My Bluebell had been laying large eggs that were a lovely brown colour,this week they have become noticeably smaller and the shells are a pale pinkish colour.They are definitely hers as the only other one that is laying with her is a White Star. Is this anything to be worried about? My Bantams lay O...

My Pekins are great Characters,but the can be very noisy throughout the day. It's the smallest that shouts the loudest! They lay pastel shelled eggs too,very pretty and more yolk than white which is how I like them.

Our serial broody Pekin is at it again. I've been thinking though,I want some more Chickens so why not get some day olds to pop underneath her,or will this only make the recurrent Broodiness worse? I tried last year ( 5 times!) to break her of it,no joy she just snaps herself out of it eventually. A...

Yesterday I had a fantastic haul of bread trays,mushroom trays,pallets and bamboo screening-all for free! The shed is now clear so watch this space

Catering sized egg trays (a friend works in a cafe) each dated with Pencil so I don't get confused.

To give an idea of size http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c275/Briony_Louise_Kellegher/1524574_10152108046468163_200995359_n_zps075b7939.jpg and what was inside http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c275/Briony_Louise_Kellegher/1509767_10152108047193163_1059843456_n_zps07fd654e.jpg

I have a small greenhouse to put them in. I've got a few other things to sow straight outside too. It's all a learning curve

It's definitely not a banty egg,they are in a separate coop

I've just been to collect the eggs and found this http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c275/Briony_Louise_Kellegher/1620364_10152107987328163_1987066715_n_zpsb8c9f211.jpg It could be from either my Bluebell or Black Rock ,neither of them has laid for a while and the Black Rock did lay a Lash a few week...

into growing my own food. I have Cucumber,Cabbage,Butternut Squash and French Beans all germinating on the Kitchen Window. The Potatoes are in outside too. As soon as I have relocated the Chickens to another part of the Garden the area where they were is being turned into raised beds by reusing my o...

Exciting! I'm looking forward to reading about your adventures . I know of two fields in the village to rent for £20 a months (my friend kept horses there previously) there is water but no electric,plus there is a fox den at the bottom corner so although I'm very tempted because of the price I know ...

Thank you Aspasia,my immediate neighbours never give me donations for Eggs nor do they know anyone else does I've never had complaints about the noise and I've never seen a rat (we used to see a lot when the kept Pigeons at the back of us) I am very careful to keep every where clean and get the food...

I know :(and I'm a bit worried about what to do now. I'm the sort of person that would rather handle these things by the book and come clean that we already have them-but what if they made me get rid of my girls I'd be devastated. Maybe I should wait until they are in the shed,the sheds always been ...

It's a no go,as we are in a Council property no Cockerels allowed...and if we are planning on keeping Chickens we have to apply in writing with the measurements of the coop. Hmmm best keep stcum then !

The lady at the Poultry Breeders yesterday said that the smallest Cockerels are the loudest,would you say this is true?