Finishing off and the chickens arrive

Despite the weather we have managed to make some good progress. Unfortunately, Steve has not been well so we have been finishing the job ourselves. We had to finish the nesting box...



...and put in a wooden floor (removable for cleaning).



We started to build the roof...



...and Ant roped in another friend to help us put the rest of the chicken wire up.




Ant's dad sheltered from the rain and painted the inside of the roofing planks.




Very bravely, JB fixed plastic roofing to give the chickens a dry area in the run.



I worked on edging the run.



Ant and his dad finish the nesting box...



...and roof.



We cut a novel window in the hut door. This will be covered with transparent acrylic sheeting.



The chickens arrive! We bought our chickens from www.happychicks.com who are based near Poulton-le-Flyde.



We decided on a 4 hybrids and a white leghorn. Here you can see the blacktail, speckledy and blackrock.



We also have a whitestar pictured here with the white leghorn.



Ant's dad releases the girls into their new home.



We then realise it is a good idea to also put a catch on the inside of the door!



The only chicken to be named so far decides to explore. She is called 'nugget'.



The girls seem to really like this corner!



The white leghorn seems to be the most dominant already!



The girls take a rest after the long journey.