MJ's little flock

[BY Bob]

This one shows the whole run and you can see the wire is up on all the walls (yesterday's achievement)

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This photo shows the human door, which needs wire on the top half and painting. And the cat for perspective. It's a very wide door so I can get the wheelbarrow through with great ease.

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The next one shows there's no wire on top yet. They're having a go at that today.

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And finally, we moved all the hens' things in and they spend their days in there. They seem to like it.

I changed the orientation of the little coop and tables to give wider shade, which is appreciated on hot days. When it's a very hot day, I leave the end of the hose under the tables, on a trickle. As we're on sand, the water doesn't puddle, it soaks in to make a cool wet patch. This cooling method has been even more successful than misting. Mary, who almost melts in the heat, copes extremely well with the shade, cool feet and a sit down on wet sand.

This photo also shows where the chicken door will be.

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Once the tradies are finished, I'll move on to paving a metre deep path around the perimeter to deter digging predators.

After that, I can think about making a roosting box in the run.

It truly looks wonderful! It looks like that top door is all square now. You may have mentioned that before.

 

[BY Bob]

It was a grey day. No sun at all.

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Still the green tree is nice.

 

[BY Bob]

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O my gosh. That is beautiful.

 

[BY Bob]

When you think, "Wait. Where did she go?"

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She's behind you!

Phyllis goes under my chair in the run. I lose her all the time and still forget she fits under there.

 

[BY Bob]

Ivy has decided she loves the new stoneware water bottles

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The other three were fascinated by her decision to live life on the edge and watched her very closely. I'm hopeful everyone will come around to the new bottles in time.

I was wondering how they were working out. She is one special lady!

 

[BY Bob]

Aaand Janet has found she can enter and exit the house through Blossom's door (aka the flyscreen Dad's doggo tore made into a doggy door).

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That is amazing. Phyllis would love one of those!

 

[BY Bob]

A Caturday post that I found funny.

 

[MaryJanet]

It truly looks wonderful! It looks like that top door is all square now. You may have mentioned that before.

It's almost perfect and is genuinely good enough to consider it a functioning door.

The tradies suggested coming today to put the top on. We'll see. It's a Sunday so I won't be cranky if the plans change.

I'm starting to look forward to the next phase now! Paving. I must get some quotes.

 

[MaryJanet]

Still the green tree is nice.

It looks lovely when it's lit by the dawn

 

[RoyalChick]

It's almost perfect and is genuinely good enough to consider it a functioning door.

The tradies suggested coming today to put the top on. We'll see. It's a Sunday so I won't be cranky if the plans change.

I'm starting to look forward to the next phase now! Paving. I must get some quotes.

And plantings? Or should those wait maybe until it is cooler?