Building a new chicken run up the top of the garden, for my 2 hens. Had always planned to have a large run up there for them, but things have got a bit more urgent and the designs have had to be altered slightly because of the threat of bird flu http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/quick_guides/05/health_bird_flu/html/1.stm

Personally I think (and very much hope) that it has been blown out of all proportions by the media, but I've got to be sensible, for the sake of me and Lisa, our neighbours and of course, the hens.

So the new plans for the run is that it will be able to incorporate a roof, if needs be. This should stop wild birds pooing in the run, which should stop the threat of the flu.

The material arrived last week and myself and Lisa's dad spent a couple of hours carrying 36 planks of 3x2x12 wood, 12 bags of sand, 3 bags of cement and 40 breeze blocks through the house and up to the top of the garden!

Since then we've been clearing the area and digging the footings. Lisa's dad is going to start laying them today hopefully.