'Spose I should pop in here and say hi since I'm half Aussie, half Kiwi, and currently living in Brisbane.
We're new to BYC and new to chooks in general, having only bought 3 Australorps 6 weeks ago. The girls (Penny, Florin and Tuppence) have gone from being shy and quiet, to following me around the yard like I'm the mother hen, and they are well mannered around my toddler and baby as well. One is getting a bit too big for her boots since she gave us a couple of eggs this morning, but all in all I'm loving being a backyard chicken owner.
Now I'm off to read back a few pages and see who's who.

We're new to BYC and new to chooks in general, having only bought 3 Australorps 6 weeks ago. The girls (Penny, Florin and Tuppence) have gone from being shy and quiet, to following me around the yard like I'm the mother hen, and they are well mannered around my toddler and baby as well. One is getting a bit too big for her boots since she gave us a couple of eggs this morning, but all in all I'm loving being a backyard chicken owner.

Now I'm off to read back a few pages and see who's who.