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

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I have a lot of bantie pekins (cochin) and they are for ever broody. Sounds like your doing a good job. I have never had much luck breaking a broody but I just let them sit til they get over it lol. You should see broody turkeys. The will sit for weeks with no eggs no matter how many times i move them.

And I thought the chickens were bad enough lol

 

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Love it!! That would make a cool desktop background

 

[cluckcluckluke]

We are trying a new thing with our broodies. The kids looked at me like Id gone insane when I said you are supposed to lock them up in a little box for 3 days. Ahh not going to happen mum LOL

So Ive built a little run off our old Guinea pig area that is right next to the chookpen. So they can run round and do everything they normally can with only wire seperating them from the others. Well everything except get to the nesting box. Late afternoon I close the nexting box and open the little gate between the two areas so they can go to bed with everyone else.

So far its worked well and most anyone has taken in there is 3 days. Considering they all have silkie in them thats pretty good lol
Only trouble seems to be that at the moment if I move one out, another moves in - sigh. You would think they would be over it for the year since its starting to get so cold wouldnt you?

You have broody's at this time of year??? Nice. Sounds like you have got a good set up!

You can use the stuff from the health food isle in the supermarket Luke. It has to be unfiltered not the stuff you buy next to your regular vinegar. Remember not to put it in any metal containers though. I find it is definatley cheaper to buy it at the produce but with a small flock it may work out cheaper to buy smaller amounts from the supermarket I guess. I pay $15 for 5 litres at the produce store.

Hm...I'm not sure what I have got! It is in the vinegar isle?

 

[cluckcluckluke]

Love it!! That would make a cool desktop background

Well guess whose Desktop back ground it is now

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[IamSamSam]

LMAO

 

[satay]

You have broody's at this time of year??? Nice. Sounds like you have got a good set up!
Hm...I'm not sure what I have got! It is in the vinegar isle?

Post a pic of the bottle luke and i'll tell you.

 

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You have broody's at this time of year??? Nice. Sounds like you have got a good set up!

Not sure I'd call it nice, its doing my head in lol
I wonder if its this warm weather we've been having. I've also got spring bulbs that have come up, seems everything is confused!

Was very pleased to see all three out in the yard this morning. Seems a day in Alcatraz was all it took this time . Maybe cause she sat in the nest for about four days before she got transferred yesterday she figured shed done her bit

 

[ruby66]

Anyone notice all the store bought eggs are dark brown and tiny now days, anyone know what sort of chooks to they use, and why are the extra large ones half the size of my chooks eggs?

 

[alliterationsss]

I have only had lice/mites once and I used pestine seemed to get rid of them. I now use garlic in their water along with acv. I get a whole bulb of garlic put it in a saucepan of water and boil for about 30mins. Let cool and throw the bulb. The garlicy water I put in a bottle and just add a cap to their water when I change it. Not sure if that is the reason I have not had them since but it has been a good 4 years since I had had any pests on the girls. Also saw somewhere about putting the outside husks from the garlic in your nest boxes. Haven't tried that one yet though.

Hi Satay

But silly question - the garlic in the water doesn't affect their eggs and make them garlic- y? I've read - and was told - not to give them garlic in vege scraps for that reason? So you haven't had garlic tasting eggs?

And yet - my parents were watching gardening show on ABC the other day and apparently it had something about putting garlic cloves down around their straw....

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[satay]

Hi Satay

But silly question - the garlic in the water doesn't affect their eggs and make them garlic- y? I've read - and was told - not to give them garlic in vege scraps for that reason? So you haven't had garlic tasting eggs?

And yet - my parents were watching gardening show on ABC the other day and apparently it had something about putting garlic cloves down around their straw....

SSS

 

That's where I saw it. Gardening Australia. No I have not noticed any garlic smell in the eggs and I sell heaps so I am sure someone would tell me if they tasted garlicy. I use a small cap to probably 5 litres of water.