Author Archives: Carol

We thought Flame was better and stopped giving her the eye drops on Friday. Yesterday when I lifted her for a break from the chicken shed at the end of the day she had her right eye closed again. I … Continue reading →

I haven’t seen flame close her eye since last Sunday when she went broody. It was an inconvenient time for her to go broody as it’s made it more difficult to watch her. I have tried when possible to spy … Continue reading →

At the same time that Sugar came back into lay Flame went broody. We seem to constantly have five out of eight girls laying! This does make it easy to pick Flame up for her eye drops but then she … Continue reading →

Before I update on chicken progress I just have to put out one photo of the next rose. This rose was already here when we moved in fifteen years ago but was hidden behind shrubs. Since we gave it room … Continue reading →

On Wednesday I thought that there was a slight improvement with Flame. On Thursday she seemed worse. She spent most of the first half of the day with her eyes closed and her head under her wing. I decided that … Continue reading →

For the last few days Flame was spending the days with her eyes closed. She was sitting with her head under her wing which is unusual for her and her eyes closed or she was sitting or even standing with … Continue reading →

My eldest son and daughter in law have boys of five and two. On Thursday 9th June at 7.07 in the morning their daughter arrived, three weeks early, weighing six pounds and nine ounces. Mother and baby are well and … Continue reading →

Every year at this time our climbing rose looks spectacular. I know I photograph this rose every year but I can’t help it. It is so beautiful.

Sugar has now been broody for two weeks. Because I know that she will easily carry on for a month or more I have decided that it is time to break her out of it. With five girls laying it … Continue reading →

We now have quite an age range in our flock. Flame is six years old and is showing her age. She is laying an average of three eggs a week and looks amazing but she spends a lot of time … Continue reading →