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Quote: Thanks! They are still setting this morning so it seems that we did the right thing. I hope that the water didn't damage the eggs. The rains stopped before bedtime so there was no need to signal to the smugglers. All is well this morning. The flock has been chasing after one that had...

Quote: Yes, thanks for asking. They are both settled permanently on their nests now so I guess the laying has finished and the setting has started. We moved first the nest that the hen had left for a walkabout. Then we moved the other one with the hen and let her resettle. The first hen was...

Well, I can't do much more now other than leave things to dry fully. The big coop is cleaned and the eggs with the broodies are back in there. The smaller coop is clear of rice husks but will take some time to dry. Also, the gazebo is de-pooped after being used as a refugee camp last night...

Quote: Thank you! I'll happily share pics. of the clean up! The lovely morning sunshine has suddenly disappeared so I think that I had better get out there and start right now!

Quote: I see now. Thanks Jenski. I can modify that for the turkeys. The new coop will be about 20' by 10' so there will be room for 'safe' areas when we get hit again. The heat here means that a 10'+ high straw roof (like old English thatched cottages) is the way to go so we shall have plenty...

It's a different world out there this morning! Late last evening we noticed, to our surprise and delight, that the 18" of water had already largely gone and the rain stopped completely at about 10.00pm. This morning at 6.00am the lake was full to the brim but the lower land has no more standing...

Quote: I like that! The floor seems to be the ground along the lines of my future plan. How do you keep the birds safe from falling into flood water from their perches?

Quote: The regular pattern in the rainy season here, and one that you can plan around, is a daily 30 minute or one hour heavy storm with thunder and lightning to frighten the pants off the gods. The nearest equivalent that I have experienced in the US was while we were on vacation in Florida...

The rain has suddenly eased to a light drizzle so we went out with a torch to look around. The causeway to the gazebo is still visible but the lake is as full as it can get. Also, land has appeared where there was only water a short time ago. So, the chances are that the level will be well down...

Quote: Could you maybe put the clay in the ditches? If that cracks no problem? And put sand/gravel around the coops? I donno if that would work at all but... maybe? Also, coops on stilts GOOD idea. Mine is and thank goodness as when we've gotten the non-stop rain our yard is one big...

Quote: Come the dry weather we might be able to get enough people together to try that. The smaller one will lift but the other is heavy. The local method might be to use a JCB shovel to lift eucalyptus poles put underneath it - It's already a few inches off the ground. A problem will be the...

Quote: Thanks, Stevo, that's the sort of thing I need to find to prevent the ditches from filling with earth. The problem here is that there is little sophistication in such things! Concrete pipe is easy enough to find but only with one hole at each end! Large diameter plastic pipe is never to...

The rainy season here is due to end in a few weeks' time and, to be frank, it can't be over soon enough for me. We have little trouble on our land because about two thirds of it is raised but this evening's storm was something beyond the norm. At about 4.00pm I thought about cleaning the coops...