clean shed

Oh to be a country dweller! This morning it was like a scene from Huckelberry Finn with Graham making heavy weather out of painting the shed with lime. Here it is drying nicely. lime is quite dangerous if you get it on you as it burns. Graham also put another perch up, see left on picture. This is because there is much squabbling at night when they all try to get their favourite place to perch. Lets hope that solves the problem.
another problem is that the farmers are harvesting like mad, we haven't had any rain for about five weeks, and they disturb all the tiny little black flies. just when Gina and Andrew are coming! There will be many complaints and much moaning!
Just now I heard a strange noise coming from the garden. It was one of the chicks (11 weeks old) making a sort of strangulated squarking sound. Oh god! that means it's going to be a cockerel and it will have to go!