Author Archives: Carol

These tiny eggs seem to be a feature of the amigos starting to lay. This morning when I poop picked the chicken shed I found another teeny, tiny, egg under the amigos roost spot. I almost missed it amongst the … Continue reading →

Since I posted a few days ago about seeing first Dandelion and then Cinnamon having a dust up with one of the amigos I haven’t seen Dandelion do this again. It’s as if she is happy that she has proved … Continue reading →

There are signs of spring in the garden. The pulmonarias have started to flower and so have the primulas. Bulbs are pushing through and new green growth is erupting. The first proper sign of spring though is always the snowdrops … Continue reading →

We have recently been asked by friends to join them in sharing a local allotment plot. It’s going to be shared by our good friends and neighbours opposite who have two boys a similar age to our eldest two grandchildren … Continue reading →

Time to give Ebony her own post. I described Ebony as a bit of a thug recently but she has just redeemed herself in my eyes. The reason I said she was a bit of a thug is this. All … Continue reading →

As Dandelion is still wheezing I have decided to continue with tylan in the water. Dandelion has been wheezing for seven days and I had given tylan for seven days but have now decided to continue until Dandelion improves. In … Continue reading →

Dandelion and Cinnamon are such a close little pair. They can often be found sharing a dust bath, they keep each other company in the little shelter and they perch together at bedtime. They are never far from each other. … Continue reading →

Since we lost Emerald, last July, Speckles has become our longest standing and our eldest girl. We got her in July 2015. Speckles was already moulting when we got her and promptly dropped all her tail feathers. I waited until … Continue reading →

I have touched on this in the comments but I thought I would do a proper post for anyone missing the comments. Dandelion is always the girl to suffer in cold weather. I think her frizzle feathers are not so … Continue reading →

When Marmite started laying she laid two tiny, teeny, eggs on her first two days running. Marmite then missed two days and then laid a normal sized egg which was only a tiny bit smaller than Smoke’s egg. Marmite then … Continue reading →