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Thanks for the phone number Ducky, I was thinking about Kyneton but I assumed the pens would be full this close to the auction. Unfortunately most of my birds have gone into early moult from the stress I assume so are not looking their best now. I'm sorry to read about problems with predators...

Hi all! Anyone affected by the floods? I feel so sorry for all those affected, it would be awful. We are very lucky the house is on a high spot, we had over 12" of rain in a week! I was planning on selling a bunch of birds at Nathalia Auction but the shed will be underwater at the moment so...

Good luck Satay! You know we need fuzzy duckling pics when they hatch.

:welcome Mommapilko! What kind of chicks did you get? Pics are always good! I'm in Vic but I will say deep litter won't work if it gets a lot of rain on it. It also depends on the size of the coop. Where I used to live I had a 10 x 12 foot coop with one long wall mostly open. If it rained...

Wow! Congrats! I guess I was right about you getting eggs soon! :gig

16 to 18 weeks old is good, you'll be getting eggs soon! :D

Congrats on the new ladies Penguin! How old are they? I'm sure they will get used to the nest box once they are laying. :)

It was blowing hard here earlier Ducky then it settled down for a while and it's blowing again now. I'm drooling over some of the Bacchus Marsh auction entries, pity it's so far from me. :( I'll have to wait for the Kyenton listing to be released and see what's on offer there. I'm considering...

Yes, I know they are busy and aren't making any money out of it, I understand that. I guess I'm just cranky as I passed up an opportunity to buy the first edition back when I first got back into chooks because I thought the new one was coming out soon. I'm wishing I just bought it then because I...

Yes, yes it has. I want a copy too but I'm not sending money anywhere till I hear people have actual, real, in-their-hand copies. I'm sure it's been 'coming out soon' for a couple of years now... :idunno I just want the Dorking standard, seriously thinking I should just have someone photocopy...

:welcome I missed your post yesterday. You have a nice selection of ducks, hope to see pics of all your birds some time soon. ;) I hope your ducks don't stray too far and you can get the grass cut soon. I'll still take more rain if any of you want to send some more down, things are nice at the...

The broodies are doing well Ducky, I've got 3 with chicks and some more due soon. :D My silkies are racist though, they rejected the dark chicks and only like the pale grey ones. Oddly the dark ones appear to be black but with a splash roo they should be blue. I guess they will just be dark...

Ducky, those are sooooooooo cute! :love I'm sad about those commercial ducks. :( I remember once talking to a job agency lady and she asked me what my ideal job would be and I said 'Something with animals'. 'Oh' she says, 'we can get you a job at the duck farm, they need people on the kill...

Oh yes! I've seen the adds in Mt Gambier too! I do love goat's cheese, I'm wanting to get to dairy goats since I've worked out I'm intolerant to cows milk and goat milk and cheese is so terribly expensive. I only have 7 goats at the moment and only 2 breeding age does. A dairy doe would be so...

G'day Michael :welcome Sounds like some interesting projects you've got going there. I'd love to see some pics of your birds. :D Do you have many goats? I have a handful of Boer and Boer x goats and want to add some dairy goats. Seems to be a lot of dairy goats advertised down your way but...

Happy Australia Day! Hope everyone is having a great day. :D

Sorry to hear there is flooding up there again. :hugs Here the farmers (and us) are irrigating because it's too dry and we need rain. It's also supposed to get to 37 today, hoping it doesn't make it. I've just been out refilling waters with cool water as the chooks won't drink the hot water and...

Adorable ducklings! I think I'm in love. :love I've had some little chicklets hatching here. The crazy broodes in the shared nest have been hatching me one every day or so but no one wants to look after the babies, just sit on the eggs so I've been bringing them in and popping them in the...

Marans on farm stock? No, not mine, they are on my wish list too but now I have to go look and see if they are near me! :lol:

Hi Chrissy! :welcome Oli is sooooo cute! :love I would not say RIR's are 'good socialisers', I have only one hen and she is by far the bossiest hen in the flock. Aussies are much more laid back in my experience. Both will lay plenty of eggs though. :) None of my chicks are vaccinated as the...