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

[chooks01]

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Good morning friends Ugh it is early and I have been up for an hour … I swear the girls take it in turns for whose turn it is to wake me up .. they wake me up and then once they know I am around and awake, go quiet. I jokingly said to hubby “I know what I am doing on my holidays, rehoming chickens!” Just kidding but I know I will not be sleeping in Good to see you again locknest4, sorry no tip for the stick fast lice but as usual, sounds like Fancy has come to the rescue Anniebee I do not think you are a fusspot and getting onto any changes in them early can be the difference between life and death. Better that you took some precautions, researched and asked questions and she is OK now than leaving her for another day and her being worse. I think I have mentioned this before but during the routine, supervised free range one afternoon, Dusty decided to ‘hide’ under the coop for the majority of it. She looked spooked but the rest of the gals were out in the garden, happily pecking away, no signs of illness, stress or fright. As the afternoon went on, Dusty got worse, she would not come out from under the coop. It was a while ago now so I cannot remember all the symptoms but I think she had droopy wings etc but no signs of egg issues. I popped her up on the roost with the gals for the evening and was very concerned for her overnight. The next morning I went out to check and she was happy as .. absolutely no signs of anything amiss. I wondered if she had eaten something that ‘upset’ her or saw something that none of the others did. Anyways, maybe sometimes they can just eat something or feel a little ‘under the weather’ like we do. Chooks01 .. never had a double yolker [yet] and definitely not a triple! Did you see the ‘new’ links on the BYC Banner? https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/there-is-more-to-an-egg-than-meets-the-eye-interesting-egg-facts
[COLOR=333333]- According to the Guinness World Records spokesperson the largest egg laid by a (chicken) hen had 5 yolks, measured 31cm (12.2 inches) round the long axis, 22.8cm (9 inches) round the short axis and weighed nearly 340g (12 oz). He didn't say if the poor hen survived.

- The most yolks found in one chicken egg was 9! Imagine incubating that![/COLOR]
assets/png/1f631.png?v=2.2.7[/IMG] Alice is only 6 months old errr I used to get big double yolkers from suki she got crook after a while and never laid an egg since. I don't want the same thing to happen to my dear Alice. Suki's double yolker below

 

[Teila]

Good morning Friends

Wow, finally it is here! As I have study time from 12-4pm [new software package to learn and support] only working from 8 to 12 today and then, after study, 2 weeks off .. “not going back to work until next year” has a nice ring to it

chicken-clucky I agree with cwrite that is a nice secure looking set up you have there.

cwrite that does sound hopeful on the broody breaking.

chooks01 Wow, that egg is huge!

Tee hee cwrite well, I am not technically naming my cane toads but ‘Bazza’ was the subject of a few funny posts earlier in the piece; doing laps of the fish pond, toning himself up for the ladies after his hibernation etc but then Bazza disappeared.

Yeah, when I saw Bazza and Babs [thank you Fancy, I like it!] in the pot, the first thing I thought was baby Bazza’s but if they do decide to make a family in there, it does dry out between waterings so I am thinking the eggs will not survive.

 

[satay]

I am an Aussie too!! Sweating it out here near Ballarat, Victoria

 

[satay]

KiKi decided not to join them, but the rest of the gals had an afternoon bath .. shame about the stand for the solar panel in the way, but I still thought it was a fun shot; lots of room to bath in but nope, we all wanna fight and squabble over this patch. There are 5 gals in this shot: And .. I think I found Bazza!! This is my Rainbow Chilli tree in it's 'self-water-regulating' pot [check out the gap down the bottom]: I think Bazza has a girlfriend! lol [You can just make her out on the left]

Bazza is back and with a lady friend too,

 

[satay]

Good morning Friends 

Wow, finally it is here!  As I have study time from 12-4pm [new software package to learn and support] only working from 8 to 12 today and then, after study, 2 weeks off .. “not going back to work until next year” has a nice ring to it 

chicken-clucky I agree with cwrite that is a nice secure looking set up you have there.

cwrite that does sound hopeful on the broody breaking.

chooks01 Wow, that egg is huge!

Tee hee cwrite well, I am not technically naming my cane toads but ‘Bazza’ was the subject of a few funny posts earlier in the piece; doing laps of the fish pond, toning himself up for the ladies after his hibernation etc but then Bazza disappeared. 

Yeah, when I saw Bazza and Babs [thank you Fancy, I like it!] in the pot, the first thing I thought was baby Bazza’s but if they do decide to make a family in there, it does dry out between waterings so I am thinking the eggs will not survive.

e Yay for time off. How do you take time off when you work from home? Aren't you tempted to open your p.c and check on stuff? I know i would be. Hope you have a great break Hubby is excited for his first paid holidays this year in 15 years, He has been a subby up until this year but now works full time on wages so he is excited for someone else to pay for his holidays this year. He is off from next Wednesday til the 4th.

 

[Teila]

Thanks satay

I use my work PC for personal stuff also so seen as it will be turned on, I will log in and check my e.mail, clear all the ticket notifications from during the day so I do not come back to a full In Box but I will not actually do any work. I am turning the phone down so I cannot hear it. Someone is covering for me.

Is it mean of me to hope that they are busy so that they miss me? lol

When I am having a day off and I am on the computer, if the work phones rings I have to stop myself from automatically answering it

It is funny the hours people think we work; that phone rings at 05:00am, 09:00pm at night and even at 07:00pm Sunday nights … get a life people, go home and enjoy your family!

ETA: Woo hoo for your hubby, having a son who will not get paid for the holidays and having been in that situation myself, it is nice to get paid for holidays.

 

[chicken-clucky]

Thanks @Telia I also have the above as a night cage while my partner builds me a nice big coops

First egg of the day from little miss Molly and Murphy is laying one as I type this

Your wanting time off I still have 3 months out of my 6 off. I really need a job or now chickens, maybe some ducks

 

[appps]

That moment when you realise you just roused on your kid for not shaving for the Santa photo O_O

 

[sjturner79]

That moment when you realise you just roused on your kid for not shaving for the Santa photo O_O

That's funny

 

[chicken-clucky]

Haha wow how old is the child?? My mother could not get me in a Santa photo for my life