Apple Blossom and Chicken Coop

The warm sunshine has brought out the Apple Blossom, it will look beautiful for a few days until it falls like confetti.  This little tree is in it's third year the Garden.  My Mom and Dad got it for me for a Birthday present.  The variety is 'Greensleeves', my Mom used to sing that to me and my children as a lullaby, it is one of my favourite tunes.  The apples are green, crisp, very fresh and juicy.  I will have to be patient.

I have been doing some dirty jobs in the garden, I have planted lots of vegetable seeds over the past couple of weeks but today was the 'turn' of the compost bins.  Not the most pleasant of tasks.  Good job my Dad came to help empty and turn them.  My Raspberry, blackcurrant and blackberry have all had a nice top dressing of 'Black Gold', rich black compost.  My garden is always very haphazard but it has its little gems.  These Spring Tulips are really cheery;

 The flowers are not the only thing enjoying the sunshine in the garden.  I have popped the Chickens outside in their Brooder with the heat lamp off.  It has been so warm.  They are growing fast and are looking quite scruffy and gawky, in between soft yellow downy feathers and stubby little ginger ones coming through.  They seemed mesmerised to be outside listening to all the sounds, the blackbirds and the pigeons.  Chickens are supposed to have fantastic full colour vision and one of the babies looked in awe as a pigeon flew over.  The first time they saw the concept of birds flying.  I chicken looks in awe when it stretches it's neck to five time its normal size, stands stock still and stares!  lol.

Scruffy Babies, very very cute tail feathers!

The chicken coop arrived today, I have been excited waiting for it to arrive.  It arrived in 'Flat pack' form.  I bought it for a good price from good old e-bay.  It also has a set of waterproof covers that I thought may come in handy if we have another really cold winter like the last.  I pride myself  on my flatpack expertese and have many a cupboard and wardrobe door on the wonk to prove it!  I built this by myself with my six year old supervising.  The hardest part was when I lost a tiny nut and bolt in the grass but after sitting and searching I did eventually find it.


My six year old son said he wishes he was a chicken, he wants to live in there!  It could be arranged.