Australians - Where are you all????

[justchookin]

Has to b from health shop as has to have live bacteria (mother) in it! Sposed to b good for dogs n humans too. I keep forgetting to try it but must do. I made mistake at first n got from Coles n only found out by researching on net

 

[guinea fowl galore]

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What does candle mean? And what's the second B stand for? I really hope your eggs turn out ok gfg.

Oops

I meant BFFL, not BBFL. sorry for the confusion.

Candling is when you shine a bright light/torch through the egg. It allows you to see what's happening inside the egg. So when you candle an egg that's incubating you can see the chick inside. That's how some people determine if an egg is good to keep incubating or if it is clear or a quitter and you need to chuck it out.

 

[Christie Loves Silkies]

One of my girls is laying again yay!
I don't even candle the eggss, I just go with the flow.
If it hatches it hatches if it doesn't no biggy.

 

[guinea fowl galore]

ray's two cents :

I used to get 10 hours per night, but that made me irritable and always tired.

Ray. I think you may have just made me the happiest gal EVER. or maybe not. I'm not quite sure at the moment.
I thought I was the only one who had this very strange problem. The more I sleep the tiered I get. If I sleep too much one night then the next day I feel like a zombie might feel if they existed.​

 

[guinea fowl galore]

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Them getting a big crop is nothing to worry about. It's normal. If it's not ever full it means they're not eating enough. If their crop is filled to the max ( chickens sometimes do this if they've been deprived of food for awhile, then have an all you can eat buffet set in front of them) they will just stand still looking a bit miserable and do this wierd swallowing thing. I'll try and explain it. Say if you had something stuck in your neck and were trying to swallow it down. Oh I'm lousy at expainin things but you'd know it when you see it. But even then it's alright. They just won't have to eat for awhile.

 

[Chickenmumma]

It's OK I know exactly the wierd swallowy thing you mean - she does it whenever her crop is massive (surprise surprise) I was worried at first then realised what she was doing. Glad I don't have to lock her away from the food. So much to learn!

Good luck with the candling. I hope they're all alive and kicking. But not too hard or they might bust out

 

[Christie Loves Silkies]

I have the most messed up sleeping.

Last week i got 12 hrs sleep for the whole week.
same for this week

 

[Chickenmumma]

Well, according to Ray and Guinea, you should be MORE awake for having LESS sleep

I don't really get it but I wish it was like that for me!!

 

[Christie Loves Silkies]

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I'm awake 18 hrs a day

 

[guinea fowl galore]

Well you get more done that way.

Morning everyone. What have you all got planed for today?