Poorly chicken

[Falkor]

Looking good Tasha and Vanessa And Hillfamily....sounds like you have been busy too!

 

I am hoping to get up mega early and paint my WIR frame before the cementing continues at 9am.

 

Been to B&Q this evening and got my guttering and waterbutt Was meant to buy it earlier today but Cookie Monster MADE me go to her house, eat homemade hob k"Ooops, word censored!"s and BUY two new chickens

[Cooks]

LOLOLOL I know I really bent your arm!

 

ooh Guttering and water butt sorted, that's great!

[Vanessa]

Been to B&Q this evening and got my guttering and waterbutt Was meant to buy it earlier today but Cookie Monster MADE me go to her house, eat homemade hob k"Ooops, word censored!"s and BUY two new chickens

 

You haven't told us yet what chickens you got? And where are they at the minute?

[Falkor]

Been to B&Q this evening and got my guttering and waterbutt Was meant to buy it earlier today but Cookie Monster MADE me go to her house, eat homemade hob k"Ooops, word censored!"s and BUY two new chickens

 

You haven't told us yet what chickens you got? And where are they at the minute?

 

I have reserved a Blubelle and an Amber Star They will stay with the LOVELY farmer until WIR is built and Orps move into the Cube. Hopefully next weekend

 

Cookie and I are currently trying to think of alcohol related names for them

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Congratulations .

 

Baby and Cham ?

Alco and Pop ?

[Falkor]

Cookie has beaten you to Babysham

 

I like Shirley - as in a Shirley Temple

or Fizz as in a Gin Fizz

 

The Amber is cream with no brown so I thought Cloud (there is a cocktail called Amber Cloud) or maybe Snowball.

 

I am determined that I will get as much WIR done tomorrow as poss so I have set the alarm for 6.30am (on a SUNDAY )

[Cooks]

LOL 6.30am??? blimey your keen! LOLOLOL

 

what names have you decided on then???

 

edited to say (I have been thinking about the speckledeys and the Amber stars with the lots of brown on....

[Falkor]

LOL 6.30am??? blimey your keen! LOLOLOL

 

what names have you decided on then???

 

I didn`t say I was getting up at 6.30 just that my alarm is set Will have a cuppa and maybe boiled Gin Egg and soldiers too before I venture out into the garden.

 

 

I think Snowball for the Amber and Fizz for the Bluebelle. This is more difficult than choosing which breed!!!!! Glad I went for the two i did and thankyou for helping me and staying strong

[Falkor]

GUTTERING QUESTION.......

 

If I have to join two pieces of guttering is there a special clip?

 

I have purchased:

 

2 x guttering

1 x down pipe

1 x hopper

2 x end pieces

6 x fascia brackets

 

Just realised the 2 bits of gettering will need to be joined

[Cooks]

LOL no problem, that was my job! I am bigger than you so I would have picked you up and carried you out if you chose anymore LOL

[Cooks]

GUTTERING QUESTION.......

 

If I have to join two pieces of guttering is there a special clip?

 

I have purchased:

 

2 x guttering

1 x down pipe

1 x hopper

2 x end pieces

6 x fascia brackets

 

Just realised the 2 bits of gettering will need to be joined

 

hubby said you can get a legth of guttering to fit your run in one go, but if you want to join two pieces together yes you will need a joining bracket.

[Falkor]

Thanks Mr CM

 

B&Q only sell it in 2m lengths so had to buy two. Had 10% off voucer so thought I should use it.

 

Back to B&Q tomorrow for the joiner clip then. Good job it is only round the corner.

 

Oh and tell your lovley and v talented OH that the reason I needed mini guttering is cos FIL said so and he is a man so apparently always right I called him and checked when I got home

[Cooks]

LOL I will tell him. He did say that was the reason.. LOL

 

I have to admit I love my guttering... silly thing to say, but it helps so much!

 

edited to say he's arguing in my ear now about you not needing mini guttering... *rolls eyes* he's sure you only need standard type. He's not building it though so I will tell him to shuddup! LOL

[hillfamily]

Yay.......base is laid :D with help of course of 8 chooks I suppose I should be grateful it wasn't all 12 but the ex-batts are still living separately and Babs (my very first chook who is now 4 1/2 years old ) is in sick bay at the mo

 

I started at 7.45 this morning, dismantled cube run, cleared aubiose, lifted existing slabs, relaid slabs, laid extra 15 slabs - bringing the total to 50 slabs , jetwashed cube until sparkling , reassembled cube and run at speed as Fifi was desperate to lay an egg and just couldn't wait any longer cleaned feeders and emptied an entire bale of hemcore into the run :D

 

I can now really appreciate, looking at the size of the base, how big their new WIR is going to be :D It will give the girls so much more room when I'm not at home and they can't freerange :D

 

I'll order some new woodchip in the morning for the area around WIR and collect 2 bales of aubiose and a bale of straw later this week so that I have everthing ready for when the WIR run arrives :D

 

Getting all eggcited now........I just want my WIR to arrive as it's the last big job in the garden and I'll also be able to move the new ex batt girls in and reclaim my patio (spare eglu is on the patio and it's making a bit of an assault course of the garden at the mo )

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Well done . You don't hang around, do you . Can we see some piccies .

[hillfamily]

Well done . You don't hang around, do you . Can we see some piccies .

 

my camera has died I went to take some photos but it just won't work When I'm not quite so shattered I'll have a tinker with it - think it's the rechargeable power pack that's having a sulk

[Redwing]

Well done Hillfamily

 

The base of my run is also down and completed in the most haphazard slab laying I have ever seen - I am very proud of my work, they say it should slope to let the water drain.....well its certainly sloping - that I can confirm

 

There is no way on this green earth I am taking a picture of it so the next one you see will be some panels artfully placed to cover the worst bits! I have Thurs and Fri off so its full steam ahead with the frame then

[RosemarysBaby]

Guid job Hillfamily cannae wait to see it x

[Falkor]

Well done Hillfamily

 

The base of my run is also down and completed in the most haphazard slab laying I have ever seen - I am very proud of my work, they say it should slope to let the water drain.....well its certainly sloping - that I can confirm

 

There is no way on this green earth I am taking a picture of it so the next one you see will be some panels artfully placed to cover the worst bits! I have Thurs and Fri off so its full steam ahead with the frame then

 

Come on Tasha.... let us see your handywork! I am sure they are great.

 

Looks like everyone has been busy today with their WIR prep.

 

I was in the garden early this morning I have painted my run frame and laid some more slabs.

 

OH and FIL did the framing for the cube and added the final roof joists

 

Just the door, roof and mesh and then the Chooks can move in ! and Newbies can be collected and move into the

[Cooks]

that sounds brilliant Em! it's rolling along nicely now

[Ain't Nobody Here]

I have Thurs and Fri off so its full steam ahead with the frame then

 

Me too . Might be a race to see whose WIR is up first . Although I'll have no help till after school so it'll be really frustrating if it all arrives in the morning .

 

Em, sounds like you'll beat both of us at the rate you're going .

[Cooks]

She wont want to be parted from the two new girls for too long, they are gorgeous! She picked very well I have to say.

[Redwing]

Well done Hillfamily

 

The base of my run is also down and completed in the most haphazard slab laying I have ever seen - I am very proud of my work, they say it should slope to let the water drain.....well its certainly sloping - that I can confirm

 

There is no way on this green earth I am taking a picture of it so the next one you see will be some panels artfully placed to cover the worst bits! I have Thurs and Fri off so its full steam ahead with the frame then

 

Come on Tasha.... let us see your handywork! I am sure they are great.

 

 

Lets just say I bought two sets of slabs that werent the same size. nuff said

 

You have done well - you WILL beat me and ANH to it

[Ain't Nobody Here]

I've been passing the time playing with my Omlet netting (which I love, thanks Tasha ) and brushing my lawn . It's absolutely covered with Hemcore (strong winds the other day ) and it's really spoiling its beauty .

[millymollymandy]

I have just been on to Tony from A4U and got a quote for my WIR very excited

 

Oh has got fed up of the chickens destroying the brand new lawn

 

There is too much to think about with the run and I think I might be overcomplicating matters with ideas of doors and guttering and roofs.

 

I am just going to order a standard run and add to it as need be.

 

I think I will go for a slab base with woodchip they seem to like the woodchip in their run to dig around in.

 

By the way if anyone is planning on ringing Tony it is his birthday today I think I interuppted him on a day out with his family whoops