Bok Boking

There has been plenty of Bok Boking to be heard in our garden recently.   Yesterday we decided it was time to sort out the chicken area and begin the preparations for the winter.    We have 2 chicken houses and runs,  one for the the Posh Girls and a smaller one for the ex battery hens.

Chicken World

Mr Milly started raking up the leaves and woodchips from the main garden area, whilst I started removing the wood chips from the house end of the Posh Girls area.  4 little faces followed me with pleading little eyes - chickens do have that effect on you, they really are the funniest things.   As we have had such a problem with foxes this year  I won't let them in the garden unless we are there to supervise,  so yesterday they were out for the day.

Gillian having a cuddle,  she sat there for such a long time I was
worried there was something wrong with her!  Gillian  likes a cuddle!

Flora on bug patrol

6 chickens raced to the pile of woodchips, weeds and leaves Mr Milly had put in lovely neat piles ready to be bagged up, 6 beady eyes and 6 pairs of legs scratching away to see what goodies they could uncover. So began the race - could we the humans bag up the piles before the chicks scattered them once again!    It was certainly entertaining!   Every spade full that was lifted had to be dodged around a chicken or two,  constant raking to bring the piles back together again and having to watch our every move as chickens were underfoot!  They were on a mission for bugs, worms and other chicken goodies!

Stella, Hettie and Nando having a rest.

Luna posing for the camera, and Flora investigating their new dust bath.

It took all day, but both houses have been emptied, scrubbed, dusted with anti bug powder and  filled with lovely new bedding.  One run moved and filled with new woodchip,  the other run emptied, refilled, cleaned and tidied.   6 happy chicks Bok Boking as they explore and re-arrange their homes.