Tag Archives: chickens
Feathery Groundforce….
Today, I thought it was time to clear the garden ready for autumn/winter. I reckon it’s going to be an early frost and a hard winter. My sunflowers were pretty much done, so I pulled them all down and collected … Continue reading
The hens home improvements
I’ve been a bit busy recently, so sorry about the quiet time! I thought I’d write about the wonderful work my husband has done on our hens pen this week. For sometime now, we’ve had some waterproof material covering half … Continue reading
The digestive journey of hen food!
Hello, I thought I’d start to collect together some of the information I have found about hens. I thought it maybe useful to have it all in one place, for myself and anyone else who needs it. Firstly, lets look … Continue reading
Our ex-battery hens… a month into their new life
Hello, I found some lovely photos of our girls a month into their ‘retirement’. We brought the girls home mid-July 2010, just to give you some idea of when these photos were taken. Here is Mel in the pumpkin patch … Continue reading
But what about battery hens?
Now, I’m not going to go all preachy or anything, so don’t worry, but I would like to provide you with some information so you can make up your own mind.I just wanted to put some of the information I … Continue reading
My ex-battery hens, the first days.
Okay, so I thought for this post, I would find some pictures of our hens on their very first days out in the world!! As mentioned in previous posts, we have 8 gorgeous ex-battery hens from the BHWT (British Hen … Continue reading
Keeping Hens Part 3
Hello again, As promised, this is our daily routine for caring for our precious hens. I usually do the early stuff and look after them through the week, then my husband looks after them on Saturday and Sunday morning whilst … Continue reading
Keeping Hens Part 2
Hello again, So, in part one, I talked about the things we found most useful in our first year of keeping hens. This time, I thought, ‘what about all the other stuff?’ so, here we go. When deciding if hens … Continue reading
Keeping hens part 1
Hello again, I thought it would be nice to put together a list of things that we have found useful in the first year of keeping hens. Firstly, the hens, as I previously mentioned, are ex-battery hens from BHWT (British … Continue reading
The rest of the hens…. (they get their own post….)
Hello again, I was bored and thought I’d finish introducing you to the rest of our flock! Mel…. now she is the boss. No-one messes with Mel. Her and Crispy are totally in charge. Mel is the don and Crispy … Continue reading
Crispy Snippets 