Category Archives: Chickens

The day after Silver found the ladder and the branch perch on one side of the run both Silver and Ginger found the other ladder and branch perch. These two girls are very adventurous and have quickly found their way … Continue reading →

Today when I mixed the girls the new girls got much closer to the rest of the flock. The rest of the flock took no notice of them. Silver discovered one of the ladders today. Several times she went up … Continue reading →

Today I mixed the girls together for an hour in the morning. Storm was the first one to chase the new girls. Later Mango and Silver raised their ruffs to each other. Later Cloud chased them too. Gold took no … Continue reading →

Today I switched the main flock and the new girls to each other’s sides of the run. As there are three sections it’s easy to do as I get the main flock in one section and then let the new … Continue reading →

Well, the new girls didn’t go in their little coup at bedtime which wasn’t a surprise to us. I don’t think any of our new girls have ever gone in their coup at bedtime as far as I can remember. … Continue reading →

After a three month wait today was the day we bought our new girls home. We are really impressed with “Chickens To Your Door”. We had an email from them a month ago confirming Tuesday 12th August as our pick … Continue reading →

Yesterday I suspected that Red was getting ready to lay again. Red was in the grit and oyster shell and she always does this the day before starting to lay again. I wonder how she knows. Yesterday Snow laid and … Continue reading →

All three game girls are moulting but Storm is behind Mango and Cloud who are growing their feathers back in. Storm has always moulted slowly in the past and has never looked much different. This year Storm has moulted much … Continue reading →

Three days after Gold went broody Red went broody too. Red had laid eight eggs in thirteen days which is the exact same amount she laid last time before she went broody. So once again we are down to only … Continue reading →

This morning I gave the girls a yogurt treat. Cloud’s feet are looking much better. I am one week into the three weeks of scaly mite treatment and Cloud has stopped pecking at her feet. In other news Gold has … Continue reading →