Posts Tagged ‘chickens’
When the temperature drops…
Damn my short feathers, originally uploaded by Dixiebean.
…so do Dita’s feathers. Once again, the daft little Pekin has chosen to moult now that the weather’s started to turn a bit chilly. She seems to be feeling a little self conscious about her rapidly balding head, hiding away from the camera behind the last of the [...]
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Tags: chickens, garden, weather
Dolly
If someone had tried to tell me a few years ago that chickens can make really great pets, I probably would have laughed in their face – or just given them my best pitying look and thought they needed to get out more. Sure, they’re nice to have around, but what do they really do [...]
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Tags: chickens, dolly, Pets
Fowl time
It took us a few weeks, but after hunting about on the net and avoiding some strangely cold-hearted locals*, we tracked down our new friends. Being left with a rather small flock (hmm, collective term for chickens..?) of 3 with Tairrie’s departure back in May, the time had come to introduce some fresh feathered friends [...]
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Tags: chickens, Pets
Blame it on the button
It seems that at the moment, our household’s destiny is to keep Baytril manufacturers in business. Dolly will be on antibiotics for a month; apparently at least one of the pets in the garden has to be… Although she’s not yet quite back to normal, I’m tentatively hopeful that she’ll make a full recovery. It’s [...]
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Tags: bag, chickens
Irresistible
Garden activities have taken something of a back seat lately, as I haven’t yet found the dedication to weed flowerbeds and dig soil over in the pouring rain – and don’t intend to, actually. Fortunately, it was bright, sunny and warm on Saturday when a group of us headed off to the seaside for Rachel’s [...]
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Tags: bag, beach, chickens, Smart car, weather
Endings
I’m sure it’s a cliché that people return from holiday declaring that they need another one to get over it, but maybe things become clichés because they’re true! Without wishing to sound ungrateful for my trip to the Caribbean (courtesy of the in-laws!), I wouldn’t have chosen to go somewhere so hot; I think I [...]
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Tags: beach, camera, chickens, Travel, weather
Slow burn
It’s apparent that I’m not feeling very bloggy at the moment, there’s a distinct lack of posting (and inspiration). In the end I amassed a total of 10 hats for The Big Knit – a bit disappointing, but the restarting-many-times problem really slowed me down! My hands are now, of course, itching to be kept [...]
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Tags: chickens, knitting, rabbits, the big knit 2008, tortoises
Pooped.
Had a busy one today, moved several tons of furniture around and around. Finally had a go at driving the van! After 4 years of clutch-pedal-less Smart Inky, I was a teeny bit wary of a big white box with 3 (3! Count them!) pedals… but it was ok. I only took it round the [...]
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Tags: chickens, work
Great Eggspectations
I’m so chuffed with Dolly!
After months of teasing and affectionate derision from Lloyd, the girl has done me proud. This afternoon we went out into the garden and she was nowhere to be seen. We almost tripped over each other trying to get to the eglu first; Lloyd slid the top open, and there she [...]
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Tags: chickens
Relief
After yesterday, I was nervous about letting the chickens out this morning. I could hear a faint cackling coming through the window as I woke up, so I knew someone was ok… and I couldn’t stand not knowing they were all alright, I had to get up.
Walking up the garden, I was really surprised at [...]
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Tags: chickens, food
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