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  1. ozexpat

    Getting the flock out of here - a diary of a crazy chicken man

    Greetings Earthlings I am planning a major update over the next few days. First I have to catch up a little. Flying to the Phils on Thursday Dec 22 I will write an update on the flight!
  2. ozexpat

    Getting the flock out of here - a diary of a crazy chicken man

    durian ice cream is fantastic if you carry a ripe durian in your car, the smell will be there for days in the phils people buy when they are in davao. they come on the plane in the cargo and you can always recognize what luggage turnstile is for the davao planes
  3. ozexpat

    Getting the flock out of here - a diary of a crazy chicken man

    While its not the ideal fruit to be locked in a confines space with, its taste is amazing. Why would you not grow it?
  4. ozexpat

    Getting the flock out of here - a diary of a crazy chicken man

    we have a couple of breadfruit trees along with durian. they are quite young still. hopefully they with survive the salt
  5. ozexpat

    Getting the flock out of here - a diary of a crazy chicken man

    Lol There were 2 human kids at the farm. Syrel's family spent the week on the farm.
  6. ozexpat

    Getting the flock out of here - a diary of a crazy chicken man

    welcome to the noobs! Whats pregnant? pig 15 landrace - missed silent estrus x 2 then had full blown cycle. very disappointed so we decided to use Trumpy in an attempt to get her pregnant. we will use import semen on her second litter - due july 24 pig 17 landrace. sired with landrace...
  7. ozexpat

    Getting the flock out of here - a diary of a crazy chicken man

    Here I am again. Our drive to Banff was extraordinary. The Canadian Rockies are amazing. We also saw elk, white tail deer, moose,bighorn sheep and beaver. Inday is now shopping up a storm. I am back at work. Our egg counts are on the rise and suddenly we have quail laying.
  8. ozexpat

    Getting the flock out of here - a diary of a crazy chicken man

    Yes we did sell all of the pigs. We actually kept three gilts and a junior boar. They are 110lbs at 110 days and doing well. We have requests for breeder gilts from the two landrace sows already. I want to bring eggs over but not sure what breeds are available. I do have some employees with...
  9. ozexpat

    Getting the flock out of here - a diary of a crazy chicken man

    I am sitting on highway 95 in northern Idaho. There is a wreck blocking the road a mile up. A good time to catch up. Newcastle disease has been causing havoc for a few month in the Philippines. We thought we missed it but got the tail end. It's just part of life. Syrel has proven to be very...
  10. ozexpat

    Getting the flock out of here - a diary of a crazy chicken man

    Bless me father for I have sinned. It has been a gazillion days since my last confession, and these are my sins: Sorry friends. Life just got away from me. I kept meaning to post but never quite made it before passing out each night.No jail, surgery, kidnappings or other reasonable excuses...
  11. ozexpat

    Getting the flock out of here - a diary of a crazy chicken man

    i pay a whole lot less for feed and labor than you would
  12. ozexpat

    Getting the flock out of here - a diary of a crazy chicken man

    oh heck no for day old chicks i get $4-8. three week olds $7-10.. 2 chickens earn me as much as a sow does over a year, pigs are just cuter and i love the challenge. as long as they pay for themselves my feed bill is 45% chickens 50% pigs 5% goats we use about 1.4 tons per month at $950...
  13. ozexpat

    Getting the flock out of here - a diary of a crazy chicken man

    with new gilts we expect 8-10 piglets, sows 10-14 for fattener type piglets at 7-10 kg we get $53 per piglet and then $2 per kg. market weight is 95kg and we get $200 should we chose to grow. for landrace gilt piglets it $85 at 7-10kg, A 65kg pure landrace gilt will sell for $245 5 sows...
  14. ozexpat

    Getting the flock out of here - a diary of a crazy chicken man

    we have 5 breeding age sows 4 are pregnant. 1 should get serviced this week April 29, may 16 and may 20 are farrowing days it wont be long until we are swimming in piglets the legbar was dropped to lower priority. we will cicle back to her
  15. ozexpat

    Getting the flock out of here - a diary of a crazy chicken man

    Bago is a great location! where are you in the US?
  16. ozexpat

    Getting the flock out of here - a diary of a crazy chicken man

    My life has been a little crazy but I am back! I have settled into Spokane quite nicely. I am staying in a basic suite hotel courtesy of my employer. I have about three months on their dime so I will take advantage of it. Work has been long hours. Its nice to be challenged though. Back on the...
  17. ozexpat

    Getting the flock out of here - a diary of a crazy chicken man

    the tan eggs did not hatch i will ask for more photos
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