Sunday 25 January 2015

Hens on wheels ...

checking out the 'Hentrance'

John's mobile hen house ...
 A New Year and a new move for the chickens at Watermill Cottages ...  

John has spent a few winter weeks in his workshop happily building a new mobile home for the hens. 

Yesterday they took a first look round.

It's compact, warm, easy to clean (detachable roof and rear nesting boxes with lid), has light-sensitive door closing, and best of all, it's on wheels.

The plan is to involve the hens in weeding and prepping the kitchen garden.  

We'll move them over the lane and use electric fencing to keep them safe from fabulous and very friendly Mr Fox as they weed, fertilise and dig over some of the ground.

Happy faces all round (except for Mr F) and scrummy eggs and veg too.




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