Garlic chooks

Whoopee !
Just thought I'd start the entry with a big intro....coz that's about as exciting as it gets .
The chooks are being "garlic-ed" at the moment.
No I'm not pre-seasoning them,it's a natural food for worming them.
Except now the chooks'yard smells like a mad pizza chefs dungeon.
The magpies are rather partial to a little garlic although the mynah birds find it a bit strong ...sad and sorry sight of a mynah bird guzzling into chook food only to stop mid-gulp and throw itself into the water bowl.
Thankfully I wasn't forced to give it mouth-to-beak(sheesh after all THAT garlic I'd be knocked out !).
Have covered the vegie patch with shade cloth,to diminish the heat and the evaporation from the soil.
Also have sunk tins with holes in them into the soil surrounding the vegies,so that the water gets straight to the roots,rather than sit on the top 5 mm of soil.Much more efficient and water saving.
No rain on the radar til next week.
Total fire ban tomorrow.
Bushfires everywhere.
If anyone knows the secret of the rain dance,please don't feel shy ,we won't spin the mirror ball if it puts you off...although we can play "It's raining men","Here comes the rain again","Purple rain","I love a rainy night","Blue eyes crying in the rain","Bring on the rain","Buckets of rain", or any rain song of your choice to get you in the mood.