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

[KLIL]

My girls...
Marilyn... White commercial
Wilma. .. Red commercial
Betty.... Black commercial
Agnes... Lavender Araucana x
Pebbles .. Plymouth rock
Georgie. . Black silkie x
Ginger.... Red silkie x
Gertrude .. Lavender Araucana

They all look beautiful!

 

[Brucey1965]

HI ya mine are all on strike at the moment except for my one and only marans. She is laying an egg a day.

You using artificial light? My coops are on time clock with halogen lights (10 w).
Turns of at 19:00 & on from 05:00 to 06:30
7 hens laying a dozen eggs every 2 days (including silkies)

 

[satay]

You using artificial light? My coops are on time clock with halogen lights (10 w).
Turns of at 19:00 & on from 05:00 to 06:30
7 hens laying a dozen eggs every 2 days (including silkies)

Na i prefer to let them lay as they wish. I know some swear by adding light but i am happy to let them take a breather when they want. I'm up to 3 eggs a day now so they are slowly returning to the lay.

 

[satay]

Hi Everyone,
Im from Queensland and im a new Chicken owner. I have 8 Australorp chicks that are 1 months old yesterday
Nice to meet you all ❤

 

[satay]

Hi everyone. It's getting to that time of year when everyone is having health issues. I hope you all are healthy at the moment.
satay I'm so happy you found your marans. I am sorry to hear about Thor. Our old shepherd Bear is not so healthy anymore now either.

I haven't had to buy eggs this year. I am getting 1 every second day from the silkies (5) and just starting to get 1 egg every few days from my 3 other girls. The Plymouth x australorps have not missed a beat they lay an egg each everyday they are about 1 year old. Ducks are laying too.
I have this site saved on my favourites but I wish we had the old one back this one is not very user friendly.
I hope everyone stays healthy and safe through the winter.

thank you

 

[satay]

Hi everyone.
After having spent my teens living and working (reluctantly, I might add) on a broiler farm, I didn't think that I would ever have chooks myself.
My daughter hounded me for years, selective hearing is a great Dad trait...

I had my huge avocado tree pruned (400 avocado's each year) and with the yard opened up, I thought why not ..
Last month I bought a flash coop and a trio of hybrids (white, black & red). Then.... I thought I might want more ... So I got a cheap 2nd coop on gumtree... Bargain $80 for the run a pair of pvc feeder and drinker, 2 hanging feeders, 2 hanging drinkers and 1/2 a bag of pellets.
I then purchased a lavender Araucana... Who turned out to be a single comb x and lays cream eggs.

Long story short the produce store finally supplied a replacement for free.

I also purchased 2 silkie bantam x and a beautiful Plymouth Rock.

I DID have a garden full of pak choy, then the 1m fence went up. After 3 of the chooks donned their flight gear, I added another 1600mm of antibird mesh and all is good.

I have added LED lighting on time clocks and we are getting a dozen eggs every 2 days.

I am enjoying the meditative time with my girls.

I signed up for waste veges and bread from woolies and use this to supplement the feed.

Currently using Riverina Red Label pellets, Riverina coarse mash, cracked corn, black sunflower seed, grass and kitchen scraps. They are very spoilt.

Who am I?
Bruce Stevens, 52, married 30 yrs in Sept to my wonderful Tania. I am an ex high school science master, an ex public servant (thanks Campbell Newman), I operate a curriculum consultancy and an online travel planning agency.

Where am I?
Victoria Point, Redland City, Qld. On Moreton Bay, 30 min. SE of BrisVegas.

welcome. I love vicky point beautiful part of the south east (my grand parents had a house on coochie mudlo island when i was young). Some close friends of mine sold out here and moved to mackley island. Your girls sounds like they are very spoilt and well cared for.

 

[KLIL]

Thank you

 

[Brucey1965]

My new suet feeder to hold my free lettuce from Woolies via the free waste for farmers program

 

[KLIL]

Hi Everyone,
How is everyones winter going? And Flocks?

xx

 

[Fancychooklady]

Hi Everyone,
How is everyones winter going? And Flocks?

xx

Morning. Sun is shining here in tassie. My pens are muddy from the recent rains and it is certainly time to clean up. I have chicks in the laundry and eggs in the incubator. The cycle of life continues no matter what the weather is doing.