The Nelson Road chicken flock increases in number......

I wanted you to meet the new girls!

They came from a breeder in Dorset and picked them up while I was down there last friday.

I have 3 little Pekins (Millefleur, Mottled and a Blue) and a Partridge Silkie.

They are about 8 weeks old- and are all girls- however im a little suspicious of the Mottled Pekins comb- it looks a little large for my liking but ive got my fingers crossed as its a long way to go to take her/him back!

Because they are still young they are staying inside at night for the next weeks or so before going out permanently- and intergrated hopefully with the rest of the girls later in the summer.

We have decided the names of the new girls are:

Storm- the Blue Pekin
Twiggy- the Mottled Pekin
Fleur- the Millfleur Pekin
and Dodo the Partridge Silkie


Me trying to make friends with a Pekin Cockeral at the farm!

Bath day!

It was a gloriously hot day on saturday so I decided it was time to give the cats their annual bath with some anti flea shampoo.

Now im sure many of you dont wash your cats at all- but Cleo recently has developed abit of a pong! So we decided it was time to get her a bath!

The cats obviously dont like having baths- and this is the first time India has been washed and as soon as they realise the bathroom door was shut they put up with it fairly well!

And they come out smelly all nice and get dried down with a towel.

The cats both got a cat treat too for being well behave -well Cleo was well behaved im sure India was muttering dark thoughts to herself when she went off to sit in the sun to dry off.