Mark and Snake watching the chickens as they forage in the new enclosure
The use of a recycled gate saved us a lot of money.
Clipping Little Dotty's wing.
Today I woke up determined to extend the area that the chooks had to forage in during the daylight hours. So I scrounged around, gathering tomato stakes, some rolls of chicken wire and an old gate that was laying in the paddock. My son and I then got to work driving in the stakes and stringing up the wire and gate. After about an hour or so, we had set up an area about 10' x 20' with an external gate to allow ease of entry to feed and water the girls. Once all the work had been done, we opened the gate to the chook shed and allowed Elvis and the girls out into their new yard. At the same time I picked up Little Dotty and clipped her wing so she wouldn't fly the coop (pardon the pun). They are all very content and have been head down, parson's nose up for a couple of hours. I so love the sight of my girls scratching and pecking happily in a big area. Although this yard will allow the girls more forage space the netting is only a temporary solution until the electronet arrives to replace it..I plan to run that by solar power and a car battery.
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