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 Post subject: Re: IceMan's Chooks!!
PostPosted: Oct 20th, '12, 15:29 
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we already have our first egg... lets see how many we get tomorrow!!

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ooh a mulberry flavoured egg :laughing3:


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it really isn't a purple egg... thats weird...lol


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Awesome work iceman. The coop and run look magnificent. You will be inundated with eggs in no time! Don't forget to plant more silver beet, they love it :grin:


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Love your work IceMan.

Great motivation and inspiration to get me going replacing the one my poor girls have that is falling around their ears


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thanks all!!

silver beet is going in, plus we have plenty of weeds behind the shed


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Here is some progress... i know its taking a while but i've had limited time and funds to get things going.

The frame for the run is up!!
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this pic reminds me of a mate's setup. He has a tiny backyard with 3 chooks and a trampoline.
so he made part of the chook run under the trampoline. works really well and the chooks have got used to their ceiling bouncing


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WOOHOO TWO MORE EGGS TODAY!!!!!

sorry, all the hard work has started to pay off


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this pic reminds me of a mate's setup. He has a tiny backyard with 3 chooks and a trampoline.
so he made part of the chook run under the trampoline. works really well and the chooks have got used to their ceiling bouncing



the trampoline is just there as the lawn has been reseeded


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congrats the chooks are obviously happy in their new digs


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before today we had 8 eggs for the first week in their new home... not too bad i reckon.

Last night we went away and just got home and i checked if we had any eggs, to my surprise we had three eggs!!! i expected one, maybe two but three!!! and i was blown away with the third one... check out the pics!!

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Ouch, did you weigh it?


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not yet Faye, i might later if i get a chance


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We have had a couple of those super eggs, often double yokers, just amazing.


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