Monthly Archives: October 2015

Chook Cam – temporary setup.

Posted on 31/10/2015 by AlanM52

Setup a wireless colour camera in the run to monitor the little girls with the receiver connected to the Soniq 32″ TV in the kitchen/meals area. As posted earlier I’ll get the Cocoon Outdoor HD Wireless IP Camera from ALDI … Continue reading →

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New Chooks 2015 – Day one

Posted on 31/10/2015 by AlanM52

First full day at Meadowbrook Mansion for the little chooks, lots of playtime, eating & drinking, resting – repeat the cycle. Got a bit confused at bedtime by the look of it, seemed to be settling down in a corner … Continue reading →

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New chooks–first night

Posted on 30/10/2015 by AlanM52

First night at Meadowbrook Mansion – didn’t take long for the little ones to find their accommodation, been in there for a few hours now.

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Buying some more bantam Pekins

Posted on 30/10/2015 by AlanM52

Off this morning to Abundant Layers in Emerald to get three Pekins, 2 x buff and 1 x white. Spent the last couple of days building a box for them for the integration period and fencing off one end of … Continue reading →

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New Pekins 2015

Posted on 27/10/2015 by AlanM52

The chook box is done so that’s accommodation out of the way, now we can move onto putting up some framing with wire mesh so they have their own area.

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Preparing for new chickens

Posted on 27/10/2015 by AlanM52

We need to provide accommodation for the new girls (looks like three) during the integration period. Previously I used a timber dog kennel rescued from hard rubbish but that was years ago and it’s been lying around unused, so I … Continue reading →

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USB Tower Fans

Posted on 26/10/2015 by AlanM52

Woolworths – Hub It Accessory USB 2.0 Tower Fan – $5.00.Bought one to try and surprised how well it works so went back and got some more of them to hand out to family and friends.

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Need some more chooks

Posted on 26/10/2015 by AlanM52

With Ruby gone to the big coop in the sky and only Misty and Speckles left we are looking to get a two or three Pekins. Two places on the list are Abundant Layers and Craigs Farm. RIP my girl.

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ALDI – Workzone pressure cleaner

Posted on 23/10/2015 by AlanM52

Keen to try out the new toy this morning so setup to clean the driveway. Happy with the results and can report job completed in about 1/3 the time it took with the smaller GMC 1400W.

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Ficus plants – potting them

Posted on 22/10/2015 by AlanM52

This mornings effort was to setup for re-potting the Ficus fig plants. For each one used a paver for the pot base. The pots themselves are quite heavy – empty – so set them in place first then filled the … Continue reading →

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