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    Dominique Thread!

    Hi Jewls819 these are beautiful pictures and I envy you as we do not have the Dominique breed down under but fortunately we do have the rocks by the way my eldest daughter is named Julie but called Jewls
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    D/B Plymouth Rock 7 week old chicks

    Thank you all for the welcomes, I had 10 eggs set in the incubator but broke one yesterday while adding water still kicking myself but I guess every thing in life is a learning curve even at my age of 74 but loving my chooks am now going fox calling to settle a score oldbird1.
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    D/B Plymouth Rock 7 week old chicks

    Hi and sorry for the 12 month delay but thank you for the welcome, have just started incubating 10 Rock eggs yesterday to replace my previous rock stock due to a bl---- fox got in and killed all but 1 rooster and they were beautiful birds only consolation got the fox and 2 of his sidekicks oldbird1
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    dark barred plymouth rocks

    Hi Unicornmaid I will split my pair of chicks if your interested just ring 42294710 and we can make arraignments cheers Bas.
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    dark barred plymouth rocks

    Hi Unicornmaid I have just recently sent my flock of D/B P/Rocks 2 roosters and 7 laying pullets up to my son living in Mudgee who was going to breed them as I cant keep Roosters in town but 2 weeks ago a blo--y fox got in the coop and killed all but for 1 Rooster so we have to start again...
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    FERMENTED FEEDS...anyone using them?

    Hi Linda B220 what I call milo is a grain about the size of hundreds and thousands and is chocolate brown in colour and grows similar to wheat but with a lot bigger grain head is not grown here in Australia as much as in the 1950 era oldbird1.
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    FERMENTED FEEDS...anyone using them?

    Hi Linda B220 I only use cracked corn and normally feed it to my chickens a round the 16 week old range but I do feed them milo seed from around the 12 week old when I can get it and they really tuck into that cheers oldbird1.
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    FERMENTED FEEDS...anyone using them?

    Hi Flock Master you have hit the nail on the head BIOFUEL, but I did try it myself first before feeding it to the chooks many years ago and it's really pretty good tasting my Plymouth Rocks Light Sussex and Road Island Reds are out there pecking at it now oldbird1.
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    Dominique Thread!

    Hi chicken obsessed I have still got a few irons in the fire but I originally am from Queensland and both my wife's and my family's live up there and the call for Dominique's is doing the rounds and yes there is a big Araucana following in Australia cheers oldbird1.
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    Dominique Thread!

    Thanks Yakima Kid for that was thinking on these lines but a bit closer a long chance is New Zealand which I am trying to find some information, England is around 24 hours flight time I think, this has really turned into a project but with all the poultry lovers out there it's an enjoyable...
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    Dominique Thread!

    Hi Just Hatched yes the Orpingtons have a great following here but I have never bred them maybe a thought for the future oldbird1
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    FERMENTED FEEDS...anyone using them?

    I have been fermenting corn for a great number of years wont say what for but I dump the used product about half a bucket in the garden up the back yard and when I let the chooks out of an evening they make a dive to that spot keeps the birds on the wing happy also they really like it oldbird1.
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    Dominique Thread!

    Thanks mate yes we do have some great poultry here and I have always had Australorps as did my dad and my son plus other breeds but never showed, am 74 now so thought it's time I got serious and was reading a poultry magazine and it had a great article about Dominique's not realizing they...
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    Dominique Thread!

    Hi I am from Wollongong NSW Australia and would like to breed Dominique's so I have a problem as the breed doesn't exist in Australia or so I have been told over and over again also I don't think it possible to import from America with our Quarantine So possibly an Aussie reading this just...
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    Mash, Pellets or Crumbles? Poll!

    Hi my feeding is staggered 4 to 1 which is 4 bags pellets to 1 bag grain which is cracked corn, wheat and milo biggest percentage being corn I also add sunflower seed when I fill my garden with sunflowers also have to watch the Cockatoo's and Parrots as they also love them but works out 4 months...
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