I reckon we could be 48 hours away from the first chicks hatching. I’m not sure when the start-time actually is, as the hens need to get the eggs to incubating temperature. But anyway, chicks could be arriving by the…

…but not in my workshop! We’ve finished painting most of the inside, just need to wait for the new plaster to dry out before we can finish the painting. On Friday we bought some kitchen units – not for the…

The workshop roof is finished – and looks lovely. If you are wondering where the pics are, you’ll have to wait! I have tidied away my camera charger – and of course taking pictures of a roof aren’t enough of…

The workshop roof is finished now and they’ve knocked out and replastered some of the bad bits inside the workshop and are finishing the outside wall now. They are doing a really good job, it is going to be much…

They are getting on well with the workshop roof, but had to stop this afternoon because of the heat. Manuel’s coming back later to do some more. Yesterday they worked until nearly 9 in the evening. I hadn’t anticipated that,…

These are the lovely nesting boxes that Ian made the chickens And this is where Spot has decided to brood….

The tiles were placed on the roof by a crane. This obviously saved them having to carry them up. As there are 3,000 tiles, this obviously saved a lot of time – and carrying…

Immediately after Manuel and his space suited buddies left, having finished spraying the two roofs, I popped up to grab a couple of snaps. As I stood at the top of the ladder taking the shot across the roof of…

We’re pleased to announce that Manuel and two men from the Atomic Weapons Agency are currently on the roof spraying insulation onto it. This should make it water tight until the tiles are laid which is good news as rain…