Beating the mud

All this desperately wet weather has meant a very worn and muddy area in front of the gate to the Hen Pen  and also to their pole house.  Time for action.  Having thought we could reduce the soil level in the hen pen and cover with a deeper layer of wood chop, Chris came up with a much better idea!  Stepping stones from the gate to the house for hens from concrete slabs reclaimed from the back of the garage. Neither of us are lovers of concrete slabs but we figured that they're good enough for chickens.  The girls of course, relished all this activity and made nuisances of themselves rushing in for worms every time the soil or wood chip was disturbed.  Outside the gate, we did steal 3 York flag stones to replace the muddy worn patch outside the Henclosure.  If only we could have just a few days without rain!