Another hot day for the chook’s with more to come but they cope well in the shade of what we call the cottage garden.
Above: Misty is currently being treated for scaly leg, let’s hope it clears up.
Category: Pets
Luna has a new sleeping buddy
Cat scratching box
Luna loves her new scratching box.
Cocoon Outdoor HD Wireless IP Camera
Purchased this last Wednesday so it’s time to unpack and have a play with it here on the balcony computer desk, setup everything and then take it out to the chook run.
Chooks – first introduction
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.
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….
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