Chookery
I ache
10 June 2007 20:21 Filed in: Construction
As well as the vege garden I also planted the
blueberry and kitchen herb beds this week. More
excitingly I put the chook house together!
I have to admit it was kitset, so lots of screwing things together and a certain amount of swearing, but nothing truly clever. The only problem has been that all of my screwdriver muscles hurt.
I'm pretty sure there's enough room in the back corner for a straw bale and there's definitely enough room for chooks!
I have to admit it was kitset, so lots of screwing things together and a certain amount of swearing, but nothing truly clever. The only problem has been that all of my screwdriver muscles hurt.
I'm pretty sure there's enough room in the back corner for a straw bale and there's definitely enough room for chooks!
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Busy
29 April 2007 17:29 Filed in: Planting,
Construction
Doesn’t the peony look completely alien? :)
Despite the peony needing to be planted I actually spent the day painting the chook house – my excuse is that the ground is still completely sodden. Believe it or not the post holes are still full of water 24 hours after the rain stuff.
The painting was fun, I started feeling quite competent after a while, which is a good feeling. The trim was a pain because it’s enamel paint - the only way I could match the colour to the house trim. But it’s done – well except for one bit I can’t do until the trim and shutter dry so I can lift them out of the way – and it looks good!
The only down side to the whole thing was that I fell off the deck and into the pineapple sage, so I now have a grazed elbow and bruises on my arse and knee. Oh and the other down side was that I can’t get to the basement which is where the turps lives – well unless I climb under the deck past the bricks and the roof tiles.
So next should be a long bath to get the last of the paint off
Despite the peony needing to be planted I actually spent the day painting the chook house – my excuse is that the ground is still completely sodden. Believe it or not the post holes are still full of water 24 hours after the rain stuff.
The painting was fun, I started feeling quite competent after a while, which is a good feeling. The trim was a pain because it’s enamel paint - the only way I could match the colour to the house trim. But it’s done – well except for one bit I can’t do until the trim and shutter dry so I can lift them out of the way – and it looks good!
The only down side to the whole thing was that I fell off the deck and into the pineapple sage, so I now have a grazed elbow and bruises on my arse and knee. Oh and the other down side was that I can’t get to the basement which is where the turps lives – well unless I climb under the deck past the bricks and the roof tiles.
So next should be a long bath to get the last of the paint off
Planning the Chookery
11 April 2007 21:47 Filed in: Planning
J says it has to be called a Chookery, and I agree :)
I’ve picked the chooks (Welsumers), ordered the henhouse and started deciding on the plants. So far I’ve decided on a Pomegranate inside, Hyacinth Beans, Raspberries and Boysenberries growing outside. Of course there’ll be some greens, yet to be sorted.
Thinking about the henhouse has been surprisingly fun — I’m looking forward to the painting and the hammering and the chaos :) Guttering is a bit beyond me at the moment, but I’m sure I’ll get there.
I’ve picked the chooks (Welsumers), ordered the henhouse and started deciding on the plants. So far I’ve decided on a Pomegranate inside, Hyacinth Beans, Raspberries and Boysenberries growing outside. Of course there’ll be some greens, yet to be sorted.
Thinking about the henhouse has been surprisingly fun — I’m looking forward to the painting and the hammering and the chaos :) Guttering is a bit beyond me at the moment, but I’m sure I’ll get there.