Category Archives: Chickens

Motion Activated Sprinkler

Posted on 16/07/2016 by AlanM52

Our Chooks – Prowling Cat We have a cat coming over the back fence stalking our chooks. I have put up some stop-gap wire and since then have not actually seen the bloody thing in the backyard. Still it’s a … Continue reading →

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Waverley Gardens – Big W (Part 3/3)

Posted on 17/05/2016 by AlanM52

Clutching my moccs and still smiling shuffled through the pet section and came across poultry feed, didn’t know they stocked that – grabbed a bag of mash. To slow with the camera and missed all five around the ‘test’ bowl … Continue reading →

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Misty to the vet

Posted on 11/05/2016 by AlanM52

Back home from the vet with Misty and not all of her came back, she left behind half a middle toe and we another $200 bucks but that’s fine – see my earlier posts. She go’s back after a week … Continue reading →

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Sleep-in chooks

Posted on 08/05/2016 by AlanM52

Not all chickens wake up at sunrise, certainly not the ones at Meadowbrook Mansion who have learnt to sleep-in like their human inhabitants.

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Misty to the vet

Posted on 27/04/2016 by AlanM52

The old girl limping on her left leg and something wrong with her middle toe – I think it’s broken. Vet diagnosed the problem before I even put her on the table as toe constriction and with another feel a … Continue reading →

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Misty to the vet – continued

Posted on 27/04/2016 by AlanM52
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Free range eggs – dodgy companies

Posted on 16/04/2016 by AlanM52

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) took Derodi Pty Ltd and Holland Farms Pty Ltd to court, claiming it had falsely labelled eggs as free range from January 2012 to December 2014. The two companies trade together as the … Continue reading →

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Hot day for the chooks

Posted on 08/03/2016 by AlanM52

Current temperature from the remote sensor in the chook shed is 41.2°, of course they are not in there but over in the shade of the cottage garden.

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Pekins growing up

Posted on 07/03/2016 by AlanM52

The little girls (Peaches, Bella & Honey) are not so little any more.

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Chooks on park bench

Posted on 27/02/2016 by AlanM52

Hope the chooks don’t poop on the new park bench.

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