Chooks

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Leigh
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Joined: 26 Mar 2009, 01:41
Location: Waroona WA
Location: Western Australia

Anyone keeping chooks? if so what do you have?
I have 3 hens, one is a pure bred Australorp and the other two are mixed Rhode Island Reds with something but I'm not sure on that one.
Nothing better than home grown eggs.
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garyh
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Joined: 11 Sep 2011, 11:05
Location: Montrose, Victoria

I keep 3 isa browns,3eggs every day ,keep the egg shells for the gouldians,win both ways :) ,garyh
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TomDeGraaff
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Joined: 25 Jul 2012, 11:04
Location: Melbourne

Chooks (not roosters!) are all-round great! Scrap-eaters, pets, fertilisers, food producers, feathers, eggshells. Every birdo should have them.

The only downside I can think of is the risk of blackhead to pheasants and, I presume, true quail and partridge.

I got a couple of red jungle fowl :)
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willy
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Joined: 01 Apr 2009, 13:41
Location: Moree, NSW
Location: Moree North Western NSW

I have Plymouth Rocks, Turkeys and Guinea Fowl.
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finches247
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Location: Whangarei Northland New Zealand

I have a mixed flock of Araucana,Australorps,Silkies and Red Shavers and also some Red Legged Partridges.
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Niki_K
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Joined: 23 Oct 2011, 12:18
Location: Melbourne, VIC

I'm very keen to get some chooks (a silky and at least one araucana), but it's a tough sell to my partner! I may just go get some and set up a chook house one day while he's at work 8-)
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Tiaris
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Joined: 23 Apr 2011, 08:48
Location: Coffs Harbour

3 isa brown hens here too. Genuine egg factories.
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Painted4
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Joined: 27 May 2014, 20:13
Location: Adelaide Hills, SA

We've got 1 Rhode Island Red, 5 Isa Browns, and 4 Araucanas....Plus 2 Khaki Campbell and 2 Indian Runner ducks....Its so much better having eggs from home.
BluJay

A friend quit her job, sold her house, and is going traveling. I'm adopting her 3 chickens and madarian ducks. Looking forward to having them.
I really like the Rhode Island reds. Not only prolific egg layers, but good on the table. Nothing like going out back and snatching a chicken. Can't get any fresher than that. Mmmm, now u want some chicken and dumplings.
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Spitfire
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Joined: 15 Jul 2014, 20:28
Location: Melbourne

Blu Jay.. I hope that you were pulling our collective legs when you were considering snatching a chicken out of your own backyard for the table.??? :shock:
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