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    46C/114.8F!! Keeping them cool...

    Hi all. We are sweltering through a heatwave this week in South Australia. It's the coolest day this week today - currently 40.8C/104.5F here at 2pm, so will go up a few degrees celcius before the day is out. Due to hit 46/114.8F on Friday. We had a couple of days like this last year and we...
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    Breed/Sex?

    Hi all. My three boys recently incubated/hatched these three - we were told they are Easter Eggers, does their colourings fit with this? They are still very young. I've done alot of reading around genders and I've had suspicions on them. We can't keep roos in our area, so they'll go to a...
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    Managing Extreme Heat & Chooks - 104 degrees+ for the next 4 days!

    Hi all, We're over in sunny Adelaide here - where it is over 104 degrees (over 40 degrees celcius) for the next 4 days!! It was just over 100 (38 degrees celcius) yesterday too. This is CRAZY weather for this time of year. I have my dogs and birds inside and usually manage the heat with my...
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    First Duck Hatch - Please help me 'sit on my hands'

    Hi all, My almost-4-year-old and I are hatching Indian Runners at the moment - just 5 eggs. We're at day 28 today and ALL have pipped. We're used to hatching chicks, this is our first go at ducks. We have one of those cheap 10-egg Chinese incubators - we have wet sponges in there to help...
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    Our First Hatch - Advice needed for Spraddle Legs & Curled Toes

    Hi all, We tried out our new incubator, never incubated before. Hatch Day was yesterday. This little one was 'born' around lunch time today (it's now 8.30pm where we are). It had huge issues getting out of it's shell. It made very little progress over 24 hours and the membrane that was exposed...
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    Australian Suburban Chicken Run - Tips needed for Summer

    Hi everyone! I was wondering if the more experienced chicken lovers could lend me a hand with tips/ideas, etc about keeping our Coop/Run cool in summer. We have had chickens since Jan. They were 6 - 10 weeks old back then and I kept them inside until the hot spell was over. We live in...
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    Advice on Cleaning/Keeping them Happy?

    Hi all, Ive been reading through alot of the cleaning threads and finding them helpful - thank you. We're new to chooks - had them since Jan this year. I only have a small number of chooks in a suburban backyard. We have 4 pullets at the moment - and Im quite happy with that number. We have an...
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    Sexing - Our brood (SL Wyandotte & 2 Australorps)

    Hi all! I'm new to chickens, so new to sexing too. Just want to run my three past the expert eyes here. We're planning to visit the farm on Monday to swap our Wyandotte. I can't get the photo to turn - eeeep! So I apologise for the sore crooked necks! Our SL Wyandotte has turned out a roo...
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    Silver Laced Wyandotte - Male or Female?

    We are *very* new to chickens, have had our 3 for only 4 weeks now. We have one SL Wyandotte, approx 12 weeks old. 'She' was bought from a breeder who was sure she is a she. After seeing a friend's Wyandotte, who is a similar age, I'm not so sure Mrs Chicken is actually a Mrs! 'She' is...
  10. NewAussieChook

    Hello!

    Hello from Adelaide, Australia! Im Megan. We have just recently finished our first coop and purchased some darling little chooks! This forum has been so helpful already, so I thought Id join up! I look forward to learning more about chickens! Our almost-2-year-old is LOVING having chickens!
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