I was going to work on the hoop coop today, despite the cold, damp "raw" weather. But then Frank (tree guy) came by, with his helper Chris.
Before:
(this was a garden years ago)
After:
It's amazing what someone can do with a Bobcat!
They also cut all the privet and other weedy stuff along the fence
After they left I didn't feel like working on the coop, I was physically dragging from yesterday's building marathon, cold, so I just puttered.
I raked where the guys cut the brush but missed getting the branches on the burn pile. Look what I found!
Yes! It's a piece of metal that I might be able to use as a patch for the hole in the tin. I'm going to try to use the used tin (from the old shed overhang) as a roof on the new coop, roost end.
I then cleaned the chickens' waterer, and rinsed and filled two rainbarrels, and dug a small ditch to divert water away from the new coop, as there was a low spot directly in front and underneath the coop.
(yes, we get algae in the winter here)
It's supposed to rain, cold rain, for the next few days. I'm not on a strict timetable so I think I will continue with my hoop coop construction next weekend. Hopefully it will be dry and mild by then.
Oh, and the newly cleared area? I'm planning on planting blueberry bushes and elderberry shrubs.
