World Book Day

Have a great World Book Day! It's time to celebrate and enjoy reading - whatever you're into!

Better than an Oscar!

I was able to give the girls some wonderful news yesterday when I was honoured to receive a 'Gold Framed Dog Blog Award'!

These wonderful awards are given out by Penny, a very special little Jack Russel who guest appears on one of my fellow blogger's wonderful and thought provoking site Klahanie on http://klahanie.blogspot.com/

She gave out this award to celebrate the love and respect for the beautiful animals that share this planet and give us every day, pure and unconditional love. My hens certainly do that and I was thrilled to be the recipient of one of these awards.

They bring me so much joy and laughter, purely by letting me share their world inside the chicken coop. They ask for so little but give me a massive return - not only by their adorable company but eggs nearly every day and the motivation to write about them!

Who needs an 'Oscar' when there are awards like this around?

Clucky in Love!

'Whoohoo! I got a Valentine card! Wonder who it's from?



'I got roses, how romantic is that? I can't see a message anywhere though. I wonder who sent them?




'Yum! Stuff the romance! You can't eat cards or roses and I dont care where they came from - just give me chocolate!'

Happy Valentine's Day from Inside the Chicken Coop!

xx

A Wee Haggis!

Are the Hens eggs getting stranger every day? After my last post I do wonder what will turn up next but getting a closer look I think that's a wee haggis inside the chicken coop! Wonder how that got there!

Happy Burns Night everyone!

Natural Magic

'Whoa! Look at that egg! Did you lay it?'



'You must be joking, look at the size of it. I am very proud of my large eggs but that must be XXL'



'OMG it's changing colour now!'



'And again, this is scary'



'Shall we try to hatch it out?'



'No leave it, we don't know where it's come from, or what's inside.'



'But it's magical, we could be out of business if more of these turn up. Who would want our eggs when there are ones like this around? We can't compete with that!'



'Yes we can. Every time we lay an egg, there is a little bit of natural magic going on inside this chicken coop.'



'We should be proud every time we lay an egg - size and colour doesn't come into it.


Wishing everyone a happy and very magical year from Inside the Chicken Coop!

Three wishes!

I thought today how un-complicated Christmas must be for animals - well that is for the ones that are loved and cared for.

I put up three little stockings tonight for my wonderful little hens and loved the expression on Blodwyns face. I wondered what she would wish for tonight along with her camera shy sisters - Braith and Bethan?

They are three very different characters, although some people may think they look similar they are not.

That is the wonderful thing about chickens, they do have the most individual and personal characters.

Can't wait to see what turns up in those little stockings tomorrow!

Merry Christmas to everyone from Inside the Chicken Coop!
xx

Now that's better!

I have been so worried about my poor old girls during this freezing weather.
Yet they started to lay again and now look very healthy for old hens living through extreme weather conditions. They love their comfort and so I continue to pander to their needs.

I have so far fitted three shower curtains to protect their coop from the snow and ice.

I put the curtains onto a proper curtain wire so when it is sunny I can draw it back to allow the maximum amount of sunshine into the chicken coop and when the weather gets nasty I can shut them in and keep them cosy.

Tonight I took them a little bread and warm skimmed milk (they do like to watch their figures) they were so appreciative.

Blodwyn tucked in first as usual. The milk was dripping from her beak! I think if she were human she would be like the 'Nigella Lawson' of the chicken world - Beautiful and loving her food!)

Hope all our animals stay safe and warm in this weather.