Decided it’s time to introduce Bella, Peaches & Honey to Misty & Speckles. Misty was well behaved but Speckles threw a few left jabs so overall it went well.
Month: November 2015
Chook annex – ridge capping
Dropped into Bunnings on the way back from Waverley Gardens to buy some ridge capping for the annex. Need a 3 metre length but the only had 2.4’s so ended up buying 2 @ $34.43 each.
Chook annex – wire barrier skirt
Weather didn’t look to good this morning and surprised it cleared as well as it did so back out to finish stapling the wire skirt to the base timbers so we can screw on the plinth boards. The final bit for this phase of the job is to back-fill and level the soil – all of a sudden the site looks neat and tidy.
Above: Finished along the back, Speckles and Misty are inspecting the job.
Chook annex – afternoon session cancelled.
Chook annex – finished the front
Gate accessories fitted and final strip of cage wire on the left stapled down.
Chook annex – wire barrier skirt
Finished painting all the plinth boards yesterday evening and today more digging so we can lay down wire mesh around the annex base. In for a break now which could be an extended one as it looks like rain is on the way.
Above: Dug out the front and….
Chook annex – finishing the gate
Above: Wire is stapled on and we are ready to hang the gate.
ALDI – Outdoor HD Wireless IP Camera
Off to ALDI tomorrow to get one of these for the chook run.
Ponytail Palms – self watering pots
One of our Ponytails is not doing well so while at the Caribbean market on Sunday purchased another one from Jayson @ The Greener The Better. Jayson suggested the problem might be too much water and to e-mail some pictures to him for a better look.
Above: The one on the left is not doing well and the other could be heading the same way.
New chooks–day four
Bella (white) Peaches and Honey busy doing their thing.
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Bella (white) Peaches and Honey