Australians - Where are you all????

[guinea fowl galore]

I candled mine last night. All seven are doing great. They have three mums now

Two black silkies and a black silkie x wyandotte bantam.
They are on different incubation days though. So i'll have chicks popping out for a few days. Thats what happens when the sitter doesn't collect the eggs.

 

[Christie Loves Silkies]

My Silkies have been laying in hidden nests around the yard!
found 4 different nests in the yard all with eggs

Oh btw is the air cell in the fat end of the egg?

 

[guinea fowl galore]

Yes. And it should be quite big by now.
I've got to try and find the guinea fowls nest tomorrow. Looks like it'll be an early morning. I don't want to be active from 8am-4pm, Thats the hot times

 

[Christie Loves Silkies]

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We had 2 days in the 40s in a row last week... I almost died, but it wasnt humid hot it was dry hot... darn Victorian weather

 

[guinea fowl galore]

It's humid hot here. I step outside and start dripping with sweat straight away. And the pool is drained

it went green over winter so we drained it... and never filled it up again. its such a tease.

 

[Christie Loves Silkies]

OMG I bet it is!

 

[RareBreedFancier]

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G'day Chrissy!

Been very hot down here too (I'm in northen Vic) but thankfully cooled down a bit now. Do you clip Oli for summer? My friend has recently clipped her small dog because she was really feeling the heat.

Good luck with your move, I grew up in Melbourne and moved out, I'd never go back!

I love my few acres and all the critters here.

I do have some chooks with names, not all of them though as I have so many. I try not to name anyone I might want to sell as once they are named they are permanent residents. I have a lovely pet crossbred roo called Dodo. He got the name as a chick because he looked so odd and he reminded DH of a dodo and it stuck.

He knows his name too, if I call him he comes running.

I do spray my pens and chooks in the heat, some love it and some act like they are being murdered but they do seem happier afterwards.

I don't clip anyone's wings and I never would. I have fully covered pens and if someone did get out they'd need to be able to fly to safety as they are a lot of predators here. I want to get a livestock guardian dog so I can put them all out on the paddock in mobile pens so they could free range during the day.

 

[guinea fowl galore]

Oh yeah, I forgot

We will be getting a 'house dog' one that stays in the yard and around the house to keep other animals out and our animals safe. Unlike our two Lap dogs

. guess what its going to be

I wanted a Blue merle. Everyone else says they look ugly

So it's the black and white. Heres a pic anyway

So we will be getting a pup sometime this year. Hopefully soon, I cant wait to start training it.

 

[Aussie Lady]

To guinea fowl galore

Thanks for your offer. I would love to look at your personal webpage. It has been suggested that Australorps and Isa Browns would be a good start. What type of chickens do you have? I will probably purchase chickens that are close to laying. But first things first, I have to organise my chicken coop.

Thanks again for your offer.

Cheers
Chrissy

PS: Stay cool

 

[Christie Loves Silkies]

Hey all

How we all doing?

Guinea, I candled a couple of Thunder's eggs and they looked like they had chicks in them unless their late quitters but I hope their not.

Have a good day everyone!