We're Moving!!

What?!?
Yes, we are moving from the Adelaide foothills to the Adelaide Hills proper! About a 20 min drive away from our current place.

Our new place has 5 acres of land for lots more chickens! Unfortunately, foxes are well known up in that region, so we'll have to keep them in a large run. There is an old chicken coop there, but it will have to be disinfected and probably bug bombed before we move ours in. Also noticed that there were no roosts in that coop, so will have to put that up. Plus digging footings for the new fence to make it fox proof and to give them an outdoor area to run around in.

It will be exciting and a lot of work. We can't move in properly until the chicken palace is ready, so it will be hard work getting that ready quickly.

We will also have to see how the boys handle the car ride and the new place. I hope they settle in without too much hassle.

We start moving next week! Keys in my hand on Tuesday, provided all goes well.



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