Author Archives: Carol

We were away for the day yesterday so I am just catching up. Vanilla has finally got started with egg laying and has laid her first two eggs. They are a very distinct, torpedo, shape. I am not sure if … Continue reading →

This morning Speckles was back in the nest box again. She had piled a little heap of pine shavings on her back. I was sure she was going to get her egg laid this time. I checked back a little … Continue reading →

For the last couple of days when I have gone to stroke Speckles she has dropped into a squat. She is definitely getting ready to lay. Today she sat in the nest box nearest the chicken shed and was piling … Continue reading →

This morning when I went in to the girls Salmon was back to her usual perky self and enthusiastically joined in with the morning sunflower seeds. I went into the chicken shed and there was a soft shelled egg under … Continue reading →

We seem to be beset with egg laying problems. Smoke, Marmite and Spangle have been laying with no problems. Jasmine has struggled and her eggs have thin shells which I know is what is giving her a bit of a … Continue reading →

I think Speckles is getting reading to start laying again. I have noticed that her comb is getting bigger and redder almost day by day. She is also more vocal. Speckles also has habits that seem to change with her … Continue reading →

The menfolk in our group have all been doing some work on the allotment. My husband, R, has been digging in the afternoons. T and D have been putting together raised beds from pallets and putting in posts to attach … Continue reading →

I have been having more and more of a problem with Ebony’s exuberance and excitement recently. When I give out the morning sunflower hearts and the bedtime corn she pecks my legs. I find myself trying to back away from … Continue reading →

My husband has been popping up to the allotment most afternoons to do a bit more digging. At the weekend a couple that were tending to their plot gave him a sprout stalk. I harvested the smaller sprouts from the … Continue reading →

The weather has been amazing for February and it feels like spring but of course that could all change in March. I am hoping not though because I am enjoying the higher than usual temperatures and the sunshine and the … Continue reading →