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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…