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Post by cannakid on Jan 21, 2015 12:25:47 GMT 8
we had a minamum of 30 overnight 45 already now today found 1 more dead chook the only breed so far to have no deaths are the RIR lost all my plymouth rocks now.
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Post by giantrunt on Jan 22, 2015 7:55:53 GMT 8
Sorry to hear mate..... you need to do something different.... shade/water/spray/bigger pens.... something... as it really must hurt when you see that happening...,
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Post by giantrunt on Jan 22, 2015 13:53:59 GMT 8
:DIf you want to try with light Sussex... I'll give u three dozen eggs for your incubator to get started again... the lighter coloured chooks handle the heat better...IMO...the offer s opened ended...
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Post by giantrunt on Jan 23, 2015 7:44:37 GMT 8
Hello World.... Happy Australia Weekend.... we're very lucky to live in the Greatest Country in the World....Love Fridays.... & lunch at the/Market then off to Club @ 5... Canna good luck with the heat... as see it going to get/is very hot next few days.. ...
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Post by giantrunt on Jan 24, 2015 8:07:03 GMT 8
:DChickens due out today / tomorrow... have clucky hen waiting for them..... can't wait to see how many hatch... & love the hatching thing!!.. think it's the kid in me...
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Post by giantrunt on Jan 24, 2015 8:45:30 GMT 8
Just checked incubator... no Sign of life!!!... ... be patience old man!!... it will / should happen, really not due till tomorrow... their are a few Pekin eggs in there, they should be out yesterday/today??... enjoy , as just rambling ... Attachments:
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Post by featherfoot on Jan 24, 2015 9:10:08 GMT 8
Put the eggs under the broody before they hatch.
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Post by giantrunt on Jan 24, 2015 10:18:33 GMT 8
O_oO.K.... smarty ... will take three eggs out now....nothin' to lose... & always open to different view...
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Post by giantrunt on Jan 24, 2015 13:47:13 GMT 8
put three eggs under her... all three eggs where piping...... they should be full out later this afternoon & the rest in incubator doing the same.... instant Mum with up to 30 Chickens by this time tomorrow..... hopefully...... .... will put photo in when this happens...
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Post by giantrunt on Jan 27, 2015 14:48:13 GMT 8
Killed trod on Chick...pulled other egg... she had on chick still alive.... she now has about 25/6 chicks.... but so bloody hot!!.. spray area /roof shade cloth every couple of hours...38 c here an hour ago... but all seem happy. ..
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Post by quambie on Jan 27, 2015 20:01:02 GMT 8
good on you hope they all survive it
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Post by giantrunt on Jan 29, 2015 7:17:49 GMT 8
They will... they are...:-)
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Post by giantrunt on Feb 2, 2015 14:48:09 GMT 8
Afternoon everybody.... in here now because it raining outside!!!... unreal ...just love it.... rained last night got 20mm... tossed out half a bag of NPK Blue .... & down came the rain...perfect... in the meantime because it cool am working on my retic,.& sprinklers... perfect weather for it... not a lot of news chickens everywhere & haven't bother to put in Gumtree yet... enjoy your day & hope the dry area are getting a bit of this..
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Post by quambie on Feb 2, 2015 19:38:10 GMT 8
half your luck we are still hot and we now have no bloody power and not a storm in sight western power has done it again and they will not answer there phones GEEERRRRRRRR
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Post by chooky on Feb 2, 2015 19:43:57 GMT 8
Typical Western Power! Hope you get some cool relief soon.
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