On Monday 19th around midday Ruby and Rosie were taken by a fox in the backyard!
We are of course devastated and made the decision to quit the backyard chook thing and after 20 years I no longer will have feathered backyard companions. Like it or not I’ll have to prune the roses – alone.
With the bird bath completed now having a rest on one of the park benches – with company.
Ruby & Rosie angle parked.
Ruby & Rosie – Auto chook shed heater temp controller currently set to turn on if inside temp drops below 10°. The square neon light indicates it’s on.
Auto coop heater is ON (the square neon light) so temp has dropped below 10°
Been meaning to do this for a while and because of Rosie’s weird going-to-bed behavior of late we moved it to the top of the job list. For some reason instead of going up the ramp to the roost she’s hanging around on the floor and going into a corner under the nesting box table?
We are using a Wi-Fi Switch which requires a ZigBee hub which is already setup and configured on the network. Continue reading “Wi-Fi Chook Shed Light”
Rosie doing a bench to bench inspection!
Chooks have discovered a morning sun period along the edge of the driveway and grabbed the opportunity to do some dusting with the sun on their backs.
Most of the excavations end up on the driveway so we need some edging too keep things tidy.
This morning this first-time stalker has come up from the backyard and through the carport. Ruby and Rosie are in the (elevated) front yard. Things have been quiet for a while but now with this perimeter intrusion we need to prepare for a joust.
Look how they come down and stay close to me!
While reading the morning news (this morning) with a cuppa Ruby & Rosie passed through the carport on their way to the front yard so I opened the feeder for them.
They were there for a while so the camera video is edited, when Ruby leaves they really move in on Rosie! The solar panel is leaning against the brick pier (for overnight) and the white box on the right contains the solar controller and SLA battery. Next job is to get rid of the box and locate those items on the back of the feeder.