Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

[Fancychooklady]

It was my 1st big set. Id done a few lots of 2 from my own chooks and decided it was a cheaper way to diversify my flock. But new uncalibrated incubator got me. I did open the bator a few times at the end to candle as we had a 25 day hatch...i had 8 fully formed babies. So horrible. I have learnt now thats for sure. I have 12 araucanas and 6 fw marans and 12 mixed to go in tomorrow. Fingers crossed all hiccoughs are done and dusted. I feel terrible

Best you can do is notch it up as ' experience ' . My incubator was 3 degrees lower than it was reading. I keep this article of @Sally Sunshine bookmarked to use as a reference and to troubleshoot.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/hatching-eggs-101

 

[satay]

Hey guys...what's the thoughts on canned fish for chooks?

Mine love canned tuna..

 

[IamSamSam]

RIP cluck cluck passed after a battle to recover from a leg injury . Will be sorely missed.

*hugs* sorry for your loss

 

[IamSamSam]

Mine love canned tuna..

Any fish really. mine really love diced fresh fish or thawed frozen fish.

 

[IamSamSam]

I love the recycle swing set to coop idea !

 

[Fancychooklady]

Mine are lined up this morning waiting for their sardines in oil with pasta and garlic granules. Mmm
Yum. When we cook a whole salmon on the BBQ the birds get the carcass. Remember that it is best kept to a treat as canned fish is high in sodium .

 

[IamSamSam]

I'm gonna cry

My fence won't be finished till the rain stops. The flock hate not free ranging and the dog hates his lock up too !

 

[Teila]

Morning folks … TGIF

Fancy thank you for the ACV tip. That swingset coop is pretty good and looks so easy to do!

RodneyRooster Congrats on the one flock … I am a little ways off yet but getting there. Apologies that I have no experience with roosters, well besides having to find them homes that is.

satay congrats on the Pekin egg .. woot woot!

K Spot congrats also on the new layer. Sounds like love might be in air; before you know it Casanova will be carving Whoopi’s name in a tree with his spurs

appps as you know, I am still a relative beginner, learning as I go along but I read somewhere that hungry chickens resort to eating straw, hay etc. I am by no means suggesting that you are starving Carl but wonder if there is still not something going on internally which is making her hungry enough to do that?

As Fancy and Anniebee have suggested, she may be craving some roughage/greens.

Sjturner79 I am so sorry to read that you lost Cluck Cluck

Anniebee my gals hate rice; brown or white! I have tried to mix it into their diet and they eat everything around it and leave me just as much rice as what I put in there.

Has it been windy when your gals have made a decision that free ranging is not much fun?
On windy days, if I open the run door to let them out, they look at me as if to say “are you serious?”. Then wander out a few steps but if the wind picks up again, run straight back into the run.

Deej211 Sorry to read of your incubator issues and your losses

Sidhe13 my gals love sardines and also tuna .. I make sure that the tuna I give them is in spring water, not brine.

Aaaw Sam while rain is good, the timing in your case sucks! I hope it does not stick around and you get the fence finished.

In general news:
Do you remember me mentioning my friend in the States a couple of days ago and the virus she was battling with? In two days her losses have gone from 2 to 5 and she does not hold out much hope for number 6 How devastating for her

; 6 chickens is my entire flock! She has sent one off for necropsy so hopefully soon she will know what she is dealing with. Very scary!

This weekend free range integration needs to be stepped up a notch! In the afternoons, when time is limited because of lack of daylight, Cilla and Co are still getting a fenced free range; barely keeping them separated from the Aunties. Yesterday, Crystal was eyeing off the temporary fence and two seconds later, perched on it! I was able to coax her back to the right side but it will not be long before they are wanting over and out! Having seen Crystal up high, I could see KiKi's little chicken senses tingling and she was contemplating a leap also ... however, being a Frizzle, her flight skills are equivalent to those of a penguin!

 

[satay]

I'm gonna cry

My fence won't be finished till the rain stops. The flock hate not free ranging and the dog hates his lock up too !

The joys of Sydney weather. I can swap you for the day if you like. It's blowing a gale and at 11.30am its only reached 15c... brr. Think august weather has hit us early again ...grrr..

 

[satay]

Morning folks … TGIF 



This weekend free range integration needs to be stepped up a notch!  In the afternoons, when time is limited because of lack of daylight, Cilla and Co are still getting a fenced free range; barely keeping them separated from the Aunties.  Yesterday, Crystal was eyeing off the temporary fence and two seconds later, perched on it!  I was able to coax her back to the right side but it will not be long before they are wanting over and out!  Having seen Crystal up high, I could see KiKi's little chicken senses tingling and she was contemplating a leap also ... however, being a Frizzle, her flight skills are equivalent to those of a penguin!

That's a great way of explaining a frizzle. Mine don't really try to get up too high either.