MaryJanet

Hey! I only just saw this message. BYC's alerts are a bit unreliable. Sorry.

March 14... I think it was a bit windy a few weeks back. Was he here for work?

Seeing his family before heading north on the prawn trawlers. Doing a 10 week season & then He'll be back your way.

Yep, all good. Both chooks eating well now and producing nice big eggs. Had a bit of rain last night and Sunday morning, very odd for January down here. How are things on the island?

Fantastic thanks how are yours?

All good! Enjoying their new pellets and giving an egg most days. Did you manage to sell any of your pullets?

Actually yes. I have sold them ALL including roosters.

It was ridiculously hot. I got the coop mister started around 8.30am so by the time it was in the mid 40s, the chooks were in the mid 30s - It knocks about 10 degrees off. So they were hot but surviving. I also iced the water supply and put esky blocks in the nest box, which Mary decided to sit on for a few hours. I heard of one backyarder who lost all their chooks, poor little things.

How are your birds doing @Ribh ? All good?

I lost a bird while I was away. She wasn't there when DH went to lock up the coop & she didn't come when He called. We looked & looked for her. I think she hid in a broody trance & it has been super hot here too. She would have dehydrated pretty quickly but I don't think she suffered. I did eventually find her body & buried her. She was just lying quite peacefully. No sign of predation. She was a sweetie

Hello

Thank you Alexa, same to you :-)