It has been a while since our last update. The end of Winter was fairly tranquil, with rain and frost discouraging most outdoor work which wasn't strictly necessary, and the inception of Spring has brought the opportunity to catch up with a lot of important work.
Today we set to work in earnest, gathering hundreds of pounds of concrete and hay, as well as eighty pounds of bird pellets and three galvanised gates. The gates and the concrete will go to building paddocks for the sheep.
We built an experimental space for the birds to nest, out of five bales of straw laid out like a capital E, covered with a tarpaulin which was then pinned to the ground through its grommets by tent stakes.
Today, during our work, we found that Double Nickel had died. It appears that she died of heart failure - there was no sign of violence, predation nor overt signs of disease. We butchered here but we shall wait until we hear from the USDA whether they wish us to deliver any part of her for testing. If we are given the all clear, we shall not waste her.
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