Our introduction to keeping chickens, the high's, the lows and pics of our journey.

[vehve]

We've been enjoying broody poops for quite some time already, you mean that it gets worse?

The mommies tried calling the chicks for breakfast today, but they didn't dare leave the nest yet. We'll see.

 

[ozexpat]

I just took advantage of unusually good internet bandwidth to catch up on your thread.

the highs and lows continue.

congrats and commiserations.

its been a crazy week here. just six days till I return to the usa

 

[ozexpat]

Apart from my run to kabankalan, its a quietly busy day.

Monday is feed mixing day. 450kg of ingredients get converted into150kg poultry feed and 300kg of pig feed.

It's day 7 for the 10 piglet batch. They will get their parvo vaccine and be weighed. We introduced early wean feed to them and they are playing with the feed. in a day they will start eating it.

The three little pigs were all 2kg along with their siblings that did not survive the events of the other night. With no competition for milk they are the same size as their cousins already.

Mama pigs are doing well. Sow #2 gets upset at the sight of me as I am giving her daily injections of iron and b vitamins but she looks good. From a general inspection, she is back to normal.

I will definitely cull her. I can't risk another delivery like the last one and she is not paying her way.

I have one 60kg pig that I am giving to Mrs Oz' family for Christmas in the form of lechon - pig roasted on a spit. I have to transport her Christmas morning to Bacolod.

Dodong is building a post/rail/pailing fence around one of the vegetable gardens.

Yesterday Dodong sold the coconut branches that fell last week. I asked him if its the first time he has ever had a job where money falls from the sky. its great to see the initiative as the previous 2 gardeners just burnt them.

Our kids are having fun when they are not in trouble. They get away with murder with nannies so they are a bit shell shocked by structure. they love the monkey bars and have had a few falls but none from the top. the ground is very soft so hopefully no greenstick fractures this week.

The goats are loving having the kids around as they get fed lots of treats.

 

[ozexpat]

my unusually fast internet has me posting in the wrong thread lol

so much for technology

 

[Bens-Hens]

Hahahaha, good to hear though Oz!

 

[Bens-Hens]

I am sure everyone will have a very busy day tomorrow, but a Merry Christmas to you all.

I hope you all have a great festive season, and if you are on the road, please drive safe.

 

[joannefiddler]

Same to you Ben!

 

[scottcaddy]

I am sure everyone will have a very busy day tomorrow, but a Merry Christmas to you all.

I hope you all have a great festive season, and if you are on the road, please drive safe.

Thank You Ben! May you and yours have a very Merry Christmas!
Scott

 

[ozexpat]

Christmas should be just about over in the WA.

I yours was as fun as ours

 

[vehve]

@scottcaddy Another picture for you:


This was taken at around 1pm on Christmas day, with the sun at it's highest.