I was a bit disappointed when the bag of home-made compost that I left in the grow dome turned out to have a huge ants nests in it - but the chickens weren't. It's rather therapeutic to watch the ants scurrying around, trying to avoid being pecked up. Princess Layer is better at ant eating than Hen Solo, too, so it's nice to see her enjoying something without too much interference.



Whilst they were enjoying their treat, I dragged another bag of compost up to the grow dome and planted up my two watermelon seedlings. I don't know if they will come to anything - probably not if the sun doesn't come out soon - but they're pretty plants.