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

[Nutcase]

Chook show on abc1 at the moment, quite interesting

What's it called?

 

[ruby66]

The private life of.... Something, that's all my guide says

 

[Sandstorm495]

The private life of.... Something, that's all my guide says

...chickens?

 

[ruby66]

Lol maybe

 

[Fancychooklady]

Good program , I always knew my chickens were smarter than my dog!

 

[Nutcase]

Good program , I always knew my chickens were smarter than my dog!

Oh yes, I know the program! Never got to see all of it though... oh well, what else is iview for?

 

[CB and CG]

The show hasn't started here in Western Australia yet. Will be watching it very soon lol.

 

[IamSamSam]

I was thinking we would still check each night when we collected the eggs but I don't like the idea of possible squished chooks!

Couldn't you use like a mini roller door that only opens the you physically close it. No squished animals and you can let them out ? If you give them food in the morning and it fails to open they are just late at getting out and no one is hurt?

 

[Colourful]

Emu egg project failed spectacularly. Eggs arrived after 9 days and my local post office sent them back (as they should) as they were practically batter and rotting. I'll try again next year, me thinks, and have them travelled specially.

As you can imagine, I coddled myself by eating ice cream and filling up both my incubators to the brim.

Love the quail chicks redolive, they sure are amazing little critters.

Here is my indoor aviary (inside an old and very big shed) I only paid about $20 for the netting, everything else was re-used materials from the shed itself (and some bloody heavy bricks incase foxes make it past the first barrier of protection, the shed itself).



I'm using it to keep the peafowl close to home for another couple of weeks before I open the door for them to come and go (they'll probably only come back for food and sleep in the trees). I'll also use it for broody Peafowl/Turkeys to raise their own chicks with out risking them wondering off and getting killed.


I couldn't find one of my turkey hens the other night and after a lap of the entire paddock (in the dark) I gave up, locked up the others and tearfully went to bed. The next morning I did a more thorough search and another couple of laps to no avail. After I gave her up for gone, she walked out of the blackberry bush, next to my house which I had checked no less than 6 times.... I've decided to leave her to hatching her own eggs as it's probably the best place for her to do so, and she's about 3 meters from Mikey the Maremma's kennel. Plus, I can't see her even when I know where she is. Spot the Turkey!



Believe it or not, here is a close up of 2 bronze turkey hens as the other has started to lay in the nest of the first....



And here is my possum, Possumy Goodness (that's her name). I originally thought she was a he but after showing herself after several weeks away, she now has an obvious pouch.



I really shouldn't feed her, but she chases me if I don't....

One of my turkey eggs appears to have internally pipped (or pipped down nearer to the pointy egg) on day 25. It's only broken the shell and no the membrane so I'm leaving it, but I think it may have already drowned (as it pipped in a place with no air cell). I've had it happen before, but never so early, is this common for anyone else?

 

[TheChookPatch]

Your peafowl are lovely colourful... It's a shame about your emu eggs .. And I couldn't spot the turkey looking at the pics on my phone, I'll have to have another look when I get home...