Posts by Gold Coaster

Hello everyone, There have been new developments regarding the ACCC and the proposed Egg Standards Australia. The first time I mentioned this topic, it was regarding changes to Free Range Eggs. This time, we need to write in...

Quote: Originally Posted by qldchook  Hi from Cairns, anyone else from QLD?  16 chooks, all different breeds.   Hello Qldchook,   Welcome! I'm from the Gold Coast.   I have six...

Quote: Originally Posted by jackscrap Just found this thread after posting in the 'introduce yourself' thread. I'm originally from Queensland but have been living in Melbourne for the last 20+ years. I am so over all the...

Hello Duckyfromoz,   Your interview with your daughter about raising ducks, sounds like it will make for an interesting read in Australasian Poultry. I only have chickens myself, but I'm curious to learn more about...

Quote: Originally Posted by duckyfromoz  I have seen some of the footage...  it doesnt matter if its hear in Oz in January....  or somewhere else it always heartbreaking to see the horrible images-...

Hello Chicken Mummy,   Welcome to the BYC!   I too reside on the Gold Coast and I know of an Avian Vet who resides in Currumbin Valley. I once brought one of my hens to him who was feeling quite under the weather and...

Hello Satay and DuckyfromOz,   Thank you for the compliments. It’s green everywhere around here because it rains a lot. I noticed that it rains more here in the mountains than closer to the coast. Not sure why. I’ve been told...

Hello Rachel,   I agree wholeheartedly. There is no question that growing your own poultry and/or veggies is the best way to go and whenever possible people should do it. Unfortunately, some people don’t have the space or time...

Hello Satay,   Oh I knew that Superbutcher don't raise the chickens. I went to see them a couple of times but they are far from us, so I prefer to go to my local butcher. I heard that Superbutcher went into...

Hello Satay,   Thank you for your support and for writing in to the ACCC.  I think that we need to do something about this, otherwise these laws will come to pass. As you well know the government is more prone to bow to...