Catching up with works

When buying the fruit bushes a week or so ago, I spotted some fence panels at half price - because they were discoloured - they were very similar to the fence I made in Droitwich from pallets - half price proved more attractive and I had them delivered just before the weekend - then went to Travis Perkins to buy the posts.

I've also been prowling ebay for chicken coops - could I find one that would be cheaper than making one?  I want something large enough for chickens and ducks - if they'll live together. Anyway, to cut a long story short, I managed to get a £160 coop for £101.01 - it was really cheap to start with but I was chuffed to get it so much cheaper.

 I shipped in extra work force for the weekend - in exchange for boxing in pipes in a bathroom, and feeding and watering them. - Well, it was only Fran - but she worked as though she were many!

By the end of Saturday we had the fence up, and nearly completed the chicken coop - it just was too dark to continue.

It looks like Fort Knox!  I had thought all the panels were 5 foot - but these ones are 6 foot - I'm planning to put chicken wire around the bottom of this and the hedge - and the 4th side will be all chicken wire.
We soon finished the coop and needed a photo to show our progress.

Fran started gardening, tidying up the garden where I was putting up the other fence - this fence was designed for 2 reasons. I) to keep Sam, the nieghbour's dog out of the area - he has free range of the local villages, 2) to keep any wandering chickens or ducks in - and may be a puppy too!  This is what it looked like before we started,

And after

Fran worked so hard - not only did she clear all the dead stuff, she neatened up the edges, and barrowed load after load from the compost heap to raise up the bed to look right.
The next day - Monday, I had to take the post rammer back - it was hired - and I realised that I still had 2 posts left - so I got up early and made the gate into the chicken run.

And this is what it looks like from the bathroom window.

All this work created loads of rubbish - I've been to the tip loads of times - (Rusty's hutch isn't rubbish and didn't get taken to the tip!)

(Noticed my baby Rayburn in the garage?  It used to belong to the fat German Officer from 'ello 'ello!)