Getting the flock out of here - a diary of a crazy chicken man

[Tomtommom]

Amazing venture and lovely stories. You are enriching the lives of so many, while having fun doing it!

I know a fellah who lives in the Philippines as well, but I hear nothing but bragging about having 'servants' and negativity about the state of social affairs from him. It's nice to hear a similar story but from a much more positive perspective.

Your traveling is exhausting for me to read *laugh* I don't see how you do it! I, myself, immigrated from Europe to the US and know the back and forth thing, but not like you.. I wish you good fortune in all your endeavors.

 

[ozexpat]

Oz you must watch the barometric pressures. They drop like a stone when the storm is approaching. It looked like you are close to the shore also and the storm can push the waves onshore ahead of it. Be very cautious!

Thanks for the concern.

I check the typhoons every day on iTyphoon app. It maps them well.

As we are very close to the equator (9degrees North) we are out of the usual path. We are also on the Western side of the island and they come from the east so those that come our way are normally weakened.

Of course you can never say never but thus far, a typhoon has not been known to cause more than flooding in our area.

Mrs Oz is just south of Manila right now - thats much closer to the Typhoon belt. They get double the rain there as well.

 

[ozexpat]

Amazing venture and lovely stories. You are enriching the lives of so many, while having fun doing it!

I know a fellah who lives in the Philippines as well, but I hear nothing but bragging about having 'servants' and negativity about the state of social affairs from him. It's nice to hear a similar story but from a much more positive perspective.

Your traveling is exhausting for me to read *laugh* I don't see how you do it! I, myself, immigrated from Europe to the US and know the back and forth thing, but not like you.. I wish you good fortune in all your endeavors.

Thanks for making it here!

Every now and then I sit in a McDonalds for breakfast in a town called Dumaguete after we sell our Copra. It is full of expatriate Kano (Amerikano/foreigner) who are living in the Philippines. While some are nice people - many are total sleaze buckets chasing prostitutes.

It makes me cringe.

My wife was nervous to tell her family she was in love with a kano but when I asked them for her hand, they sat me down and warned me about her.

 

[scottcaddy]

Quote: Do your birds do a fall molt with the what little sunlight change you have?

Scott

 

[ozexpat]

Do your birds do a fall molt with the what little sunlight change you have?

Scott

I have no clue actually. I am only a few months into adult birds.

I have no Idea how it will play out. The hottest months are April-June. The coolest are Jan - March but the Soltice are the same. In December the days are 11.5 hrs in June 12.5 hrs.

 

[ozexpat]

This week's Photos

The new coops are on their way



18 month old coconut trees are replacing our aged trees





The front of the coops is facing the street (due south). Our wind comes in from the North West all year except Nov-Jan when it swings to North/North-East



The original coop had Mahogany scraps as sidind - this time we are using up some of the milled coconut scraps



Each coop has 4 egg boxes and a rear access door

 

[ozexpat]

The first quail egg

 

[ozexpat]

These guys will be laying in by Thankgiving

 

[ozexpat]

The Fence Project





We aused up all the bamboo. Time for the mahogany scraps







Ben and Ryan hard at it

 

[ozexpat]

And Finally................

The eggs





Mighty pretty eggs - even if I say so myself