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panting yes, they pant all the time and that doesn't bother me, but I have noticed a distinct correlation between temperature and bodily response by my Australorp cross (went temp reaches 42-46). Heat stress symptoms in this one girl becomes a deep throaty gurgling pant that wracks the body and...

Thanks Appps, her gurgling raspy breath eased to a pant and I finally managed to get her to take a few mouth fulls of cold yoghurt. As long as there are no secondary effects from heat stroke I think she made a narrow escape Thank goodness for the cool change (and air conditioning) I'm glad I...

42 in my yard and I think my sussex x Australorp may not survive this one :( I have her in a box in the air con after finding her with excessive panting wracking her whole body, refusing to eat or drink cold treats even yogurt which is one of her faves. Fingers crossed, hang in there blackie

Yee Ha, thats an awesome christmas pressie! Wish I was half as lucky :)

Backyard temp here in the shade has easily tipped 40-44 last 2 weeks and all girls survived, but yea like I said Im not sure what margin of survival my black girl had - it looked close when her panting turned into a throaty growling sound

I live in Yass (nth of Canberra) and had similar fears for my girls, mostly my black feathered sussex australorp cross. A colleagues chooks dropped dead from the heat which didnt help my fears. I think I'll try your frozen water bottle trick though. I have been giving them chilled yogurt water...

Dito, undercover. My neighbour gave me a rooster as a welcome to the neighbourhood gift, not keen to see him go but i suspect i could bribe my council into letting me keep him (based on their recent rulings and previous evidence from Australian council corruption investigations).

I notice a few kelpies, collies and healers here, what are your opinions on the best dog breed to have with chooks. I am looking into dog breeds for the new year, I have a small yard but would keen to walk him/her daily so keen to hear peoples opinions.

Did you find a broody hen replacement?

Indeed Merry Chickmas all. I'm glad you reposted that pic Ducky as I wasn't with BYC last year and would have missed out :)

I cant wait to hear how it goes! I love back yard experiments!

Lol thats hilarious! I had a pair of lorikeets and the male (we called him romeo) had the same attraction to hands. My cockateil would make love to a stick in front of the mirror, and my chooks are normal. Good luck making the final selection to keep with Ollie ;)

Hi Fellow Ozzies, I'm a new chook to the forum living in Yass Valley (Canberra area). My husband calls me the bird whisperer but after reading through a heap of threads on here I think I have a long way to go to truly live up to that name lol. I love all things animal (land, sea, and air)...