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

[MaryJanet]

Also, hi all! New to BYC here, living in south Canberra. I love Canberra (unpopular opinion, I know) and am hoping to set things up for the longhaul.

Hi from Adelaide

I love Canberra.

Good luck with your flock!

 

[Neejchee]

Hi from Adelaide

I love Canberra.

Good luck with your flock!

Thanks! I'm from Adelaide (Coromandel Valley, and went to Flinders) so that's Home #2!

 

[LozzyR]

Also, hi all! New to BYC here, living in south Canberra. I love Canberra (unpopular opinion, I know) and am hoping to set things up for the longhaul.

I grew up in Canberra and my family is still there.

 

[Down Under]

Damn, I just came in here to say hi but saw this post! I was intending to get a couple of quamby girls, but I think I'm going to have to do some hardcore research!

Hi Neejchee, I did a lot of research and it turned out that all I got was lies.
The Quamby were the worst decision that I ever made, I got them because of 300 eggs per year and you can butcher the boys at up to 10 months of age.
They layed well when they were not broody and I could have butchered the boys if I hadn't of given them to someone that wanted to breed them, BUT they are a nightmare not only are they pigs and will not let the other chooks get a feed plus give you huge feed bills they are extremely destructive, the will dig up all you grass and rip plants out of the ground... not to eat them just because they want to dig it all up and they will even fly/jump over a 1200mm high fence just to dig up plants because it is a plant or because it is green.

If you want a great chook my favourite is still the Aussie Langshan, the ones that I have had lay an egg a day, eat next to nothing, are great for beginners, intermediate or experienced keepers, have great personalities and are friendly to other chooks. The best thing about them is that they are not really a broody breed, I have had one or two go broody but they are easily broken and don't bother again after that.

 

[Neejchee]

Hi Neejchee, I did a lot of research and it turned out that all I got was lies.
The Quamby were the worst decision that I ever made, I got them because of 300 eggs per year and you can butcher the boys at up to 10 months of age.
They layed well when they were not broody and I could have butchered the boys if I hadn't of given them to someone that wanted to breed them, BUT they are a nightmare not only are they pigs and will not let the other chooks get a feed plus give you huge feed bills they are extremely destructive, the will dig up all you grass and rip plants out of the ground... not to eat them just because they want to dig it all up and they will even fly/jump over a 1200mm high fence just to dig up plants because it is a plant or because it is green.

If you want a great chook my favourite is still the Aussie Langshan, the ones that I have had lay an egg a day, eat next to nothing, are great for beginners, intermediate or experienced keepers, have great personalities and are friendly to other chooks. The best thing about them is that they are not really a broody breed, I have had one or two go broody but they are easily broken and don't bother again after that.

Thank you for the info! I think I'll steer clear of the quambys! I'll look into your suggestion though.

 

[Karlkurla Chooks]

Here are my Hy-Line pullets late last year, where we live in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. They claimed the roof of their day-time shade dome as their night-time roost!


I have since set up a dedicated perch under cover in a corner of the shed that you can see in the background.

 

[Karlkurla Chooks]

If you want a great chook my favourite is still the Aussie Langshan, the ones that I have had lay an egg a day, eat next to nothing, are great for beginners, intermediate or experienced keepers, have great personalities and are friendly to other chooks. The best thing about them is that they are not really a broody breed, I have had one or two go broody but they are easily broken and don't bother again after that.

I would love to have some Australian Langshans later on!

 

[MaryJanet]

I would love to have some Australian Langshans later on!

Yeh, me too. Maybe in the next batch.

 

[MaryJanet]

Hi Aussies! My hens are not eating enough of their pellets lately, not sure why but I have a range of thoughts. Anyway, have you found a highly palatable pellet? If so, what is it? If not, do you feed grains?

 

[Down Under]

Hi Aussies! My hens are not eating enough of their pellets lately, not sure why but I have a range of thoughts. Anyway, have you found a highly palatable pellet? If so, what is it? If not, do you feed grains?

Hi MaryJanet, mine get stuck into the Country Heritage Soy Free Layer Pellets. For a trial I just filled some of the feeders with Country Heritage Gluten Free Soy Free mash and they are getting stuck into that as well.