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[Farseer]

Australorps...

Wonderful! We've had them a lot over the years as they are great layers as well as have a good temperament, but Rhode Island Reds seem to be the mainstays of our brood for some reason...I don't know why...possibly it's their colour that I go for?! Sometimes we buy them and other times breed them ourselves. I don't have cats anymore but I am a bit of a crazy chook lady. There's something really satisfying about not having to go to a shop to buy eggs, or being able to milk a cow or grow your own fruit and veg etc.

Once we were having a few dramas with goannas so I took about two dozen chickens into the schoolroom with me for the day. I was busy teaching my two boys and my daughter was asleep on the floor (she was only a tiny baby at the time) when the door burst open and a goanna roared in and ate them all except one. It had torn its way through the gauze on the verandah and then got into the room. We had no choice but to dub the sole survivor 'Lucky'!

Have fun with your chooks...at least your cats will if they have a chance!