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

[Fancychooklady]

Good morning folks 

appps as Fancy mentioned, I use Woolworths Surface Spray on the coop but even with the link to Parkinson’s, I still use Pestene on the gals and in the nest boxes.

While I did not turn Dusty up side down when she had sour crop, I did accidentally tip her a little when picking her up and she nearly choked on the resultant vomit from a slight tip, not a chance I will be risking tipping her, or anyone else, right over or up side down if they have sour crop.

Tee hee Fizzybelle, I liked the cuddle a Silkie v cuddle a cat   With the colder temps, cuddling Syba [cat] is not optional; the second you sit down, he is curling up on you sucking up warmth.  In winter he is our little warmth vampire.

Hey Minch83 sorry, I have no idea what your pup is doing.  As mentioned, may be she is his favourite.

sjturner79 your boy looks like a ‘Horatio’ to me.  PS.  He is very handsome.

Anniebee just my thoughts, but I believe in order to become broody a hen would need to return to laying first?  If she is not laying eggs, nothing to brood on 

I have noticed a change in my gals this winter in that they are spending a lot of time in the coop during the day.  Could be because it is nice and big and may be just that they did not spend time in the old coop because it was smaller and slightly cramped.  However, none of them are sick as such, but just acting different to usual.  It is hard to describe, nothing concrete as such, but I just have this feeling that I need to keep an extra eye on them. 

Blondie had a couple of quiet times yesterday where she was just standing, slightly puffed up, watching the world go by, then she was off with the rest of the flock, scratching, having fun etc. 

In the absence of any signs or symptoms of an issue, I am currently just putting it down to the weather 

Satay good luck with the hatch .. tell Teila I said she needs to lift her game 

Oh dear Fancy, naughty Kookie!  It is funny, if it was a Crow I would be going ballistic but because it is a Kookie, just a “naughty Kookie” 

I kept thinking , oh how cute is he ....... I've been known to throw missiles at crows.
The girls might just need a 'pick me up '. Some livamol added to the feed or a vitamin in the water.

 

[Fancychooklady]

A fellow who bought a dozen of my Araucana eggs had 100% fertility 4 days ago.
Not bad for mid winter. 

xxxxx   M

That's good going. My silkies and slw are the only ones laying. The Coro girls are looking gorgeous, but haven't laid an egg since King George passed.

 

[satay]

A fellow who bought a dozen of my Araucana eggs had 100% fertility 4 days ago.
Not bad for mid winter. 

xxxxx   M

That's excellent for this time of year Ash

 

[appps]

A fellow who bought a dozen of my Araucana eggs had 100% fertility 4 days ago.
Not bad for mid winter. 

xxxxx   M

Darn good!

What size egg do they lay? 60g ish?

 

[LuckysMum]

Teila and Annie had better pull their socks up.

Yesterday morning I heard the alarm go out and looked out the window to see a kookaburra coming out of the little coop with an egg in his beak,
Tried to get a pic , but no SD CARD in the camera. I watched him for a some time, while most of the silkie boys run and hid the gold laced cockerel stood his ground and was within a foot of him.
When I went out I found he had broken and eaten at least 6. Cheeky bugger .

Very cheeky. I love that your cockerel stood his ground. He'd be hard pressed to get 6 eggs from most of us.

 

[Ashburnham]

Darn good!

What size egg do they lay? 60g ish?

They vary from about 40 - 60 g.

 

[MikeAnim]

Adelaide is here!

 

[satay]

They vary from about 40 - 60 g.

I notice with my 3 i have left now they are older their eggs are getting bigger. Mine are about 60gm now and they are still laying at 7 ish years old. I am getting 3 from 3 from them still most days.

 

[satay]

Adelaide is here!

 

[Fancychooklady]

I notice with my 3 i have left now they are older their eggs are getting bigger. Mine are about 60gm now and they are still laying at 7 ish years old. I am getting 3 from 3 from them still most days.

My gold laced Wyandotte are senior citizens now , still laying most days .
I've spent the morning in the kitchen and much to families dismay , not cooking cakes. . Boiling linseed for the horses and cooking up a treat for the chooks. Cooked rice, salmon roll ( from our local salmon farm ) , stale bread and turmeric. Yum.