Category Archives: Chickens

After all the works going on this week I thought I would reflect on the garden which has been a bit ignored lately. There is a lovely wall of colour at the moment from the roses up to the hop … Continue reading →

Today I took a walk along the public footpath at the back of our property to see what our boundary fence looks like from the other side. I was a bit concerned by how high the bank is behind us … Continue reading →

Yesterday I was surprised to receive a card through the post. It’s not my birthday or any sort of occasion. This was the card. I was quite surprised and touched, although my husband said he would prefer that they just … Continue reading →

Last night I went out in the evening to see how the girls were getting on with their new, temporary, trellis, bedtime perch. They weren’t happy! It soon became obvious there was a problem. Because there was only one perch instead of … Continue reading →

The guys arrived even earlier again today, determined to get the project as near finished as possible. Their perch had been lost during the works so we have used a bit of trellis that we longer need. We will see … Continue reading →

The guys arrived even earlier this morning and had a lot of heavy work to do. Tomorrow the fence panels will go on top of the gravel boards and the concrete base for the sheds will be laid (I think). … Continue reading →

Our three guys turned up for work at eight o’clock on the dot and put in a day of hard graft. On our part we kept them supplied with cups of tea and lunch time sandwiches. I will show the … Continue reading →

When I phoned mum a few days ago she told me to expect a parcel from her and my step dad. She said my step dad had seen something in a catalogue that had come through the door that he … Continue reading →

We put the bedtime perches back up after installing our false wall on the chickens’ patio yesterday. They weren’t the same as before and I wondered what the girls would make of it at bedtime. They didn’t seem bothered by … Continue reading →

Strictly speaking, our shed project begins tomorrow with three guys booked to work for us for three days. Today though we did some preparation in readiness for them. At the moment the back of the big shed at the top … Continue reading →