This past week we finished the demolition of the old hen house at Struan Farm. On a parallel track, we're starting to plan an area for chickens near the new house. Yes, "chook world" is starting to take shape! They will have their own dedicated paddock, to be shared with the peach trees. I'm doing my research on the layout of their yard, reading both "Free-Range Chicken Gardens" and NZ Lifestyle Block magazine's poultry guides.
In a recent stint of cleaning out the tractor shed John came across two old pans that were used for feeding the chooks when he was little:
He recalls one was used for wheat and one for mash, I need to take a survey of family members to determine which was which. I rather like the tricorn pan, just wish it hadn't been cut for some specific subsequent task since that sharp edge isn't terribly user friendly!
(You can also see why I spend quite a bit of time cleaning out, still? We continue to find artifacts where and when we least expect them...)
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