Chooks - first introduction

Decided it's time to introduce Bella, Peaches & Honey to Misty & Speckles. 

Chook annex rebuild - Part 11 Final

Ridge capping to complete

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 rebuild – Part 10

Wire barrier skirt - Finishing

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.

Finished along the back, Speckles and Misty are inspecting the job.

Chook annex - Part 9B

Finishing the gate

Gate accessories fitted and final strip of cage wire on the left stapled down.

I'm using 150mm fence palings as plinth boards around the base and when I paint those I'll also do the left jamb. Before I fit the boards I'll dig out around the base some more and bury all the left over wire as a fox barrier.

Chook annex rebuild - Part 9A

Wire Barrier Skirt - Prepping

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.

Dug out the front and....

Chook annex rebuild - Part 8

Finishing the gate

Wire is stapled on and we are ready to hang the gate.

ALDI - Outdoor HD Wireless IP Camera

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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.

New Pekins–day four

Day four and the new chooks are providing plenty of entertainment.

Holly – relaxing

I'll get moving later in the day...no hurry.

Chook annex rebuild - Part 1A

Planning to rebuild

The main chook run has a annex which is one of our previous gazebo's with wire mesh around the sides, chicken wire above and a tarp over that.

I'm going to pull all that down and rebuild the annex (same as the main run) with star pickets, poles, pine framing with gable and a poly roof - and new gate/door.

New chooks – day two

Day two and the little Pekins (Bella, Peaches & Honey) are settling in well - so entertaining!