what a lovely clean chicken house! I am having a battle with mud, a fight I am currently loosing, so its lovely to see a pad so neat and clean!

Ooh, I haven't posted on here for ages. Been busy having more children! I don't plan on having any more kids but do intend to keep adding to my hens! I had had a bit of a bad run with my hens when I was originally posting my diary , different illnesses, prolapse problems and EYP, I was beginning to ...

Mrs Kev cakes 2 nd recovered from the prolapse, thank goodness. The girls had a successful week at the boarding house. Darth Binlorry has returned a little more pecked and bare backed, bless her. They have all stopped laying which I guess is due to the upheaval of going on their hols. Spiderbok, my ...

Well things have been going swimmingly in Chicken City recently. I have 3 new girls- a blue maran called Spiderbok, a marigold called Mrs Kevin Cakes the 2nd and a speckledy called New new Batchick Batman Batchick ( all named by my kiddies of course). After keeping them separate for a couple of week...

Thanks Karen, that is really useful advice. I was thinking along those lines so glad to hear you say the same thing. She just seems a prime target to be picked on now it's only her and the other older girls. I have been sin binning Sportacus and the water pistols are out! I have covered Darth Binlor...

Mrs Kevin Cakes was named by my 4 year old after a friend of mine called Kevin who always buys my children a cake when he sees him. They call him Kevin Cakes. Kevin was keen to have a chicken named after him but I think he pictured a handsome looking rooster being named after him so he surprised to ...

Now that is a good idea. I will blow the egg, give tit to the girls to eat and decorate the shell. Mrs Kev Cakes was my first ever egg! I was so thrilled to find this perfect little white eggie in the nest box that day. We poached the egg and split it 4 ways so we all got a mouthful. I have the shel...

A sad entry to my chicken keeping diary again today, Mrs Kevin Cakes is no more :( she laid an egg yesterday that made her prolapse again, got her straight to the chicken vet but he said they couldn't operate on her this time and so she was put to sleep :( She was a beautiful, friendly little Marigo...

Thanks everyone, reassuring words. I am planning a trip to the poultry farm to get some fresh woodchips this week..... will probably come back with a couple of new chooks too When I ask my kiddies if they would like a boiled egg, my 4 year old always says " yes, one from Darth Bin Lorry." ...

My girls have woodchips in their outside area. They get rained on alot, at least they have recently!!I poop pick every day but, with the rain, some poop does get mushed in. I rake everyday and stalistan f every week. The chips don't smell but how often should I be thinking of changing the woodchips?...

Mrs Kev Cakes update- She is doing well!!!! Has been back to the vet for check up and is doing very nicely :) She has even laid 2 eggs this week, both with shells on, one was rather large and a very funny shape but it didn't seem to bother her. The prolapse has stayed put- I think it would be hard p...

Just called the vet and Kev cakes has been sewn. She is gonna spend the night in chicken hospital and then I can get her tomorrow morning .Good news.... Expensive but GOOD NEWS! Thank you for your words of encouragement everyone x

Thank you hen pen and amber. My chicken troubles are not over, let the girls out this morning to find Mrs Kev Cakes has had a prolapse in the night. I have seperated her, she has not been pecked but I can't get it back in. Back to the vets today, I feel more hopeful for her.She has been laying softi...

Sadly, Batchick had to be put to sleep. In my heart I knew, she was in a bad way, the other chickens had managed to have a go at her before I got out there. The vet began talking about trying to stitch her up but he said she was so badly damaged it would not be the kindest thing. I had to agree. It'...

Have got a vet appointment for later this afternoon. It's not our normal chicken vet but was the soonest appointment I could get. I don't think it is looking good for Batchick and I am ever the optimist normally. The chicken vet said that her prolapse was bad before but this is much worse and it's b...