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    Our introduction to keeping chickens, the high's, the lows and pics of our journey.

    Hahahaha, that is awesome! Will be sending that back to FB thanks!
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    Our introduction to keeping chickens, the high's, the lows and pics of our journey.

    I actually followed through with some pictures! Baby our Araucana with our LS's, Sunny and Cleo, great big girls! Marrie the maran and Amy the SPW Sal the Salmon Fav, beautiful natured girl The Rock sisters are still here, both have chilled out, can even pat them when on the nst now...
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    Our introduction to keeping chickens, the high's, the lows and pics of our journey.

    Hi Inmillity (and vehve!) Yes I still drop in regularly, just don't post very much. I know I keep saying it, but I really should get some update pics! I might wander off now and try grab some on the phone to upload later tonight.
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    Getting the flock out of here - a diary of a crazy chicken man

    Hey Oz, I was 70 pages behind...took some catching up last night! I am super happy to read that you are still on track (although have had more than your fair share of employment issues) Hope the new guys work out for you. How did you fair after the trade show display, did I miss the...
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    Our introduction to keeping chickens, the high's, the lows and pics of our journey.

    It's like we are wired the same! The breeder said to wait until she is 10 months before any regulated leash running, and that can only be short 'training her to run on a loose leash' runs, nothing remotely long until after 12 months. The breeder was happy that we are active but stressed that...
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    Our introduction to keeping chickens, the high's, the lows and pics of our journey.

    Thanks! Maybe try this link? Not sure if I am sharing the correct link. http://benzilla80.tumblr.com/post/130065707710/***-100-miler Thanks for the interest. A year ago today we hatched out last birds, (thanks Facebook for the reminder!) Since then we got some day olds but they are all grown...
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    Our introduction to keeping chickens, the high's, the lows and pics of our journey.

    Hi Felix, Sorry to let you all down with the posts. Life has just been ticking away nicely, so I have not been posting very much although I do check in every day or two. The flock is going well, we have had5 broodies this season, currently have three sitting on nothing. We are not planning...
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    Our introduction to keeping chickens, the high's, the lows and pics of our journey.

    Hi Scott, I am still floating about mate, just not as often as I used too. All the little ladies are doing great, just about everyone is back to laying. Twice this week we have had 12 eggs, never had that before! And to top if off pretty much every one of them is different, which is pretty...
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    Our introduction to keeping chickens, the high's, the lows and pics of our journey.

    Great to hear from you Lisa! I think ours took so long due to the amount of shade they have down there, being winter there was even less light. A few days of sunshine and a trim of the three vines and we are up to 6 eggs today, and two didn't lay. (Still only had a max of 6 in one day) The...
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    Our introduction to keeping chickens, the high's, the lows and pics of our journey.

    Thanks guys, happy to be back in production. Our little Maran is doing a good job on the colour front too!
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    Our introduction to keeping chickens, the high's, the lows and pics of our journey.

    I have been trying to post pics from my phone again without much luck. For now, you are going to have to use your imagination! Today, Curly our BV laid an EGG! First egg in about 3 months, nice size and made me all excited hahaha
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    Getting the flock out of here - a diary of a crazy chicken man

    I was over 100 pages behind.....took some reading to get back on track. Much has happened but I have to sing praise to the success of the oinkers and a long awaited congratulations on the Legbars.....long time coming with those chicks.
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    Our introduction to keeping chickens, the high's, the lows and pics of our journey.

    We are too, they slowed down one at a time until we were getting one egg a day, then that one stopped and not seen one since. The Rocks are nice and red in the face again, looks like they will be first to visit the nest. We have them on quality feed, as well as free ranging and occasional...
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    Our introduction to keeping chickens, the high's, the lows and pics of our journey.

    Hahahaha, I have 5 in the making, but I think they are still a number of weeks away yet. The rate we are going though, they might start laying before the rest of the flock come back online. Winter here is surely slowing things down.
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    Our introduction to keeping chickens, the high's, the lows and pics of our journey.

    Hi Kusanar, Amazingly, you are right. While horses and other animals are faster, humans are better over long distances. In fact, we are the best in the world at covering long distance. Science has us as the best evolved (religious beliefs aside) at travel. We have certain traits built into our...
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    Our introduction to keeping chickens, the high's, the lows and pics of our journey.

    Thats 168 km...are you CRAZY! hahaha The 100 miles came from a famous race in the US, where men rode horses 100 miles though the mountains, one rider's horse pulled up lame before the race and said "Heck, I will run it on foot" He certainly didn't win, but he didn't come last either. Both race...
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    Our introduction to keeping chickens, the high's, the lows and pics of our journey.

    She's not perfect but we adore her all the same.
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    Our introduction to keeping chickens, the high's, the lows and pics of our journey.

    HI Team, Sorry, been pretty slack! Firstly, the good news and then nothing, as there is only good news really! We still have the 5 pullets in the grow out pen, just about finished the last of the pullet grower feed I have before swapping over to layer feed. I don't expect them to be laying...
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