25 July 2017
The chickens (and cats and garden) were looked after by Dmitri while we were away. So they are in good shape, but the heat is getting to them. The eggs stopped coming a few days ago. So we threw an extra shade cover over the run, and we've been letting them out for free-ranging in the cool of the evening whenever we can. We needed to clean out the run and stock up food for our next absence, too.
The chickens (and cats and garden) were looked after by Dmitri while we were away. So they are in good shape, but the heat is getting to them. The eggs stopped coming a few days ago. So we threw an extra shade cover over the run, and we've been letting them out for free-ranging in the cool of the evening whenever we can. We needed to clean out the run and stock up food for our next absence, too.
Loading two straw bales on the roof of the car
Stopped for a coffee, and asking Pedro to check why the air con never works - he says all the tubes have been cut, probably when it had to have a new engine years ago.
Watering the compost - much to the excitement of the chickens who don't get many chances at a good muddy scrabble this time of year
A huge bucket of compost-tea-to-be: chicken-poo straw and other goodies in water
The chicken run shaded, and incidentally, early olive netting out too.
Creating a bigger run area when the sun is overhead
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