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Hey, welcome back! You have been busy, it sounds like quite an adventure! I'm doing fine. 4 of my hens went missing and I assumed it was the caracal that took out all of my landlords chickens, then 4 other hens went broody, 3 of them on the same nest, and one wasn't even on any eggs. I just...

Welcome back :frow Good luck with your new babies, would love to see pics if you have.

Welcome back :frow It's been quiet around here. And I've also been offline for a while because of all these fires around here.

Hi Jozi Neil, I have never had any myself, but from some research I did when I was looking for laying chickens, I believe RIR are one of the best breeds for eggs. Of the local breeds, Potchefstroom Koekoeks are the best layers, but RIR lay better. As for the number of years that they will lay...

Hi, and I live in George, but I have family in Cape Town so I'm there quite often. Are you looking to start with eggs, chicks or point of lay? What breed to get depends on what you want them for and how much space you have. Are they going to be pets or are you getting them for eggs or meat?

It really is the best life for kids to grow up with animals and lots of space to run around. That's really sad about bullet, they looked like such great friends. I'm sure it will get easier with the others once they all get used to each other, but I get what you're saying. Every time we get a...

It's when you hold a bright torch against the egg to see what's inside. All 9 hatched by the way. They're almost 2 weeks old now This was just after they hatched.

LOL, sounds like some very lucky animals. We stay in a cottage on farm, and our cat has completely wiped out the rat and mouse population here, now she also just catches birds. Every now and then a mouse finds it's way into the chicken coop, then I just let her in there for a few minutes and she...

Awww, your babies are all adorable! My cat stalks the chickens sometimes but she's never hurt them, and I keep her away from the chicks. I work from home and my 3 year old is at home with me all day too, so all my animals get plenty of attention. But I suddenly have 20 chickens, a cat and 2...

@whoop whoop How are you doing? I hope you're having a good weekend.

@whoop whoop No need to apologise, sometimes you just need to get it out. I find that just putting it out there helps me process things better when I get discouraged. I'm so sorry things aren't going well, and I really hope things get better for you soon Enjoy the vino and movie and lets hope...

Sorry, I was busy answering you when I lost my connection. Been trying all afternoon to get it back but it's not working so now I'm on my phone. I candled the eggs properly this morning and 9 are fertile and developing nicely. The other two hadn't developed at all so I removed them to make sure...

They're beautiful! I can't believe how much they've grown already!

They're beautiful, I can't believe how big they've gotten already!

I haven't seen anything here by Weeruva, I was just at the shop yesterday to get more cat food and I was looking for a new brand but we don't get much here. I try to switch between a few of the better brands I can find here so she at least doesn't get too much of the same thing. The chooks are...

Thanks, I wish there were more people who cared so much for their animals. We live on a small farm so we won't be able to report them as a noise nuisance, but we have the same landlord so I've already asked my husband to go speak to him if they don't do something about the dog. I'm really...

Our other neighbor reported them before but they managed to talk their way out of it. But I'm definitely considering calling the SPCA soon if I can't convince them to do something for that dog.

They just like the way roosters look and don't think further than that. Sorry about the spider bite, ouch! Hope it heals soon. The weather is beautiful here today too. My daughter and then my cat woke me up super early this morning but they've all gone back to sleep so I'm enjoying some peace...

I know, it drives me nuts. And really I want to help the animals, but there's not much I can do. We don't have a dog because I have enough on my plate and couldn't give a dog all the attention and exercise it would need. Every time I take on a new animal I make very sure that I have the means to...

I agree, about the dog and the cat. He's not a guard dog, just a pet. But the do it quite often, get an animal because they think it'll be fun and then don't want to put the effort in of looking after it. The last 3 times they wanted to get more animals the landlord said no, fortunately he's...