Changing the guard...

By pure coincidence - this week the old hens laid probably the last one they will lay and a few days later the first of the young hens laid her first egg - she is laying some lovely but small eggs!

Scramble! Chicks doing VTOL!

Return to sender...

Chicks return to school after Easter holidays...

There must be one in there somewhere!

One of the new chooks hides!

Can we come out?

New recruits think they are up to mixing it with the older hens...

Just a quick cuddle then...

New Recruits...

New chicks for Easter! 

Spring Chickens

First rays of Spring sunshine for the new chicks!

Growing Up Fast!

Latest Photographs!

New Arrivals!

We now have chicks from our new batch of eggs - these are the third clutch we have reared!

Winter Draws on...

The hens from the last two seasons have done well - sadly except from the missed Nugget - we all look forward to new chicks in the spring! See you all next year!

Sad News

One of the original five hens, Nugget, has been ill for a short time and passed away today. She was a lovely hen, always a little different to the others, and loved being given a bit of attention. She did not suffer in any way and was happy up until the last few hours. We will miss her.

Mystery Eggs

Ok it now seems they have not stopped laying - just wont lay in the coop! I think there is something in there they don't like - used barley straw this week so that might be it! Have to go search under bushes for eggs at present!

Dull Days

The last week or so has made the original five hens stop laying! Hopefully today's sun will encourage them!

Growing Up

The chicks are now out in the school quad getting used to sunshine, wind and rain!

PS The big chickens just had roast beef and raspberry jelly for lunch! Nice!

Chick Pics

The new batch...

Another wet day...

At least it makes the willow shoots grow! 

New Chicks!

The school has now successfully incubated a second set of eggs! The good news is that there are now nine new chicks but the potentially bad news is we think only three are hens...

Photographs to come soon!

Chicken Licken

Chicken Licken has a blue leg-ring and she was enjoying the sunshine a few days back...