So we have decided to alter the layout of the garden , the top half was a hen run but having only one hen left we decided to get rid of the run and redesign things . At the moment it looks like a bomb has gone off !.
Our new sundial mounted on a granite plinth . I 'acquired' several of these when I was at work - they are rather heavy and I heard they had originally been kerbstones from Glasgow !?
I got another couple of hens from a society that rescues commercial battery hens and this joins the original one in the new hen coup - which came as a flat pack and took a lot of swearing to put together. !.
The new occupants who refused to pose for the photo , they seem to be settling in okay and we even have had a couple of eggs . All this means there is little modeling or wargaming going on , hopefully normal service will resume soon ......
You are very busy and that Hen house is a nice piece of kit, it looks really good, hopefully it's occupants find it to their liking but by the sound of it they have settled in nicely.
ReplyDeleteBit of sorting out 'pecking order' at the moment, but laying eggs is a good sign.
DeleteA beautiful hen house Tony, with free eggs to boot! Well worth the trouble! The plinth and sundial look great together, well done!
ReplyDeleteYes the plinth took some setting up and the eggs are a bonus.
DeleteHello Tony- Yes, what a great Hen House - really nice flat pack kit- your backyard looks great- very rural. Cheers. KEV.
ReplyDeleteHi Ken I always find flat packs stressful, the fine weather is helping.
DeleteNice job to rescue the hens and construct a handsome new home for them (and your legacy hen). I must say, though, that I was very arrested by lovely view of the open fields from your garden.
ReplyDeleteThe farm behind us was the site of a Medieval deer park , parts of the boundary wall still exists .
DeleteA lovely retirement home for the ladies!
ReplyDeleteYes they are only about 1 year/18months old , sadly that's when the industry deams them only fit for chicken nuggets , what a disgraceful world we live in.
DeleteGreat work on the flat pack coop Tony. Rehousing battery hens is an admirable idea. Industrial faming of animals is abhorrent.
ReplyDeleteit's sad about the hens but at least I've saved two.
DeleteA bold project - you have my admiration and support. Yes, Glasgow kerbstones are rare but still obtainable - there's always a few lying around after the big football matches.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure how they ended up in a council quarry in the S. Lakes ?
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