Hi all Been a while since my last post. Been an interesting month, contending with 40+ degC and the lice that sprung up in the dry conditions, coming from the horse stables next door. Cannot use insecticides as a barrier outside due to the Chickens and Geese I have free ranging, so to control this pest I am watering along the boundary 3 times a day to reduce the lice breeding conditions. This seems to be working well.
All birds are now inside in the aircon after coming very close to BBQing some of my best birds, fortunately all have survived and thriving.
Very overcrowded at the moment with some 90+ breeders crammed into breeding, nappy cages and anything I could beg borrow or steal (well not really steal) to house them in.
On top of all this drama and heat I have pairs still breeding and some 30 pets, and 4 show type fledged over the last month with another 40 eggs and 18 pinkies on the go.
Just a couple of show type pics