Hello there!

[ChookaPete]

Hello there!

My name is Pete. I live in Kalgoorlie Western Australia, with my five chooks!

I have four 1 year-old Hy-Lines, named Cumin, Coriander, Cardamom, and Clover, and a seven month-old Leghorn named Chamomile.


I am relatively new to raising chickens. When I was little my paternal grandparents kept chickens on their farm. Then when I was about eight my sister and I had a bantam chook and rooster for about a year, until we found the rooster in the deep freezer! His partner soon joined him, and while we were both a little sad we were pleasantly surprised that they tasted so nice!

But I don't think I could eat my own chooks now...


When I used to live in Perth I shared a house with a friend who had a big flock of chooks as well as three ducks, who all laid mountains of eggs!


Part of the reason I got chickens was they could be somewhat semi-independent, since I work away a lot so couldn't keep a dog or cat as a pet. I provide them with 20kg feeder boxes, water containers fitted with hoses on solar-powered tap timers, and they free range across my whole backyard and front yard.


I found this website and forum via the DuckDuckGo search engine, to seek advice on managing chicken bullying.


I shall post some photographs of my chooks soon!

 

[ChookaPete]

Here's my darling Clover. She was flying over the backyard fence to my patio to lay eggs on one of my patio chairs. Then while I was away she went broody...as you can see here. She would purr every time I passed her!

I cured her broodiness by placing some fertilised eggs underneath her. After a few weeks one of them hatched into a sweet little Leghorn who I named Chamomile. I will post some pictures of her and my other chookies soon.

 

[Chicken poppy]

Hey there! Welcome to BYC ! Clover is a beautiful hen, can’t wait for more photos.

 

[Shadrach]

Hello ChookaPete.
Welcome to BYC.
How nice to read of a Hy-Line going broody and hatching.

 

[Jener8or]

You have a beautiful broody there!

There are quite a few Australians here and a couple of active Australia Members' threads here:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/australia-six-states-and-that-funny-little-island.598568/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/australians-where-are-you-all.186559/

Thanks for joining and welcome to BackYard Chickens!

 

[ChookaPete]

Thank you everyone who has replied so far!


Here are my four Hy-Line chookies dust-bathing earlier this year.

And here is a more recent shot of them, in the shade of the front yard.

 

[Nomadicus]

Hello and Welcome to BYC. Glad to have you here with us in this fun and poultry loving community.

 

[Tookie]

Hello, and welcome to BYC! We're so glad you joined us.

 

[ChookaPete]

A shot of Clover from above laying one of her eggs:

 

[chrissynemetz]

Welcome to BYC! We're glad you joined us!