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Re: Early Spring Bits and Bobs.
Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2019 12:47 pm
by Primrose
That will probably give the chickens soggy bottoms! Guess that will take a while to dry out.
Probably a good drying day for outside washing if you could guarantee your items would not get ripped off and blown away.
Re: Early Spring Bits and Bobs.
Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2019 4:24 pm
by robo
That's part of the problem the chicken run very rarely dries out but the straw keeps the chickens out of most of the mud
Re: Early Spring Bits and Bobs.
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2019 10:02 am
by Diane
A pallet or two would create a dry patch.
Re: Early Spring Bits and Bobs.
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2019 2:58 pm
by robo
I've got part of it covered in ply or duck boards ,part of it has a visqueen cover to give them protection from rain this is as well as an 8 x 6 shed which has four laying box's in but chickens like scratching holes so part of it is just heavy clay with old tree roots mixed in
Re: Early Spring Bits and Bobs.
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2019 11:39 pm
by Stephen
Duckboards? But they aren't ducks,!
Re: Early Spring Bits and Bobs.
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 7:30 am
by Primrose
If this wet weather continues they will be turning into ducks !
Re: Early Spring Bits and Bobs.
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 11:27 am
by oldherbaceous
Next week is going to be very pleasant and the growing season can commence.....
Re: Early Spring Bits and Bobs.
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 2:02 pm
by tigerburnie
We have snow forecast for tomorrow.
Re: Early Spring Bits and Bobs.
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 4:32 pm
by Stephen
Next week is going to be very pleasant and the growing season can commence
I do hope so!
Re: Early Spring Bits and Bobs.
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 6:26 pm
by oldherbaceous
Trust me everyone....
Re: Early Spring Bits and Bobs.
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 6:57 pm
by Geoff
Re: Early Spring Bits and Bobs.
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 8:59 am
by robo
Another day of strong winds and heavy rain , I think I left it to late to build my ark
Re: Early Spring Bits and Bobs.
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 4:59 pm
by Monika
38mm rain so far today and it's still chucking down ..... Well, after such a dry February and January, it will be good for the trees to have a supply of moisture when the leaves appear.
Re: Early Spring Bits and Bobs.
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 5:19 pm
by alan refail
Much less wind and rain here than was forecast. Just checked the propagators: one tomato through yesterday, eighteen this afternoon. Joy increased by the knowledge that tomorrow onwards will be be fine and warm for quite some time. I think I can use the word Spring again.
Re: Early Spring Bits and Bobs.
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 6:07 pm
by Geoff
Much less wind and rain here than was forecast
Wish I could say the same, 88kph (54.68mph) wind and just short of 42mm (1.65") rain and still quite a bit of the day left.