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No 'before' pictures - just too embarrassing. Imagine the scene - logs from a tree that had to come down and an old rubbish tip.
Saturday - With the help of Helen, a good friend of mine, first the climbing frame had to be moved then the logs. We found seven small frogs under one (that stayed until we can relocate the frogs). Next the soil had to be sieved to remove three binbags, so far, of bindweed.
Sunday - my parents came over for lunch. (It was Mothering Sunday in UK.) Dad brought his chain saw and we started cutting up the logs into manageable and sellable pieces.
Here is where we have got to.
Actually it's hard work! We have a nice coop with a small built in run, but our four need more space and so if we let them in the garden they need to be watched.
And we are learning all the time. Sadly one of the four is being picked on by the others, and by one in particular, which is not nice, but I'm reassured by experienced hen keepers that this is normal and the bullying will eventually blow over. Can't wait...
And we have had 8 eggs in three days!
Ian
I had a brief, tentative look at the 'eglus' a while ago but we have too many visiting foxes to risk it. Besides, David doesn't care much for eggs and I'd probably have to eat most of them - or give them away. Here's the link for the Eglu
I envy those fresh eggs though, also the clucking. I Can't say I envy the mess and hard work though.
I'll be following the updates with interest.
Pol
I just Googled and there's quite a lot of help and advice to be found. The general impression is that it lasts approx 3 weeks - but there are also lots of suggestions for dealing with it in the meantime. Here's the link to my search list
Pol