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do you know how old these Shavers are? are they ex-battery birds? or were they POL (point of lay)? my guess is they're ex-battery (or ex-free range), but over 18 months old - if that's the case, they've probably spent the last 12 months laying their little hearts out and are now a bit worn out it wo...

during recovery time, if they're a bit reluctant to eat, I'd be looking for very enticing, high energy food - my favourite to perk up a chicken is actually hard boiled egg yolk (just at a time when you probably don't have any eggs!) the colour yellow seems to be very attractive to the hens and the y...

The Auckland Poultry & Pigeon Assoc holds two shows per year in Kumeu - at the A&P grounds on Access Road you've only just missed their main one (usually first weekend in July), but they have a smaller one at the Kumeu A&P (round about the 2nd weekend in March) gives you a chance to see ...

Jay was investigating whether it was cost effective to send birds to Chch via Air NZ, but I suspect their requirements for the cages will make it too expensive (they won't take the plastic cat carry cage type of things) - but if it was possible, there might be an Auckland bulk group being sent (one ...

that's awful my vote would be dogs - and they can be very quiet - you'd think they'd bark with excitement, but I've known the result from when they didn't make a noise - they also enjoy the chase/killing and don't necessarily sit down to actually do anything with what they kill - so they wipe out al...

Great colouring, fingers crossed for a good set of manners too!

Auckland Poultry & Pigeon Show Saturday 2 July and Sunday 3 July

we're also really lucky to have the Pied Budgerigar Society exhibiting birds with us too!

so a real variety to see

open to the public Saturday midday to 5pm, Sunday 9am-1pm

see you there!

oh and I saw a Sebright cockerel with sickle tail feathers and rooster shaped hackles at a show recently - disturbingly it even got a placing
that's when I want my standard in my hand, I would have thought a Sebright major feature is the boys are hen feathered....

I had a Silver Pencilled Pekin that was confused - its one of those colours where the different sexes are quite different colours this thing hatched with colouring of a rooster, which happened to be what I wanted - but it never grew any hackles or tail feathers or bigger comb I ran it on for quite a...

Yeah, saw that Japanese story!

Monique is having a great time, hope she doesn't get caught out with customs/quarantine problems...

should be yes, so long as I can get away, with all the animals fed...

The Nationals!

Yes, I expect to be there, Saturday afternoon & Sunday morning

they have 1,800+ entries!!!!!

on the subject of free ranging roosters being okay - I had to separate a White Orpington rooster and a Silver Spangled Hamburg cockerel this morning - they've done a blood bath & obviously fighting through all the rain this morning - they're both looking really sorry for themselves, the Hamburg ...

Silver Spangled Hamburg - funny birds!

looks like you're on your way to laced Orpys!
you may have to breed the laced boy back to his daughter, to try to bring out any lacing in a hen, if you don't have any so far
lots of hatching, feeding & housing developing a new colour!