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

[piglett]

G'day all.
A few photos I took today of my young breeding stock.
Dark Lavender Araucana roo.



SLW pen



Light Sussex pen



Lavender Araucana pen

White Plymouth Rocks

i really love those SLW

the others are not at all bad either

 

[ozexpat]

I do like slw also. The lacing is so clean.

I am on my own out here on the farm. I will do the 3hr drive back this afternoon. Toni's gymnastics performance is on later. I also need some supplies for the new incubator.

It's getting very hard to find incandescant light bulbs here. I bought out the supply of 40 and 50 Watt for the brooders from the largest hardware chain store. We will have to run around the smaller ones today and see what we can find.

I just finished breakfast of barbecued eggplant flattened then dipped in egg and pan fried along with some leftover bbqed pork belly.

Time to start spray painting the farrowing pens with cold galvanizing compound

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Is that home-grown eggplant? Sure sounds good!

 

[Bens-Hens]

Things sounds like the are going steller Oz. Fingers crossed for those candle results to keep going strong. We will get the torch out for our broody tonight or tomorrow I think....have a little peek and see how nature is doing under mum!

 

[hillfloweranch]

I put the lavender orps in lockdown. Will keep you posted on hatch

 

[piglett]

I do like slw also. The lacing is so clean.

I am on my own out here on the farm. I will do the 3hr drive back this afternoon. Toni's gymnastics performance is on later. I also need some supplies for the new incubator.

It's getting very hard to find incandescant light bulbs here. I bought out the supply of 40 and 50 Watt for the brooders from the largest hardware chain store. We will have to run around the smaller ones today and see what we can find.

I just finished breakfast of barbecued eggplant flattened then dipped in egg and pan fried along with some leftover bbqed pork belly.

Time to start spray painting the farrowing pens with cold galvanizing compound

you will need to find a supply of rough service bulbs OZ

as far as i know they will keep making those

i have found the cheep made in china bulbs to be junk

i only get a couple weeks out of then in the brooders

 

[piglett]

I put the lavender orps in lockdown. Will keep you posted on hatch

your turkey eggs are in the bator

i'll keep you posted HFR



thanks
piglett

 

[hillfloweranch]

your turkey eggs at in the bator

i'll keep you posted HFR



thanks
piglett

Right on

 

[Ashburnham]

you will need to find a supply of rough service bulbs OZ

as far as i know they will keep making those

i have found the cheep made in china bulbs to be junk

i only get a couple weeks out of then in the brooders

The ceramic heat globes are the way to go - I have one thats been running for nearly 25 years.

 

[Phage]

 
you will need to find a supply of rough service bulbs OZ

as far as i know they will keep making those

i have found the cheep made in china bulbs to be junk

i only get a couple weeks out of then in the brooders

The ceramic heat globes are the way to go - I have one thats been running for nearly 25 years. 

I use these for brooder heat. They are awesome and seem to last me about 4 years.
They are only about $7 on ebay. Also you can get them in 120 and 240W.