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

[RodneyRooster]

Good news is red cordeuxe is alive !

Thats it. I did hope for the outcome u mentioned earlier, for thwm all to cross the finish line

 

[Ashburnham]

Little ducks are growing up fast.

 

[Anniebee]

Yeah I've experienced that ' everything is better in the U.S. ' mentality on other sites. Yet I have made some good friends that PM on a regular basis. I was more referring to the educational articles, some are quite interesting.

Thanks Fancy ... have some good friends myself, in the U.S. - mainly emailing, and on Facebook.

Forums ( anywhere ) and YouTube - no thank you. .... I avoid American comment ( if I can be disciplined enough - boy do they get my back up at times, they can be so very aggressive ).

I know there is much to digest - just on BYC on so many topics to do with chooks. Have learned so much just googling and rummaging around on BYC from time to time, but the MOST I have learned, is from you wonderful people on this thread only. Which is why I stay here, pretty much exclusively.

And I still consider myself ( after 3 years ) a sort of barely out of kindergarten bod, when it comes to chickens.

Your beautiful garden inspired me - it really did. Today I got out there ( managed to watch the Melbourne Cup for a few minutes ) ... planted some more vegetables, and put up 'chicken barriers' to all the new plants. Now the girls can free range again, without me going off my face at their ' Mum, we are helping with the weeding' !! Always afraid a little claw foot will get under a spade edge or something, if I allow them to free range ( read - hang about Mum's feet as close as we can get ) --- when garden duties happen.


They are kept in their run -
when gardening is done.

Cheers ......

 

[appps]

Yeah i just watched it all on the news. And she said a big stuff u to them! Good on her im so glad they won. 100-1 haha would have been a good bet so glad she used her brother as strapper too, so pleased it actually all brought me to tears

My daughter wanted to pick it because she liked the name and I explained the chances of 100-1 odds and she changed her mind. Duh! Haven't told her she would have been $250 richer had she ignored me.

Oh well didn't win anything but had a fun day

 

[RodneyRooster]

Little ducks are growing up fast.

Wow they sure are arent they!

My daughter wanted to pick it because she liked the name and I explained the chances of 100-1 odds and she changed her mind. Duh! Haven't told her she would have been $250 richer had she ignored me. Oh well didn't win anything but had a fun day

I was gonna say, didnt u explain the fact that she 100ths her money! Lol. Shed have been spewing! As long as she enjoyed it night all!

 

[appps]

Wow they sure are arent they!
I was gonna say, didnt u explain the fact that she 100ths her money! Lol. Shed have been spewing! As long as she enjoyed it night all!

No I said it means very few people think it's going to win duh

 

[RodneyRooster]

No I said it means very few people think it's going to win duh

Hahaha if i were her id be saying u owe her $250 for omitting vital information!

 

[ChristieB]

Thanks Fancy  ... have some good friends myself,  in the U.S. - mainly emailing, and on Facebook.  

Forums ( anywhere ) and YouTube - no thank you.  .... I avoid American comment ( if I can be disciplined enough - boy do they get my back up at times, they can be so very aggressive ).

I know there is much to digest - just on BYC on so many topics to do with chooks.   Have learned so much just googling and rummaging around on BYC from time to time,  but the MOST I have learned, is from you wonderful people on this thread only.   Which is why I stay here, pretty much exclusively.  

And I still consider myself ( after 3 years ) a sort of barely out of kindergarten bod, when it comes to chickens.    

Your beautiful garden inspired me - it really did.   Today I got out there ( managed to watch the Melbourne Cup for a few minutes ) ...  planted some more vegetables, and put up 'chicken barriers'  to all the new plants.   Now the girls can free range again, without me going off my face at their ' Mum, we are helping with the weeding' !!  Always afraid a little claw foot will get under a spade edge or something, if I allow them to free range ( read - hang about Mum's feet as close as we can get ) --- when garden duties happen.  


They are kept in their run -
when gardening is done. 

Cheers ...... 

Lol yeah my girls aren't allowed in the front yard unsupervised since I planted a garden, their helping doubles my work load, and they don't limit their weeding to just weeds, a few young plants have been pulled out thanks to over zealous scratching, my fault for mulching with sugar cane I guess lol
My veg garden is so far unsuccessful too, I haven't yet got covers for it and my temporary measures didn't hold up to miss Parvati araucana serial escape artist, once she got in the others followed suit.
Wouldn't be without the menaces though

 

[LanaDucky]

So on the subject of identifying chicks. I have this little one which was the survivor of miss Blackie's less than stellar sitting skills. The woman I bought the eggs off said that she has 41 chooks with a mix of breeds but out of the options I've narrowed it down to two possibilities. Either coronation sussex or splash Australorp. She also has blue and black australorps and double laced barnevelder. Anyone care to guess what I have?





and this I just wanted to share because its insanely huge! The two eggs in the pic are from the same chook. One was yesterday and the massive one is todays.




Loving all the pics and stories. I don't get on the computer much and typing on my phone is appalling sometimes but I am starting to follow the stories and it gives me something great to read when im stuck on the couch feeding bub.

 

[Anniebee]

Haha, they are all in for a chance and any one of them could come in. Just hope they all make it back to the stables.

Making it back to the stables ... always my worry. 10 year old Red Cadeaux ( I have followed him throughout his career ) running his 5th Melbourne Cup, broke down in the straight. Medial sesamoid injury, and he was rushed to the Werribee Veterinary Hospital ( brilliant vet / equine hospital, brilliant people ) ... underwent immediate surgery, so there most likely were not too many bones involved in the fracture or 'crack' that occurred there, as he is doing well ( as at this time ).

I was concerned they were running him again at 10 years of age, but then eventers are often much older than that and do it hard over those courses
( much harder than I like to see ), so I consoled myself with that odd thought and he has been a proven stayer for so long....

But age / degenerated fitness can catch up. He has had 3 x 2nds in the Melbourne Cup - but never the big win. Tonight he is eating his hay, confined and even perhaps slightly elevated ( in a sling ? ) ... not at all sure about how they are treating him. And not for me to know. Not sure if they still use slings these days.

Personally, I think 24 horses to run in one very long race - is waaay too many. 18 tops should be it ...... Just sayin'

Cheers. ....

p.s. have just backtracked to some of your comments on this situation, so some of my comments here are redundant

.... one day I will manage to start at the new lot via email, and THEN deal with the ovations, comments etc.