I continued the dismantle of the old chicken run this afternoon.
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It sort of fits the aged parents thread..as the very reason the chicken run appeared here back in the mid 1970s was because Mum & Dad bought Grandma some new pullets....but Grandad wasn't happy about this as he felt that they should be giving up keeping any stock and was very concerned that his wife would tumble in going round into the old stackyard to look after them.
The agreement was that the chickens stayed until we completed a hut and run at home here.. Hence the old back lawn soon had said accommodation put in place..and thus we started to keep chickens here.
Hens did make a return to the old stackyard later as Grandma really missed keeping some stock and so we kept each batch for a year and then they moved there.
More recently the ageing parents applies here and we felt it was time to cut down...and poultry has not been kept for several years and it is regular fact that when such sheds/runs fall out of use they seem to deteriorate at an accelerated pace....hence the dismantle.
The 2 small huts want new roofing felt and will remain...but whether the old back lawn will make a return I don't quite yet know...where years ago i used to set up my "tent" made from the clothes horse and a sheet..
So there we are...another long winded Clive story.
..typed while I calm down from some fun in trying to check my car insurance payment online.
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I best go and check again to see if it works now..
Clive.
