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Thank you Fancychooklady and sjturner79 for your replies. I will implement them 2morro

Hi Everyone, Here I am with another S.O.S.... One of our 3/4 leghorn hens has been broody for about 3 weeks or so. She had 4 days in the broody cage and went straight back onto everyone's eggs. The last week she has been in the smaller coop with straw but no eggs (I didn't put her back in the...

Annibeeand Sjturner79 thanks for your replies. Good to know that it's ok to feed them meat scraps. I usually only give them low fat and no salt (basically only the food I would feed to my family). Welcome to BYC emelie! Lots of folk here with good advice:welcome

Hi everyone, Good news to share chicken who had fly strike now healed. Pic of her poor bum 3weeks ago After washing her I went to the breeder up the road who sold me this product to sprinkle on the fly strike area She said a with holding period of 10 days on the eggs, but I am wondering if it...

Thank you. Good advice, will do!

Not sure if she is laying, will find out now as she is in quarantine with her own little coop. Thank you for your reply. Will get some of the recommended wormer from the local produce store

Hi Eveyone, Haven't been on BYC for ages. It's been a long busy year, starting with my mum breaking her back and it sort of went down hill from there :( I hope one of you can help me. The last month or so I have been flat out and haven't had much time to spend with the chooks except to feed...

Absolutely! and I also feel more benevolent towards the fluff head who insists on laying there

Hi Everyone You all chat up a storm and I can't keep up with all the posts (busy time of year for us yr 1 tchrs! Only get a chance to peek at BYC very week or so) so just done a quick glance thru. Enjoyed seeing all the cookie pics and reading about their antics! I mentioned a week or so ago...

Hey Apps Good to hear that the bunnings compost bin metal panels are working for u! It was me thatentitled them a while back. They are gr8 for our property as the ground is Clay so once in the ground stakes are stuck like concrete. The panels are just so portable and easy to move for mowing...

Hi Everyone, haven't been on BYC for ages so have only scanned the last page. Welcome to any newcomers! Satayso sad to hear about Zeus Apps hope Carl continues to get better. Teila we now have crows too! The magpies that kept them away are gone and the crows have moved in. I will be keeping...

The fire we saw yesterday frm Mandurah has now wiped out the small country town of Yarloop. 95 homes burnt down only 15 left. 58,000 hectares burnt and still out of control and spreading.My heart goes out to all those affected by the fire. More fires have started in the southern Perth suburbs...

Chickens are such individuals - what some dislike, others like. We got most of our chicken rearing/keeping advice from a book by Jackie French, an old bloke up the road and this thread.

When they hav their wings out and beaks parTed I hose them down with water. They hate it but it sure does cool them down.

Hi Everyone, Have been away on holiday down south in Mandurah/Ravenswood for the last week so hav only read last page on BYC. Teila so glad ur cat is ok! My heart raced as u described what happened! Fancychooklady hope the foaling goes well. Chicken-clucky congrats on the eggs. Deej211 so...

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So sorry to hear u lost him!

Hope everyone had a lovely Christmas day! Weather her in Perth has been mild but it's predicted to be scorching for the rest of the week. Had to cancel our boxing day outing to the beach as the youngest has a vomiting bug. So sad to hear of the fires and loss of homes in Victoria :(. We had a...

Love that Trifle Teila! Bummer about your dishwasher Apps dishwashers ARE a girl's best friend! Fingers crossed a new one comes ur way soon.