Hi there. Just to say welcome. I am a beginner so not able to give advice - just encouragement. I have two hybrids - in a wooden house and covered run. I am looking forward to your diary.
Regards Librarychick, Bluebell and Ginger

4th Oct 2014 Well where does time go? So much for my weekly diary entry but, to be fair, it is a busy time in the library - start of academic term. I've had an egg a day from my lovely Bluebell and after a bit of an anxious wait Ginger laid her first egg on 23rd Sept. Both girls have delivered a dai...

Oops, sorry forgot to answer your query Librarychick Today my Bluebell laid her 8th egg and it was another supersize egg. So the 4th and the 10th are both biggies. Is there some sort of cycle that your scientific methodology can explain? Hens that are just starting to lay are like teenagers and can...

I will try to post a weekly update in my diary at the weekend. But in the meantime ... Today Bluebell laid another huge egg - bigger than the last biggie (egg number 4). She has laid every day since Day 1 and that is 10 eggs so far. Amazing!

Librarychick, Bluebell and Ginger

You sound like you're really enjoying your chooks. Can we have a photo? I hope the rat hasn't returned! Make sure you take the food in at night. Thanks for reading Kitla. Yes really enjoying them - they are supposed to be an "interest" outside of work which tends to become a bit over cons...

Hello again LL - those new white ones are lovely. It would be lovely if you could still post an update every so often. I love your scientific approach - it helped me get over my first couple of weeks as a new chicken owner with a bit more confidence. I have a very busy life (my two chickens are supp...

Goodbye little Cupid. Inspirational hen. So sorry.

LL. I only just found your diary in the last couple of weeks and I read the whole year's entries from start to finish. So inspiring, thank you. I am embarking on my first chicken adventures and have started my own diary. I have learned so much from your blog. I hope you get your Quail in the Spring ...

Week 3 has been an exciting week. Bluebell laid her first egg on Tuesday 2nd September and she has laid an egg a day every day since. That’s my very first half dozen eggs. We each had a fried egg on toast on Thursday which was a great way to celebrate the last day of the school holidays. The eggs ar...

17th August 2014 On Sunday we collected our chickens. There were many to choose from. I had rather fancied a Speckeldy and the hen lady thrust one into my arms. It was quite a handful. Dear Husband (DH) and Darling Daughter (DD) were not too keen. Not a Speckeldy then. DH and DD wanted me to choose ...

Hello Have just become a chicken keeper for the first time. I have two hybrids called Bluebell & Ginger. We picked them out last week after many years of thinking about it, a few months of planning and a several weeks building the coop and run. This is going to be a learning journey with a steep...