Australians - Where are you all????

[Fierlin1182]

Hi, Favulous!

and the Aussie thread.

I love the names you've given to your coops. They're great.

Which state are you in? Most of us are in Victoria, but I'm from SA.

Merry Christmas! (Gee.. can't believe it's in two days' time...

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[Favulous]

Thank you for the welcome!

We are in suburban Hobart, but on 50 acres, the best of both worlds.

We are both originally from SA though...came here to get away from the flies many years ago

Gary is from Unley and I am from the mid north. I am actually trying to source some good fav eggs from over there at the moment. so I might have to pick your brains a bit later on.

Just about ready for Christmas here. I am a retired pastry chef, so I go a bit mad in the kitchen. It is all done now, so I can relax until tomorrow night when the kids come for the usual Christmas eve thing.

Prawns in the fridge, beer and wine in the esky, all's right with the world.

 

[guinea fowl galore]

Welcome favulous.
Pastry chef!?!?

I could do with you being at my house. ALL THE TIME

I am just super stressed at the moment. We're going to a family thing for Christmas so I have to get the chooks all ready to be alone. Luckily we've sorted out a neighbour to check them all. I feel sorry got her

she's got 1 pen with about 10-15 chickens. I've got 50 in 9 pens

It's also pouring here so I'm doing everything out in the rain. With thongs on

because my gumboots are full of water and gross. so you can imagin the state of my feet. Dried mud in every crease and all under my nails

(sorry for the visuals) I've got to look decent for Christmas so I'll be up all night giving myself a pedicure

I also got my hair done yesterday, I'm getting worried that being in the rain will wreck the colour.

*sigh* I can't wait for Christmas to be over.

Ray, I see you have a GFM. Was it a surprise or did you get it yourself?

 

[Fierlin1182]

It was a gift from somebody, which I thought was rather touching.

Not very stressful here, although work this morning has me pretty much too exhausted to do anything. Christmas I think I'm going to spend alone, but we're having people over on the 27th - I knew something was up when I saw my father start to make lists of dishes that he doesn't know how to spell.

Favulous - Unley is where I go to school. Isn't that a coincidence.

You're so right about the flies though, they have been using my arms as a landing strip all day.

 

[guinea fowl galore]

So what are your parents/family doing that makes you all alone?

 

[Fierlin1182]

I'll probably be here at the State Library talking to you guys, my dad probably doing his stuff in the garden. We've always been on holiday over previous Chrissys, but this year I think they took one look at my school fees and decided we're never going to spent another unnecessary cent again.

 

[guinea fowl galore]

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE

Ive had a great day so far!
I got heaps of fantastic gifts. Some of them are: Case for my phone, a piano that plugs into my phone for tutorials, a memory conture pillow, some lovely jewelry, a mug, a ton of gift cards, a spooky chicken calendar, a three year subscription to backyard poultry magazine, ect.


AND A HOVABATOR WITH AN AUTO TURNER!!!!!

It's already plugged in

I'm just making sure it works

We're about to have our Christmas lunch now. De-lish, I'm starved, didn't have breakfast.
I just can't believe I got a proper incubator. My current one is second hand, dints and pieces out of the foam and super cheap ($50) this one is brand spanking new. YAY.
Guess what I'm doing when I get home!?!?! Collecting hatching eggs

 

[Fierlin1182]

Hi Guinea.

Glad you're having a good time! Some of those presents sound amazing.

Gotta love a good Christmas meal, huh? We usually have a dinner with friends somewhere between the 26th and the 30th (it's happening on Tuesday this year).

 

[RareBreedFancier]

Merry Christmas everyone!!!

I have two Christmas chicks and a zipper looking to join them. Have another egg, I'm still waiting for it to pip.

guinea lucky you getting that 'bator! Now you can use the old one as a hatcher and have staggered hatches.

 

[guinea fowl galore]

I know

I'll be hatching like crazy now that I don't have to turn the eggs myself 