Author Archives: Carol

I have had such a struggle to come to a decision with Marmite. After a summer of laying soft shelled eggs last year I knew there was likely to be a problem this year. Over winter Marmite has had an … Continue reading →

A few days ago my husband called me into the garden to see a mouse that was in one of the bird cages that holds square fat blocks. I got my camera and held it at arms length and randomly … Continue reading →

There is a problem going on with Marmite. Last year Marmite had a problem with laying soft shelled eggs. Marmite would look very hunched and down a day or two before laying her egg. She would then lay a soft … Continue reading →

Sugar laid her second egg today, four days after her first egg and this time I caught her in the nest boxes. Shadow also laid her egg just before Sugar and what with that and broody Smoke being in a … Continue reading →

I usually worm the girls twice a year in March and September. This year I totally forgot in September. By the time I realised that I had missed doing it I decided that it was near enough to March to … Continue reading →

This morning both Shadow and Sugar were very vocal. Sugar was as vocal as Shadow is when she is just about to lay and she was looking in the nest boxes too. I was pretty sure that Sugar was about … Continue reading →

Nothing from the allotment is ever wasted when you have chickens. We have just been clearing the allotment plots ready for the start of this year’s planting. There were still some cabbages that hadn’t hearted up. We decided to lift … Continue reading →

Each time we have new girls I like to update “The history of the flock” page at the head of my blog. I am now on “The history of the flock part three”. This is mostly a record for me … Continue reading →

This morning while Smoke was in the nest box Flame decided that she wanted to lay her first egg of the year. Of course she really wanted to do this in the same nest box as Smoke. I knew that … Continue reading →

Marmite has had a feather sticking out at right angles for about a week. A few times I have tweaked it to see if it is loose. Then I picked her up and gave it a bit of a tug. … Continue reading →