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

[AussieChics]

can anyone tell me if this a rooster. Its the only one with a ponk comb

 

[sweetbeak]

That's exciting & sounds promising!  How old is she?  I saw one of my ara's rearrange a few pieces of straw in the nest box today but as she's only 15 weeks old she is obviously getting in some early practice.  I'm looking forward to blue/green egg pics.

she's 21 weeks now and is starting to become more vocal, so I'm hopeful within the next week she'll start laying,

 

[Kooka]

Hi

I am near Woodend in Victoria and have GL Wyandotte hens, and 11 bought chicks, a mixed mob bought as part of a succession plan that went horribly wrong due to my lack of knowledge on things brooding. It was tragic comedy capers for a while with hens quitting on me, eggs going cold and finally hatching/rescuing one of three eggs with the help of a table lamp and a plastic storage box.
Bought more eggs, Hen No 2 quit eggs six days in........no incubator

Hen no 3 quit day 19 and it was two days before I twigged that she had pulled the pin altogether

Had a brainwave and swithed the now COLD eggs to Hen No 4...... she sat it out and of a dozen eggs I got 6 chicks. That lot are now 4wks old

Back to the one and only under a table lamp in a plastic storage box, made a brooder, bought a heat pad and thermometer, emailed my Supplier to see if by chance he had ANY 4day old chicks to sell.........He had 7 assorted chicks that were the lone survivors from a slaughter spree by a rogue hen...

Drove to Maryborough picked them up and added them to the brooder. Two very small chicks did not make it past day 3, and I now have 2 x Wheaten Marans 1-hen, 1-roo; 1 x Campine Roo, and a BL Wyandotte hen and a GL Wyandotte Roo.

All the while slaving over construction of an A frame portable

........ 4.2M long...........

Should have used a Galah as the Avatar

 

[Nu2chooks15]

Hey all, as I said I'd post some piccies here they are, sorry quality not that good, but the best I could do at the time.
And one more (btw the straw/shelf type thing above their heads are the nesting boxes).

 

[cwrite]

Hi

I am near Woodend in Victoria and have GL Wyandotte hens, and 11 bought chicks, a mixed mob bought as part of a succession plan that went horribly wrong due to my lack of knowledge on things brooding. It was tragic comedy capers for a while with hens quitting on me, eggs going cold and finally hatching/rescuing one of three eggs with the help of a table lamp and a plastic storage box.
All the while slaving over construction of an A frame portable

........ 4.2M long...........

Should have used a Galah as the Avatar

Welcome Kooka! Talk about trial by fire for your first foray into hatching! I hope hings run smoothly from now on & at least you now know hen 4 is a good mum.

@Nu2chooks15 congrats on your first ladies arriving home. Now for that first egg countdown. Waiting, waiting...

 

[Kooka]

Long way to go. Have 5 roosters, a maran, and a wyandotte that is fascinating in the colour department. Blue gray body and black wings, at 4 wks no idea what colour he will be!!

 

[appps]

I'm still getting fart eggs, I'm pretty sure from the silkie. That's I think six in the last few months and that's with the break in laying while she brooded. Do you think it means anything of concern?

 

[Nu2chooks15]

Well the girls had access to the outside world today, albeit fully fenced but gives impression of great space for them. They're relaxing more today. They also use the roosting area both at night and on occasion during the day. One has decided on top of the nesting boxes is her place to snooze.

Have been able to gently approach and pick up an occasional girl, but have only done this once today as I don't want to cause any upset for them.

Contacted a friend on Facebook who also has chooks (forgot she had them until I saw a video of hers today) who's invited me to a few chook forums there too, so will have a look see what they're about as some seem to be for a specific breed where another seems to be general/learning.

 

[satay]

Well the girls had access to the outside world today, albeit fully fenced but gives impression of great space for them.  They're relaxing more today.  They also use the roosting area both at night and on occasion during the day.  One has decided on top of the nesting boxes is her place to snooze.

Have been able to gently approach and pick up an occasional girl, but have only done this once today as I don't want to cause any upset for them.

Contacted a friend on Facebook who also has chooks (forgot she had them until I saw a video of hers today) who's invited me to a few chook forums there too, so will have a look see what they're about as some seem to be for a specific breed where another seems to be general/learning.

Glad to see your new girls are settling in well.

 

[satay]

I'm still getting fart eggs, I'm pretty sure from the silkie. That's I think six in the last few months and that's with the break in laying while she brooded. Do you think it means anything of concern?

I wouldn't think so Appps. It's probably just her system readjusting.