Category Archives: Chickens

Mango has now laid four eggs, laying every other day, since she started laying. Today I photographed her in the nest box before she laid her egg. I like to photograph each girl in the nest box when they start … Continue reading →

I worm the girls in March and September and suddenly realised there was only a week left of March so I decided to start today. As usual I put the powder in dishes of mash for seven consecutive days. Both … Continue reading →

This morning Mango was being very vocal and I felt sure she was about to lay her first egg of the year. We had to go out for a few hours so I didn’t get a photo of Mango in … Continue reading →

It seems we were wrong about Sugar getting ready to lay an egg. She has shown no interest in the nest boxes. There are times when Sugar looks quite normal. She runs to the treats and she joins in with … Continue reading →

I thought we were back to three girls laying with Cloud having laid her first egg but the next day Gold went broody so we are back to two girls laying. Just Dot and Cloud for now although Mango drops … Continue reading →

I had been thinking that both Cloud and Mango were getting near to starting to lay. They have both looked in the nest boxes a few times and both have very red combs and faces. Yesterday Cloud went in a … Continue reading →

Storm has laid fourteen eggs in twenty six days and has now gone broody. Storm has started laying and gone broody before Mango and Cloud have even started laying. We are now back to two girls laying, Dot and Gold. … Continue reading →

I thought that a fish treat for the girls would give a protein boost as we now have three girls laying eggs. Sugar spends a lot of her time perched. If she isn’t on the perch above the ladder or … Continue reading →

This morning Dot was in the nest box by the gate. Dot now has a lovely red comb. I had felt for the last few days that she was getting ready to lay again. It wasn’t long before I heard … Continue reading →

Storm is our only egg laying girl at the moment. She lays every other day. Since we lost Salmon, Sugar has spent a lot of time on her own. I wonder if she misses Salmon. Her favourite spots are on … Continue reading →