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

Hey Guys!
Just found this Australian thread and have spent a very long time looking over it. Heaps of great input and ideas to take on!

I've just got my first chooks last Friday. I got 2 Isa Browns (highline) and 4 silkies. We have had them confined to the coop so they get used to their surroundings and will open the door to them in the next few days. The Isa's seem to be able to go up and down the ramp of a morning and night, but the poor little silkies won't use it yet! I'm thinking tomorrow morning I won't pick them up and move them from the sleeping quarters to the coop run, and see if they can figure it out for themselves! (Or get hungry enough to figure it out!)

I built my coop and fence, and am really glad I didn't go out and purchase the first prefab coop I could find. It's been a long few months researching and building, but the wait was most definitely worth it. The chickens have more square meters in the coop and outside run then what we do in our house!

Anyway, a few pics below of the setup and I'll keep you posted with what's happening.

Thanks again, Thomas.

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Oh my - I have chicken coop envy. You did a great job.

:welcome And welcome to the thread.

Sometimes silkies don't see very well because of their mop covering their eyes. I had to take that into consideration with one I had once. I gave her hair cuts too sometimes, that helped.

I look forward to getting to know you and your chooks.
 
Our equine vets are pretty good, they only charge a $60 travel fee and they are 50 mins away. The QLD vet was a bit steep, but that involved 32 X-rays.
My tub of antibiotics is only 250g trimidine. They are broad spectrum so they treat both gram positive and gram negative bacteria . Oral bioavailability can vary however with chlortetracycline / triple C being the least and doxycycline being the most orally bioavailable.


That travel cost sounds good.

Thanks - that helped me understand a bit more.
 
Omg $120 for a consult is really dear. I pay $60 out here and $2 a km for call out as long as it is in normal hours. Out of hours as i found out with patsy (the sheep) is a totally different kettle of fish. Xrays are so expensive i paid i think $700 ish x 2( had to have them done twice over 2 weeks) for them when they were trying to diagnose Zeus's bone cancer.


I thought it was steep too and admit begrudging it a bit but I was desperate and they could get me in as an emergency. By the time I got in it was after hours. They shut at 12, I left after 1 and there was still people with emergencies waiting.

I paid just under $200 from memory for consult, emergency/after hours, euthanasia and necropsy. I expected to pay more. I also got a number of phone calls after hours to discuss options, results and treatment.

I also looked at the cost as being for my whole flock as my roo was representative of them all.

I felt confident the vet knew what she was talking about. Something I don't experience talking poultry normally. It was nice to speak with someone who knows more than me. She was practical yet caring. I would recommend them to anyone.

Sadly it costs a lot to keep animals. They didn't miss you with those charges.
 
I thought it was steep too and admit begrudging it a bit but I was desperate and they could get me in as an emergency. By the time I got in it was after hours. They shut at 12, I left after 1 and there was still people with emergencies waiting.

I paid just under $200 from memory for consult, emergency/after hours, euthanasia and necropsy. I expected to pay more. I also got a number of phone calls after hours to discuss options, results and treatment.

I also looked at the cost as being for my whole flock as my roo was representative of them all.

I felt confident the vet knew what she was talking about. Something I don't experience talking poultry normally. It was nice to speak with someone who knows more than me. She was practical yet caring. I would recommend them to anyone.

Sadly it costs a lot to keep animals. They didn't miss you with those charges.

Overall total does not sound that bad.
 
Hey Guys!
Just found this Australian thread and have spent a very long time looking over it. Heaps of great input and ideas to take on!

I've just got my first chooks last Friday. I got 2 Isa Browns (highline) and 4 silkies. We have had them confined to the coop so they get used to their surroundings and will open the door to them in the next few days. The Isa's seem to be able to go up and down the ramp of a morning and night, but the poor little silkies won't use it yet! I'm thinking tomorrow morning I won't pick them up and move them from the sleeping quarters to the coop run, and see if they can figure it out for themselves! (Or get hungry enough to figure it out!)

I built my coop and fence, and am really glad I didn't go out and purchase the first prefab coop I could find. It's been a long few months researching and building, but the wait was most definitely worth it. The chickens have more square meters in the coop and outside run then what we do in our house!

Anyway, a few pics below of the setup and I'll keep you posted with what's happening.

Thanks again, Thomas.

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Hey Guys!
Just found this Australian thread and have spent a very long time looking over it. Heaps of great input and ideas to take on!

I've just got my first chooks last Friday. I got 2 Isa Browns (highline) and 4 silkies. We have had them confined to the coop so they get used to their surroundings and will open the door to them in the next few days. The Isa's seem to be able to go up and down the ramp of a morning and night, but the poor little silkies won't use it yet! I'm thinking tomorrow morning I won't pick them up and move them from the sleeping quarters to the coop run, and see if they can figure it out for themselves! (Or get hungry enough to figure it out!)

I built my coop and fence, and am really glad I didn't go out and purchase the first prefab coop I could find. It's been a long few months researching and building, but the wait was most definitely worth it. The chickens have more square meters in the coop and outside run then what we do in our house!

Anyway, a few pics below of the setup and I'll keep you posted with what's happening.

Thanks again, Thomas.

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Hey Guys!
Just found this Australian thread and have spent a very long time looking over it. Heaps of great input and ideas to take on!

I've just got my first chooks last Friday. I got 2 Isa Browns (highline) and 4 silkies. We have had them confined to the coop so they get used to their surroundings and will open the door to them in the next few days. The Isa's seem to be able to go up and down the ramp of a morning and night, but the poor little silkies won't use it yet! I'm thinking tomorrow morning I won't pick them up and move them from the sleeping quarters to the coop run, and see if they can figure it out for themselves! (Or get hungry enough to figure it out!)

I built my coop and fence, and am really glad I didn't go out and purchase the first prefab coop I could find. It's been a long few months researching and building, but the wait was most definitely worth it. The chickens have more square meters in the coop and outside run then what we do in our house!

Anyway, a few pics below of the setup and I'll keep you posted with what's happening.

Thanks again, Thomas.

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:welcome
Great coop and lovely looking ladies :)
 
Good morning folks
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MyHaven Wow, that Vet had some nerve! [The one looking at the horse, not the recent one].

fpvbill Howdy and Welcome to the thread .. when you can, we would love to hear more about you and your flock.

Howdy and Welcome to the thread also Hens From Aus. Love the coop and run and your chookies look adorable!

Fancy I am pleased to hear that Dutchy is settling in .. he is beautiful!

Nothing to share today, plodding along nicely … the girls came down for breakfast and then promptly returned to the coop .. they do not Do chilly winter mornings
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Good morning folks :frow

MyHaven Wow, that Vet had some nerve! [The one looking at the horse, not the recent one].

fpvbill Howdy and Welcome to the thread .. when you can, we would love to hear more about you and your flock.

Howdy and Welcome to the thread also Hens From Aus.  Love the coop and run and your chookies look adorable!

Fancy I am pleased to hear that Dutchy is settling in .. he is beautiful!

Nothing to share today, plodding along nicely … the girls came down for breakfast and then promptly returned to the coop .. they do not Do chilly winter mornings ;)

And i am with the girls on that one. 2.5c at 7am yesterday but a much better 8c this morning. So I am with your girls for sure. I hate, hate, hate winter. :oops: :p :p
 
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