Chicken World is looking a bit gray and dreary at the moment, it's the time of year, but at least yesterday is was less slippery underfoot, so I took the chance to fill up feeders and drinkers and generally have a good check around things.
The top photo shows the Rainy Day Shelter, designed by me and built by Lovely Hubby, it made good use of lots of parts of the old henhouse. You can see at the righthand side a large bowl, this catches rainwater off the roof and means the chickens have always got fresh water to drink.
Every day during the wet weather ... which would be since last October then, I have thrown a handful or two of the mornings corn ration into the shelter to keep it dry while they eat it and to encourage the birds to make good use of the shelter.
But typically .... like children when you buy them a big toy and they prefer to play in the box ... the chickens prefer to shelter under the rest of the old henhouse which is still leaning against the fence!!
Of course whenever I am in Chicken World for any length of time I have company other than the chickens, Ginger is often on the prowl in there and likes to check what I'm up to. He's no threat to the chickens and they are well used to him being around.
If I'm pottering around there are always those who sit silently keeping an eye on me ... this is Daisy, the Lavender Pekin bantam and Harriet, the Light Sussex.
While Titch, the Black Maran bantam helps herself to a drink of water from the water butt that is always full ... despite not being connected to any guttering .... that's how much rain we get!
Someone thinks I've spent far too long taking photos and we should be getting back to the house. Rosy comes in every day to see what titbits I'm throwing down for the chickens, if it's anything faintly edible in her eyes, she joins in with them at the trough until all the tastiest bits are gone.
It would appear Chicken World is not just for chickens :-)
Sue xx
