On my Mind...Fox Proofing.

On my mind today is something that Rhonda Jean puts on every week and today Flippin' Foxs' is on my mind.  Not actually flipping them though I would like to flip them to the bottom of the river but fox proofing a pen is on my mind. As the pen in question has not had a problem with any fox before we thought that it was alright and safe.  But no...this fox has come up into the yard and dug up my garden and gotten in under the fence and killed 2 of my AussieRocks.  The chooks I get the fertile eggs from.

The bleedin' thing even dug up my Jerusalem Artichokes and I was already starting to worry about those not growing.

Maybe I thought they wouldn't come in this way because we are in the area throughout the day so our people smell would be around, dogs run around this area, it's close to the house...All reasons that mean jack!
I probably made it easier for them as I cleared an area to plant the JA so it is soft plant free area...

So today we will be digging trenches and burying tin to try and stop them digging under again.

I have such a long list of other stuff that I need to get done but that will all be put off until we get this pen sorted.

I will also need to choose a few more chooks to put in with the rooster (*roosters?) as the lone definate chook that is left in there is looking a bit stressed.  As you would I supose if you see/hear your friends getting attacked...


* roosters?   I have 2 big birds in this pen.   One is definatly a rooster and always has been.  The other...it has always been a big bird, part Plymouth Rock, but lately, after 2 years, it has started crowing so I do not know if it is a he or a she.  Maybe it doesn't know itself...

I'm Not Well. Moan, moan and groan....

I'm not well.  And I blame the man.
I had a lovely lunch out last Sunday, nice people, lovely place, saw some whales frolicking off the shore...Well 1 whale that I could tell was a whale but the other thing that was waaayyy out was also a whale or so I was told.  I have no reason to not believe these people who see whales most days at this time of the year.   Pretty cool if you ask me.

Anyway I get home and Hubby pulls in behind me, 2 days early but that's OK.  "Ceptin' he's coughing and spluttering and has been all week poor sod but I have been fighting off the kid I look afters cold for the last 3 weeks and wasn't strong enough for this bugger.  So I'm not well.  Still have to do stuff though and no-one cares but hey, you get that.  

Started on the honey and vinegar and hot lemon drinks right away so I'm actually not too bad, I just like to whinge.   I have more aches and pains that usual so that's a pain (haha) but I'm a big girl and will soldier on.  Thanks for the concern though.

Now out to do another snail patrol.   I thought I had these things more or less under control but there are heaps of small ones out there so need to get on top of them again. 

It's all neverending isn't it but it keeps me off the streets and out of trouble so it's all good.