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

[MyHaven]

Hi everybody,

I live in western Australia and have a small flock of 3 hens at the moment. I am going to start expanding though. I just wanted to say hi!

Hi, back at you. Pleased to meet you.

 

[satay]

Our minimum overnight was 14 , max today 17 feels like Qld . wish the rain would go away. . It's colder inside the house than outside, my windows are crying .

What is your average temps this time of year? I am guessing 14c over night is way above average for you. I'll take your rain

 

[satay]

Hi everybody,

I live in western Australia and have a small flock of 3 hens at the moment. I am going to start expanding though. I just wanted to say hi!

 

[satay]

satay - - - Icy in Esk ? I would think that is unheard of before ? We've had overnight minus ° in Vic recently. Here in Upwey 3° o/night. .... this week coming, mostly 10° during the daytime, plus 1 x 11 and 1 x 12 - lowest overnight will be 4° - all others 5 and 6. Rain predicted every day, with some winds. Poor chookies become caged birds for a week ( sort of ) .... plenty of coop room, but lots of boredom. Just wish that front had not moved south so viciously, messing everything up in NSW as well. Now we are for it. We get Antarctic generated fronts which Fancy would know very well, too. A tad chilly in Tasmania. Here and in Tassie, winds are bone chilling. My son Craig who is at Mawson Station in Antarctica - due home in December - has reported many blizzards recently - at least one a week + ..... far more than Davis base gets. 8 a.m. yesterday it was minus 25° at Mawson, .... will get colder as the winter progresses. Out on the ice plateaus there, it can get to minus 45° or lower, which Craig has experienced while at Davis. Took off his helmet and face covering for a few seconds for a selfie - everything ices up, including the eyelids which can freeze together. This pic was taken out near a hut on the plateau. Temp at the time .... minus 43° ..... amazes me that cameras still work in those conditions. ( have hundreds of pix saved ). and Craig vaporising a cup of hot water thrown in the air - to form an 'angels wing' ( ??? ). Temp - minus 28°. Just thought you all might be interested, considering the idiot weather we are all experiencing, one way or another. Take care everyone, especially on icy roads and in slippery, slick mud. Darned near as dangerous as black ice, is the mud. Cheers .......

Wow what wonderful photos. I did think oh look it's santa at first Excuse my odd sense of humor. I could not fathom those types of temperatures. Your son must really love cold weather.

 

[AustralorpsAU]

Hi you'll love it here heaps of advice and friends.

Yeah i do love it here. I have lived here all my life. Does anybody else live in the south-west region of WA?

 

[Fancychooklady]

What is your average temps this time of year? I am guessing 14c over night is way above average for you. I'll take your rain

Yeah, not at all normal, it was -2 last Tuesday .

 

[IamSamSam]

Wow we have been smashed by the weather. Hope everyone and animals are all safe. Tassie is coping it now. Hope your flooding levels are minimal Fancy.

Anni love the pics and info on the Antarctic

 

[IamSamSam]

Sam playing in the rain with his new coat on. He was toasty warm.

Took Singapore big Boeing 5 attempts to land ! Pass!

 

[Ashburnham]

Actually that's a thought @luckysmum

What do you guys think of using wood chip rather than wood shavings in their run? Eventually I could rake it up and put round my trees or something maybe? I don't want to use shaving because of our crop history but they can't eat chips can they. Worries me they are going to be walking in mud for weeks now.

I use wood chips in all my pens and houses. It has several advantages - the aromatic wood and leaves from eucalypts and melaleucas etc tend to repel insect pests, and the big one is it is free - the local council has several
wood chip dumps around the shire where they leave all the mulch from their tree pruning operations.

 

[appps]

I use wood chips in all my pens and houses. It has several advantages - the aromatic wood and leaves from eucalypts and melaleucas etc tend to repel insect pests, and the big one is it is free - the local council has several 
wood chip dumps around the shire where they leave all the mulch from their tree pruning operations. 

I hadn't thought of that. I'm pretty sure now you mention it there was a sign at our tip last time we were there. Will have to borrow the work trailer this weekend!

Do you just deep litter method it or pull out and replace now and then?