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My fluffy, screeching pancake is no more! (For now...) :wee

I hope she stays non-bitey. She gets very flappy though.

That I can get my hands on! (Or in). :D

Ok, don’t know if we can get that in Oz. Good to know though! :D

What is Dawn soap?

Ouch! I hope no-one whispers that in Charlie’s ear! :( She will be one year old next month.

Ouch! Australorps are meant to be placid, although she is skittish but doesn’t peck or bite. No wonder you chuck yours in the bath at the first sight of broodiness!

Ok, I must be lucky, she doesn’t peck me. She flaps her wings, struggles and hollers but doesn’t peck.

Charlie’s been broody for a few days so it’s probably going to take longer to break her. I’ve had conflicting advice as to whether to let her out or not. I hate the thought of her sitting in her own filth for days on end, or not being able to stretch her legs. But if letting her out is going to...

Hi Allen, how long do you give your broodys a cool bath for? I gave Charlie one today for five minutes, she was not happy. She’s out free-ranging at the moment so her feathers can dry, but I have shut off access to the nests. I will crate her again tonight in the laundry and hopefully she will...

I’m going to make bigger perches and see if I can get them to roost. I’m also having mould issues with the nesting box roofs so think I am going to get some marine ply and make some new ones (roofs, not houses). :D

Thanks Allen, I am going to try this. I hate seeing my poor Charlie in broody jail. :(

This is my new favourite quote!! :lau My Australorp is currently broody and I have her in the cage of shame. I wanted to know if I can let her out to stretch her legs, so thanks for this post. My girls don’t roost; they sleep in the nesting boxes, I wonder if this exacerbates the problem? (Two...