Strike a pose, there’s nothing to it. Vogue! We’re heading ever closer to a world of sad this coming Saturday, which is the day we bid ‘farewell’ to our beloved Buff Orpington cockerel, Captain Buttercup. He’s lived with us for such a long time, ever since he was a tiny...

I observed something in the garden yesterday that had me laughing out loud at the absurdity of it. An incident occurred in the chicken run involving our cockerel, Buttercup, and the famous (or infamous) miracle hen, Galadriel. Newer readers who know nothing of Galadriel’s lucky escape from dea...

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For weeks now, there’s been a question mark above the head of one of our Cuckoo Marans, as to whether it’s a hen or a cockerel. When young, it’s hard to tell. I’ve been praying this bird didn’t turn out to be a he, because I’ve grown very attached to the magnifice...

The chicken meme is riding high across the planet. On the same day I discovered, courtesy of a friend pointing me to this video, that the RSPCA fails miserably in its duty of care towards the nation’s animals by providing Freedom Food certification for chickens that are far from being free-ran...

Tesco has announced plans to start intensively farming new customers on specially-neglected sink estates, in its long-running bid to take over the known universe and expand its customer base by any means necessary. “Tesco believes everybody should have access to cheap food, even cheap people, ...

I’ve surprised myself by how easily I’ve got into the habit of waking up around 6am every single morning to open up the chicken coop and let the ladies out into their run for breakfast (okay, truth is, they rarely stop eating from the moment they emerge). They have to be put to bed at su...

The rather scruffy-looking lady in the photo is the largest of our four new ex-battery hens. She’s named after the character Hyacinth “it’s pronounced Bouquet” Bucket in BBC sit-com Keeping Up Appearances. Like her namesake, Hyacinth is bossy and a bit of a snotty bitch at ti...

I’ve received word that our ex-battery hens are going to be ready for collection this coming Saturday, four weeks ahead of schedule. We will likely not only have our own four to look after for a while, but another four set aside for have friends who are dealing with a family crisis right now a...