Chook Run Day

From yesterdays miserable weather to today lovely sunshine!
Not bad for the first day of winter!
So – Jeff not working (yay) – perfect opportunity to get some stuff done on the chook yard!

We affixed the final bits of tin so the entire skirting is now done

Big enough for chooks?
Yep
Later on when they came over to stickybeak at progress they all marched through the opening

Next step was to put in the support battens for the roof so it didn’t sag and makes sure the rain runoff keeps heading the right direction

I might add that was an awkward job but we got there in the end!

To tidy up the top, we cut a nice big bit of timber and screwed it in just under the clear polycarbonate and were able to screw that down a bit better at the ends
Much neater and fewer gaps

We still need to do similar to the other side and the front but… not today!

Too much time on Pinterest!
Seeing how this feeder might work
I’ve clearly only temp attached it and I want to put it elsewhere – now that I’ve worked out the approx height that they can reach the food but NOT fling it out everywhere (Cough, Flossie, Cough)(Had to get an extra extension because of her!)
I can put the feed down the main tube and cap it off, and they should be able to fossick what they need from the bottom.

And finally… the thing I’ve been dying to do most… THE DOOR!

We’ve got other bits and bobs to do but nothing critical right now
So pleased with what we’ve done – the space under the roof is so good – of course despite all the recent rain, its still lovely and dry and a great place for the girls to congregate and snack without getting wet and wading through mud!

Also when I reattach a gate at the left there, or some kind of barrier, we can contain them in the chook run and duck yard for part of the day. (We need a retraining on where one should lay ones eggs!)(Right now? No idea where any eggs (if there are any) are being deposited!)

Hope your day was great too!
Cheers!