Off to the allotment to sort out the chickens this morning to find Betty in a bit of a state. One of her eyes which has a slight infection seem to have got worse. The poor bird has a growth on her bottom eyelid and it must limit her vision considerably. I immediately called Chris... Continue Reading →

Yesterday I had a study day, meaning the alarm clock didn't go off at 06:30 am, bliss! After a few hours swearing at an assignment, I decided to pootle off to the allotment to get some fresh air, feed the chickens and get away from my laptop screen. I arrived, said hello to the others... Continue Reading →

This morning after running a few errands in town (picking up new storage pots for our homemade yogurt, a travel book on Scandinavia and some greens for the chickens) I pottered to the allotment. This past week I have been feeding them in the dark, much to their disapproval. Seeing their coop in daylight for... Continue Reading →

After attending the remembrance day service in town, we pottered off to feed the chickens. With another 3 chickens, the battle to keep them off the mud intensifies. We dropped in loads of grass and spread it on the floor in the hope that it will keep them off the mud for a couple of... Continue Reading →

Today I popped down to the allotment to clear out the bedding in the nest box as well as feeding the chickens. The increase in mess left by 8 chickens rather than 5 means the bedding will need to be changed more often. The ground is very wet so there was no point putting out... Continue Reading →

This evening, I went to feed the chickens in the dark. As with any task involving multiple boxes, unlocking padlocks and juggling water bottles, empty egg boxes and allotment keys, it took longer than it should. Add in the dark and you have a recipe for chicken feeding taking a good half hour! I got... Continue Reading →

Yesterday I popped down to the allotment to feed the chickens. It was about an hour or so earlier than I usually feed them when at work but with the clocks going back last week, it was getting dark quickly. When I got there 7 of them were out waiting whilst Peggie had clearly decided... Continue Reading →

This afternoon we went across to feed the chickens to find a rather curious state of affairs in our chicken coop. The first sign that something was odd was the appearance of a half bag of pellets, a small bag of grit and half a bale of wood shavings. Odd, but explainable if someone has... Continue Reading →