Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

[Happy Flock]

Congrats Chook, you are having a great hatch. You will be even more overrun with chickens.

Mum teaching them to roost already.

So cute!

 

[Happy Flock]

Bubbies are 6 weeks old today ........

They look like pompoms! Adorable.

 

[appps]

Well we had an awful day yesterday. One of the doves I was babysitting had a sort of seizure in front of my daughter and dropped dead. Poor kid was a bit traumatized to put it nicely.

It had been fine earlier, even escaped with the other one a few times to go on big explores round the house and we had had to keep popping them back in their little run. Just before leaving for town I noticed it was sitting quite droopy on the perch then on the floor then I was in shopping and got a phone call from hubby to say it had just died.

Its a horrid feeling to have a pet you are caring for die. I'm dreading telling my sister.

 

[SandeeC]

Oh no Appps How horrible But unfortunately these things to happen.
I lost a friends budgie a couple of months ago while she was in hospital
We held a funeral service for him in the back yard, son lit a candle as well for him.
Hope your little girl is ok x

 

[appps]

Thanks. She had a bit of trouble getting to sleep last night. Hard not to see it when you close your eyes I guess.

 

[rexy]

Sorry Appps. Its always horrible to lose someone else's pet.

Things are getting a little ridiculous around here.

 

[SydneyChickens]

Awww apps that's horrible poor little Dove and your poor daughter hope she gets some better rest soon and your sister will understand I'm sure

 

[Zerinala]

Hi all. Just thought I'd post some new pics of the chicks I hatched. Now almost 3 weeks old.

 

[appps]

Awww how cute
What were they again? Those last 3 remind me of faverolle chicks and that grey one is going to be cute with its puffy head.

 

[Zerinala]

The first 6 hatched from Araucana Eggs, but the woman I got them from said they could be either pure or mixed. The 6th one I'm pretty sure is an Araucana X Blue Barnevelder. The last 2 Hatched from Barnevelder Eggs and are probably crossed with Speckled Sussex.