Garden Retrofit Ideas & Tips
Over my Christmas break I plan to start my project converting some unused stables into a teaching venue and turning the land around the stables into an example of a…
Outsmarting Mr Fox
Anyone who owns chickens (or any other poultry) is all too familiar with the cunning and relentless persistence of the local foxes. Perhaps at first you were complacent ("It won't…
Organising the Egg Chaos
So you finally got some laying hens and the excitement of your morning omelet coming from your own back yard has been tarnished by the chaos of the eggs in…
Chicken coop and run
Building a New Chicken Home
I know many of you have been affected by the severe weather we have had in NSW over the previous months. I myself have not come through unscathed. We evacuated…
Egg Whispering – Using Eggs to Assess Hen Health
Today I collected a duck egg that was almost perfectly round! I have never come across this before but upon investigation I diagnosed that it was likely because my duck…
Hatching chickens – No incubator? No problem!
Several weeks ago one of my Australorp girls went broody and I wanted to hatch as many chicks as I possibly could. She had only accumulated 5 eggs – and…
Chickens – Foxes, Food & Flocks
My chickens and ducks have been a wonderful addition to my garden. I chose Australorp chickens as they are docile, good layers and do not go broody all the time…
Chickens – a Great Addition
Chickens are a driving force in a permaculture system. No permaculture garden seems complete without them. “Produce no waste” is one of our permaculture principles and a permaculture system seeks…
