chickens – In the country not in the country

Down the rabbit hole

Good news after that heatwave last week, everyone in the woodland survived the hottest U.K days on record. It was a battle keeping everyone cool, but the woodland with its leafy trees kept everyone reasonably cool. There’s a new cockerel in town now. That brings the total to 4 cockadoodle doos. A family member contactedContinue reading “Down the rabbit hole”

Heatwave

Wow it’s hot today. I’ve had annual leave in for these two days so I can care for my animals in this heat. It’s been a battle I can tell you. I’m in and out with frozen water bottles, refilling paddling pools and water. I’m lucky that the woodland is well shaded with the treesContinue reading “Heatwave”

I should be so lucky lucky lucky lucky

We also had a new addition to the henny flock. Big gorgeous hen Lucky. She was the sole survivor of an allotment fire. A lovely lady rescued her and she recovered beautifully. However, the lady’s garden was set up for pigeons so she needed somewhere to roam with other hens. She absolutely loves just potteringContinue reading “I should be so lucky lucky lucky lucky”

A storm approaches

The weather was awful last week. It’s probably the worst storm I can remember. Gales, rain and snow hit Scotland and the north east of England. I was awake all that night worrying about my animals and constantly checking outside. Thousands of people are still without power a week later. I know how awful itContinue reading “A storm approaches”

All grown up!

I’ve realised I haven’t given an update on the baby bunnies and the little chicks. All are doing fabulously. The little chicks moved up to the woodland and have their own coop. The baby bunnies are now outside along with Fonzie in a big run ready to go up into the their new woodland runContinue reading “All grown up!”

Tiny ain’t so tiny

A little catch up of what’s been happening…which isn’t actually a lot. Tiny my little quail chick is 13 days old today and is growing into a big strong boy. I’ll be sad when eventually he flies the nest and joins my other pet quails in the garden. But Tiny needs company and it wouldn’tContinue reading “Tiny ain’t so tiny”

Sittin in the (beer) garden sun

I haven’t posted a blog in a while, it’s been crazy busy with work and some more new critters. At the minute I look like my face has been dragged across gravel as I have a load of cold sores. A week ago, myself, Mally and my crazy ex neighbour Judith went to the ShipContinue reading “Sittin in the (beer) garden sun”

Golden Girls

It’s a much nicer day today. Still chilly but milder and no rain so far. The better weather has allowed me to spend more time with my Golden Girls today. The Golden girls are my hens BoBo and Charlie. They live separately to my other hens as Bobo has a leg disability and Charlie justContinue reading “Golden Girls”

A sad start to the year

I got up on New Year’s Day trying to be positive and hoping this year would be better. However, it soon turned into one of my worst nightmares. A fox had got into the hen house and two of my girls, Honey and Houdini had been taken. There were only a couple of piles ofContinue reading “A sad start to the year”

Cluckdown

It’s been a busy day. Last few bits of shopping before Christmas. Sorting the animals out and cleaning up. It’s going to be a quiet one this year for nearly everyone after the announcement from the PM this afternoon. Speaking of a quiet one, my hens aren’t happy at all since the government bird lockdownContinue reading “Cluckdown”