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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    It might only be a few days off winter solstice but we got our first egg in the weekend just gone. The chooks are probably about 35 weeks old and this came from Blackie, who I'm guessing is an orpington/sussex cross. We've had three eggs this week and two other girls are squatting and hopefully...
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    Any New Zealanders?

    Wow, that's awesome! I can't wait until we start getting eggs! I think all bar one of ours are sleeping on the roost now, rather than in the nesting boxes, and a couple of them have their combs getting larger and more red.
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    Any New Zealanders?

    I think my chooks are about the same age of yours, so when I said "just about to hit POL" I was being very optimistic.
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    Any New Zealanders?

    I have been thinking about chooks for a long time, it just took a while longer to convince the husband that it was a good idea! I have a friend with chooks and when she got some fertilised eggs for her broody hens to hatch, the timing just worked out. My boys are great with them and have lots of...
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    Any New Zealanders?

    Hi from Rotorua. Four pullets here, just about to hit POL. It's our first time with chooks, it's a lot of fun and great for our kids.
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    Editing my profile? What do these options actually mean?

    Thanks. I was confused as I couldn't find anything in the FAQ about that.
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    What's your Coop look like????????

    That's so cute. Love the seats for the humans on the porch!
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    Editing my profile? What do these options actually mean?

    I get that but what about the "my coop" option? What is that?
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    Converted dog pens

    Fantastic. We are trying to use as many things recycled as possible, including a recycled dog kennel and leftover bits and bobs for shelter etc. It kind of fits with the theme of stuff I get for our house too, recycled, old, vintage and re-furnished.
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    Starting a flock with a prey-driven dog as a pet.

    I have to agree with Going Quackers there. I think there are just some dogs that you will never be able to trust with the chickens though, even with really good training. My husband is brilliant with training very difficult dogs but we still have to be realistic about our dog. He's a mix of...
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    Hi from New Zealand

    I got varying advice each time I rang the council so we did what we could within that advice and hope for the best for the bits that don't fit. We're lucky that where we live we're not surrounded by houses, so the spot they are in should not bother anyone. Each District Council seems to have...
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    Hi from New Zealand

    Thanks to you all for the warm welcome. :-)
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    Hi from New Zealand

    Thanks. I've just this evening sent a couple of photos to the supplier I've bought the feeders off, and they're 98% sure it is a female, so I'm hopeful. I'm keen to figure out some of the cross-breeds, so as they develop I'll post some photos. I think the two white ones are leghorn crosses, so...
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    Starting a flock with a prey-driven dog as a pet.

    I'm interested to see some advice to this one. Our dog obviously would love to eat our new chooks, and we're doing some pretty tough love training with him. I don't think we'll ever get to the point of trusting him with them, so they'll only free-range a bit if he's tied up, but we will keep...
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    Hi from New Zealand

    Kia ora! We're just beginning our journey into being chicken obsessed. We've built a run according to what I understand are our local rules, and have re-purposed an old solid dog kennel as the run. We will get the roosts done soon, but they chickens are too small to use a roosting bar yet...
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