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

[V1cky]

I feel a bit dumb, but I've only just now worked out what ovations are! My excuse is being a BYC newbie. Anyway I have now read about them and know that pressing the thumbs up on a post that is helpful, gives an ovation . So apologes for all the ovations I haven't given, but many thank yous for all the welcomes, advise and answers people have given me so far

I didn't know about them either but thanks to you now I do lol

 

[satay]

Had to share a pic. Cho decided to take her babes to the roost tonight.

She's been showing signs of wanting back into the flock for a couple days, and yesterday when I changed the run around so they had a bigger space she was soon over the fence, the little lohmann must have figured out how to get over today and the little one I'm sure squeezed through a gap, it's too small to jump that high! Now I'm going to have to go out earlier in the morning and make sure the chicks are out of harms way and can get to their food without letting the big girls eat it all!! I moved the other chicks into a pen in the coop today. The big girls seemed pretty accepting of them in the pen in the run during the day so I figured it was time to move them over. I'm a sucker so I did give them the heat lamp for tonight as it's cool (double secured of course!) I think next week I might let them have some supervised free ranging time in the run all together,

And Fleur has been moved out to the chicks old coop (aka quarantine coop) as my Australorp eggs arrived today! I want her sitting good and tight when the Sussex eggs arrive on Saturday. I have the mini incubator ready just in case.
So after that ramble, any tips on building an incubator?. I want something bigger incase Fleur doesn't stick it out, the mini won't hold all 11-12 eggs I keep looking at hubby's snake box thinking that would be perfect but you know, there's a snake in it lol.
I grabbed a styrofoam box the other day, it's only a narrow one but figured it would be better than nothing.

That looks sweet.

 

[satay]

Hello all! I'm back again! This time in search of Goose breeders, particularly Chinese geese. Any ideas, anyone?

You could try farmstock as well.

 

[Fancychooklady]

Haha love the kindergarten reference AB.

No idea about geese sorry butteryscotch.

So I messaged my vet through facebook today. Classy lol. His comment to the inside of the egg was that its possible it had started developing and stopped. Otherwise since all hens seem healthy and usual not to be too concerned if it is only a once off. Obviously if it were to happen again or if someone started looking sick/going off food or water etc then bring them in.

I just cant think of how it could have started developing tho. Only thing i thought of is if it was laid in the NB, each time someone came in to lay it would warm up and it must have been regular enough that it didnt get cold. But then what about at night? Again surely it couldnt have developed if no one was sitting on it at night.. and then how did it get like 10 metres away from the nesting box?? Think it will remain an unsolved mystery.

Summer netball starts next week! Yay! Something to brighten my day as im stuck inside sick. Hope uve all managed to escape flu season without too much damage

I was cruising until I went to Melbourne. Now I'm in bed with the flu.

 

[Deej211]

Lost a roo to a 3.5m scrubby last night. Was too big for it to eat. Wasteful creature.

On a positive note my cuckoo project is coming along nicely. My chicks are looking stunning. One has slightly yellow feet so will have to deal with that next gen. Here are some cutie pie pics.

 

[Teila]

Howdy Friends

I have been lurking and keeping up-to-date but have not had time to reply until now.

Let me see, we have had strange eggs (borderline eeeewy

), lime, mites, lice, size differences, humidity, incubators, nipping v fowl pox or favus, DE, sand eating, chicken dumping, poop and of course, snakes during my absence; lots of interesting/educational reading, except for the snakes

Sam aaaw that pic of your little Maran boy is so cute! Beautiful bubs you have there. I also love the brooder.

satay and Deej211 I am so sorry to read of your losses

Deej211 you little ones are adorable!

Congrats on a good hatch rate Ash … so many beautiful bubs!! Thanks for the cutsey photos .. adorable!

Tee hee cwrite I love the broody pic! Wow, I have never heard of the chicken dumping; some people just have no idea! I am glad you were able to find them a home.

V1cky that pic of your gal and her eggs-on-high is a classic!

Beautiful pic of mumma and bubs devinandfeather!

Aaaaw, that picture of Cho and her bubs is precious ChristieB.

Fancy I am sorry to read that you are unwell and hope you are feeling better soon.

Beautiful rooster pics peeps!

My gals have no qualms in turning the deck into a poop-deck

I do not have a lot of news. After successfully breaking Cilla from being broody and her having returned to laying (2 eggs so far … 8 to go before she goes broody again

) I now have another broody. It is my little baby KiKi!! OK, I know she is not a baby any more but she is only 6 months old and so tiny but apparently she wants to be a mumma! Guess again Sunshine, not going to happen!

 

[V1cky]

Lost a roo to a 3.5m scrubby last night. Was too big for it to eat. Wasteful creature.

On a positive note my cuckoo project is coming along nicely. My chicks are looking stunning. One has slightly yellow feet so will have to deal with that next gen. Here are some cutie pie pics.

S

Sorry to hear about your roo, I've had the same thing happen a few times in the past. Totally agree with it being more sad when the snake doesn't at least benefit from the loss.

 

[V1cky]

I've just had my second shock of the week....
A hen just help herself to a small mole on my stomach, two peaks and she'd ripped it from my body and ate it. To all those people paying money for mole removals save yourself the cash of an operation and buy a chicken instead.

 

[Teila]

I've just had my second shock of the week....
A hen just help herself to a small mole on my stomach, two peaks and she'd ripped it from my body and ate it. To all those people paying money for mole removals save yourself the cash of an operation and buy a chicken instead.

Lol V1cky I was not sure whether to laugh or get grossed out or both!

As much as we love these feathered friends of ours, they sure do come up with some rather disturbing actions.

I have a mole on my arm which has been the target of many extraction via chicken attempts.

Maybe they see us trying to help them when they are sick or have issues and are repaying in kind "Here, let me help you with that .. there you go, all better now!"

 

[satay]

I was cruising until I went to Melbourne. Now I'm in bed with the flu.