The run extension is being built

The guys arrived at eight this morning to start work on the run. I kept them supplied with coffee and they worked really hard.

The first posts go in

It’s taking shape

The weld mesh is going on

All it needs now is the roof and then the openings between the two runs

This is the view from inside the original run

The posts are set in concrete and the weld mesh has been sunk below the ground. They dug out a trench all round and dropped the weld mesh in. There is also a row of bricks on the far side, a huge, deep, beam at the end and the concrete path on the near side.

Tomorrow the roof will go on then they will make the openings to join it up. At the weekend my husband and I will put the dividing wire fence inside and my husband will make a gate between the two areas. We are finishing the more manageable jobs ourselves to save money.

Once this is done we can put in perches and shrubs and any other bits to finish it off.

As soon as the roof is on and the openings are made the girls can go in and explore. They will have lots of new soil to scratch in and will get sun later in the day too.

The guys will return tomorrow afternoon as they have another job to do in the morning.

Sparkle, Honey and Amber all laid today and Amber didn’t struggle. Her egg didn’t have any blood on it again today so I am hopeful, that for now anyway, she is over her problem. Topaz still hasn’t started laying yet. Pepper also laid today.

The girls weren’t too happy about all the banging and sawing today and they spent a lot of time on the patio area staying away from the guys. They will love it though when they get to explore their new space.