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Hello allyes ditto mutz I hope all the queenslanders are ok.
[MENTION=19441]the Theorist[/MENTION] wow! Sounds like you had an awesome night!!! I'm looking forward to the mini movie
So my miss 6 will be miss7 on Friday & mr coops had an awesome idea to get her chickens for her b'day. We went to bunnings today & got a little house & rang up a poultry for sale from a newspaper advert. Collect 3 little bantam chooks from the farm. Mr 3 was beside himself with excitement about going to a farm. Too cute. Miss 6 loves them. We have a white one a black one & a black with white flecks. She has named them classy,shy & Loy ( that's the one mr 3 will be in charge of) there names changed about 30 mins later to Claire, shiny & loyd. Who knows what they will be called tomorrow!
[MENTION=30683]bonnie[/MENTION] - do you have any wise chicken rearing tips? They like all veggie/fruit scraps? We are first timers, so any advice is much appreciated![]()
Cool present Coops. Three is plenty for enough eggs for a family of four. Mine love all scraps (not chicken), even egg shells to make their own eggs strong. Special treat, grated cheese, you will get them to eat this out of your hand. The scratch mix from local produce is good for them, and they love potatoes, all the leftovers from a baked dinner they will enjoy. Cheap cat dry food (not the chicken ones) is also a good filler. Haunt the "seconds" table at your local supermarket (yes, I have been known to fight people off for an out-of-date lettuce or cucumber) and gather all the outside lettuce leaves that other people pull off. Kids will have a ball with them and they really aren't a lot of trouble. If you get a fox problem, I will post-pack a packer to help out.