hoped it would go longer than that but it is easy to do … Continue reading →

Today I was surprised that storm laid her first egg of the year. I was surprised because last year she only laid in May, June and July. As the breeder had said that her breed isn’t a very good layer … Continue reading →

Gold has a habit of trying to join me as soon as I open the chicken gate. I pick her up and put her back inside the gate. For the last week she has been squatting every time I do … Continue reading →

I love the togetherness of our flock. Despite being all different breeds, apart from the three seramas, the flock are always together in every thing they do. I took most of these photos while I was collecting the portraits for … Continue reading →

I thought it would be good to do some up to date portraits. Most of the girls have their pale winter combs. Slow moulting has been going on for ages. Dot seems to have been dropping feathers for a very … Continue reading →

I gave the girls a yogurt treat for New Year’s Eve. I would like to wish all my readers, their families and their girls a Happy New Year. I wish everyone a happy and healthy 2023.

As usual I gave the girls a Christmas Day, fish, treat. I would like to wish all my readers, their families and their girls, a very Happy Christmas and New Year. I would also like to thank you for continuing … Continue reading →

After two weeks of freezing there was finally an overnight thaw for us and the snow has gone. I thought the girls deserved a treat. Their patio area is mucky after the thaw but I didn’t want to add more … Continue reading →

Today we trimmed Diamond’s beak. I had been dreading doing this but it turned out to be easy. Diamond had been struggling to pick up the sunflower hearts. She would drop about two thirds and pick up a third. I … Continue reading →