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Why did we wait? Best group chat you’ll join. Welcome and enjoy the craziness of all chicken lovers.

Here’s the crazy thing. The rooster I’m holding in the photo above is only 10 weeks old. 😂

Hi Aussies! I’m a mother of 6 humans and we have a little hobby farm in Kurrajong NSW. Current chook family count is 6 and staying that way… until I hatch a few Australorp and Coronations next spring. Our specialty talent is making them super tame and super healthy so they make great pets for...

Hi Nym! I’m from the Hawkesbury. Naturally I know the Illawarra. Currently our rivers have flooded and I just made it over the bridges before they closed them. Phew! It’s a cool 12 degrees here but I normally make 10 degrees Celsius the temp to start the fire. Anything else we say put on an...

I think mixing when younger is easier. Definitely keep them apart for a week and then do gradual supervised intro.s. You could also try putting a bantam with a standard in pairs if you had enough cages and room?

Oh my gosh! That’s hilarious; right up my alley. Last time I picked up a stray dog he made me take it back.!! But it was only because of the chickens. 😅 he’s more rational than me.

Ohhh little cutie pies! Great solution. I like it.

Oh my goodness!! 5 broodies! Thank you for sharing all those observations as I will definitely take them on board!!! 1 clutch is enough! Plus my husband whinges when we get no eggs. So I have to keep some on the lay. When my hen went broody, I seperated the others fairly quickly due to her...

Update on this post. The 5 chicks are now 12 weeks old. 2 weeks ago I took the suspected rooster whom we loved (called Snowy) and swapped him with a breeder who had same colour and breed. His were almost same size and age . Mumma was not happy with the teenage intruder but he’s finally been...

I’ve never heard of that before! A good break, a nanny and then returned to nest?

My roosters did not awaken too early at all or crow too early. Each one is different but again, I was ok with day crowing.

Looking forward to hearing more! And yes he’s gorgeous 😄

Oh my gosh! I thought I had issues. My mumma Hen is kicking her babies off the roost- I swear she has favourites. Judging by her death looks, I doubt she will accept the new rooster in a hurry. So separate they will be- for at least a week or 2…

I I am so glad to see this thread. After reading about the Marek’s vaccine they admit it’s a leaky vaccine. All the vaxxed birds can be carriers and kill all unvaxxed and nobody is talking about it when buying and selling birds. Mixing is not advisable. There needs to be a disclaimer. Also it...

That is such an awesome set up! I did a great thing yesterday. I drove 2.5 hours to do a rooster swap. Same breed and colour. This was to prevent "rooster pot". My baby boy was too good for that. Now both are studs! I got home at dark so the new boy: Sir Lancealot, slept in the carrier cage...

Very helpful! Can you write an article please?

Thank you! It also gave me hope that shipping eggs can work!

Yay! Hope it’s me!

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I offered mine cold watermelon slices/ bits cut to bite size and she ate a lot to hydrate. Exact same situation but every broody is different.