MORE on the Chicken House.......

So the project is moving along now at quite a rate and is getting close to finished... luckily since as the calender moves on so does the cooler weather.... but of course the chickens and ducks are fine where they are at the moment... really it is only snow fall that we have to watch out for..... and that seems to be a fair way off yet....



Progress so far.... today we had to actually go get more materials while hubby was around with his van so the larger sheets of 4 x 8 can be brought here.....

if you are wondering why he ceiling lining boards don't cover ALL the insulation and the whole of the inside of the ceiling it is because it was originally put there to prevent the chickens from pecking at the insulation.... and they can't reach that high.... it will be covered later as funds permit ... for now it is purely functional.....


Door frame is made and the only thing left to get is the hinges! We forgot them.... another day.

Winter Chicken and Duck house..... Barn.

We have been working on the new chicken and duck house in our barn... it affords some great advantages over the paddock location... feed is close by... and it cannot be cut off by snow during winter and is significantly larger.

Added a window for natural lighting during the day....

A window we recycled from the house... it fit almost perfectly with only a little building up of the space... still needs detail finishing....

Simple Pleasures of Harvest time....

So we are still harvesting the delicious produce from the garden.... and are at the drying, canning, freezing the goodness for the long winter days....

Also lot's of kitchen time and trying new recipes....

One that i recently added to my repertoire is Welsh Cakes! Pear Sauces to use later on..... sunshine in a bottle i believe.....

The large red tomatoes this year turned out to be QUITE TREMENDOUS.......