Articles by Fancychooklady

We recently had a dog attack our birds, in fact 2 x dogs. So it was a matter of urgency to get a coop for my coronation sussex chicks ,who were fast outgrowing their brooder. My long suffering husband didn't have the time to build one from scratch so I hit the classifieds looking for something...

This is a story of bravery. One day as my 12 year old daughter Jess was leading her horse back to the paddock a swamp harrier swooped down and took my little bantam hen. Jess yelled out at the hawk and threw a big stick at him, to no evail, he flew across the river with my little hen clutched in...

It is my experience that animals are capable of adjusting to their circumstances better than most humans. This is a tale of three lovely little creatures banding together to make a team. My daughter brought home a baby rabbit with the intention of introducing it to our older rabbit Maple, that...

King George is a very regal coronation Sussex . He is very good to his girls. He likes to be hand fed, so that he can hold the food in his beak and offer it to his girls. ( that way it appears to his ladies , that he is the hunter and gather , not me. ) I love the way the girls " pick up their...