Posts by Ashburnham

Quote: Originally Posted by cluckcluckluke  So your best roo is your "A" team and second best is "B" team? How close is your next roo to maturing? Providing some hatch on Monday- 6 months.

He was my second best BR rooster. It's just very annoying - will have to wait for another roo to mature now.

Quote: Originally Posted by aoxa  That's my father's name :D  Oh?  Is your father from Ferndale Victoria?   I know Jim has got a lot of kids!  lol

How about a prize for the 60,00th viewer<? A golf bag full of US eggs?   I would love some!  lol

Quote: Originally Posted by Pent  Its a matter of opinion. The 8 week debate was for the layer feed, not the human food. You can give them scraps from a fairly early age, I'd wait until they are feathering out a fair...

Well- bad news all round tonight.   My two pen Barred Rock breeding program has suffered a major set back. I came home tonight and found my "B" Team rooster lying dead in the yard.   No sign of injury, and no...

Quote: Originally Posted by satay  Thanks Sam I will do that. Good idea- I keep 3 large fruit juice bottles in the brooder - gives them an extra hour or two of life hopefully.

Quote: Originally Posted by kat79  Cluckcluck luck: She doesn't bring anything up .... But it was just that once and she has never done it before...to better describe it she looked like a roo trying to crow, if that...

Well I guess we will have to agree to disagree on that one, matey!

Nope - 8 weeks only. They are free ranging and get grain in the afternoons.   they will eat "human food" anytime after the first couple of weeks- they are omnivores like us.