Poultry in Urbania

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Comment by Mercurious on July 10, 2011 at 10:46am

Derp the Rooster needs a home.

Can anyone help please?

A very handsome man but as he turned out to be a boy I cannot keep him in town.
He is very friendly and will do anything for bread. Free range and puts himself to bed at night so very easy care. Has just begun to crow and would really love to get down and dirty with the ladies.
Can someone offer him a home please?
He's a Sussex/Barred Rock X but looks totally Sussex to me.
must pick up from Brookfield Tauranga.

Comment by shelley north on June 19, 2011 at 12:12pm

I havent yet breed my little flies, though hoping to sit down and do a trial run. I know the chickens like them as I found some on the lid of the worm farm. I have feed them some worms out of the farm which they love also slaters. They dont seem keen on slugs at all even though I have an abundance of them or parsley. I picked agapanthus seeds and stuck them in the chicken wire so they had to forage and stretch surprisingly they loved these too. I haven been sprouting the wheat I need a less messy time consuming plan for that one. I had a sunflower from a seed and nut mix sprout in the garden so I have saved the seed and plan to grow these for them as well.

Comment by Katie Powell on June 19, 2011 at 9:50am

Hi everyone!

I have 4 or maybe 6 chineese silke roosters up for grabs. They are beautiful... All White and one is a golden, reddy colour! about 3 1/2 / 4 months old. I would love to see them go to a great home as i love them but unfortunatly cannot have roosters. Please feel free to ring me on 021 0 511559 if you are interested.

 

Cheers

Katie

Comment by Mercurious on May 27, 2011 at 8:42pm

Hi Lynda. I got my girls from cindy here in Tauranga.

Her cell is 0274048254. She may have a few different breeds to choose from but contact her to see if she has some available now. Yay chicken keeping in Tauranga!!! I'm in urban Brookfield with six chooks. What area do you live in?

Cheers Merc

Comment by LYNDA JACK HAWKE on May 27, 2011 at 3:05pm

Hi  has anyone in the tauranga area got any chickens for sale or barter? 0273927942

Comment by Kristen Morse on May 23, 2011 at 8:07am

Depending on how old they are they may not start again until July, August. They need 12 - 14 hrs of daylight a day to stimulate them to lay daily. We are down to about 9-10hrs. Younger birds come back on the lay sooner but older birds take a while longer. I have 16 hens ages 1-7 yrs old and am getting 5 eggs one day and 2 the next at the moment. By September that should be 12 a day. The other thing they might need is worming as this will slow down their recovery from molting. If you use Aviverm there is a 6 day witholding period for the eggs - not a problem if there aren't any eh. That helps and you will see a difference in their appearance within a couple of weeks of doing it. Other ideas would be to dust them for mites and lice as feeding parasites will also be slowing down them coming back into the lay. And the last suggestion if you are seeing them on the nest but no eggs later could be either a rat stealing them or a hen egg eating. To check if they are laying but might be hiding the eggs or having  them nicked check the width between thier pubic bones by holding  the bird under your arm and placing your fingers against her feathers just above the vent. You should be able to feel 2 pointed bones. If there is 2 or more finger widths between those bones she should be in lay. If the gap is less than 2 finger widths she is not laying. The bones move to accommodate the eggs passage when she is in lay. Hope that helps.

Comment by Tim Searle on May 23, 2011 at 1:49am

My hens have laid no eggs since they started moulting about 2-3 months ago. They have pale combs and their new feathers are dull compared to the previous ones. Any ideas? I changed the coop setup and I think they may not have liked the new nesting box - the entry was quite small and the box had gaps at the top. I've gone back to a traditional setup so that might help but thought I'd see if anyone has any other thoughts?

Comment by Christine Robinson on May 10, 2011 at 12:35pm

Are there any Members in Sydney,Australia?

I am in Campbelltown,NSW.

Comment by Kristen Morse on May 6, 2011 at 8:38pm

Thanks for that link Shelly - what a wonderful resource - I've been wandering about in the site. :-)

Comment by shelley north on May 6, 2011 at 7:34pm

Ok I've been doing some googling and this website was really helpful as well. I have been sprouting their wheat and they go nuts over it. Over the weekend I hope to set up some vege scraps and try breeding those little fly things. http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/what_...

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