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Once again this weekend we found ourselves time-poor and didn't get chance to start on Helen's planned landscaping in the chicken coop until 8pm on Sunday, when it was completely dark! I had to set up a flood-light (and put some blu-tak over the light sensor on the chicken coop door opener so it wouldn't let the hens out early!)
Helen had bought some chicken-friendly plants earlier in the week and on Saturday we bought 3 bags of sand for their new dust-bath.
It's not finished yet - we have some natural branches to put in for the hens to hopefully perch on, and one of the plants was a bit big and covered the cam view! But here's how it looked last night after we finished:
And here's their new dust-bathing area complete with log perch/wall and plants:
As well as their dust-bathing area they have a Rosemary plant (so they can self-stuff themselves!!) and a tall grass (which you can't see here), panaromic shot which might give you an idea of the layout:
We waited with baited breath this morning to watch the hens explore their new features, but nobody has dared go into the sand yet (although Mabel did step into it and then hopped back out!) - let us know if you spot anyone in it!
Here's Mabel and Leslie looking pretty!
Not sure how long these plants will last!
They have a little area behind the coop which will have plants too:
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