Holy moly; I don't check for two days and 178 posts!! Finally waded through them all.
Been a stressful few days because we've had a garden invasion THREE times in 10 days. :| I think it was the same person; they broke into shed twice, stole a cage of aviary birds the first time, and then second time they pulled out a nest box from the aviary, squished the bird inside and just threw it on the floor. Why are people so evil?! As a result I'm a bit stressed about the chickens. They busted open the padlock on the coop but none of the hens or roos were harmed or taken - but I'm fearful it'll happen again.
I've bought a travel crate and I now bring my 'posh' hens - d'anvers, polands and silkie - in at night. It's getting dark here around 4pm now. :/ The four layers and the two poland roos will have to take their chances. Garden alarm system coming today; I HOPE it won't actually be required and we'll be left alone!
BUT - the good news - checked incubator today on day 12, and though only three of the 12 silkie eggs I bought were fertile, all the embryo's are still going.
Holy moly; I don't check for two days and 178 posts!! Finally waded through them all.
Been a stressful few days because we've had a garden invasion THREE times in 10 days. :| I think it was the same person; they broke into shed twice, stole a cage of aviary birds the first time, and then second time they pulled out a nest box from the aviary, squished the bird inside and just threw it on the floor. Why are people so evil?! As a result I'm a bit stressed about the chickens. They busted open the padlock on the coop but none of the hens or roos were harmed or taken - but I'm fearful it'll happen again.
I've bought a travel crate and I now bring my 'posh' hens - d'anvers, polands and silkie - in at night. It's getting dark here around 4pm now. :/ The four layers and the two poland roos will have to take their chances. Garden alarm system coming today; I HOPE it won't actually be required and we'll be left alone!
BUT - the good news - checked incubator today on day 12, and though only three of the 12 silkie eggs I bought were fertile, all the embryo's are still going.
Thanks @Saris and @RubyNala97 ; it's really horrible to think someone's out there - just metres from where we're watching TV and they could mess with our chooks!
and each family member chose a hen we wanted a baby from. So we have 6 in there. They are all covered by our silver laced Wyandotte rooster. So there's a slw egg, 2 barred rocks eggs (Chicks should be black sex-links), 2 Easter eggers eggers, and a black sex link's egg. Should be a fun mix! 
