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Hi, My 3yr old nephew was delighted with his Easter gift today. I made him this hen, moulded from one of my own pottery hens on a nest. He was more taken with the feathers inside than the chocolate! He called her "Big Nutmeg" after our Pekin girlie. Guess its official- I am hen crazy! Sharron x

Hi, This was taken a couple of weeks ago before our latest arrival.... our girlies do love their mealworm treats. Just a little fun, if nothing else hopefully it will make you smile...... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocVSf02y2YQ

Hi, After 6 pleasant and rewarding weeks of hen keeping we decided to add a little friend to our flock of three Pekins especially as the youngest Pekin has a hard time of it OR SO WE THOUGHT....... My goodness what a nightmare weekend. We are on hourly chicken rota watch! We picked up our...

Hi Hippie Chick & David, Well what a small world! We feel very lucky to have found Susie- she is extremely pleasant and helpful oh and very patient!. Once we have mastered the care of our three girls we are hoping to have some more POL from her. I find it difficult not to just pop in when in...

Hi all, Well we are on week 4 with our girls and I can honestly say its transformed our lives. I feel like a new mum of triplets..... The shed is full of chicken paraphenalia, and the cute "Field mouse" you all seem to like is living alongside us and the girls eating anything he can find...

Hello all, Had our girls for two weeks now and all seems to be going well. BUT within the last half an hour spotted a mouse scavenging around where our bird feeder table stood until we moved it this morning. It was so brazen, climbing the trellis to get to the hanging suet balls that are now...

Hello all, Thankyou for such a warm welcome. I'm glad you all seem to think they are as lovely as we obviously do! They are such little characters, and each one definately has its own personality. No matter what the weather has been like this week, we have let them roam free and spent time...

Hi everyone, We are new to the chicken world and would like to share our beautiful Pekins with you all......They now have the run of the garden (day 4) and seem to be quite content to potter. Love the fact they emerge from the hen house when we call hello....... Handled them a little...