Permaculture Out West » Chickens http://www.pow.org.au All things Permaculture in the Western Suburbs of Melbourne Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:59:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Of Mice and Chickens http://www.pow.org.au/2010/03/10/of-mice-and-chickens/ http://www.pow.org.au/2010/03/10/of-mice-and-chickens/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:07:01 +0000 Debbie http://www.pow.org.au/?p=878 One our POW members made a startling discovery on the weekend….have a look at what’s in the chook’s beak…is that….no, it couldn’t be…

Who needs cats?

Some of that dinosaur ancestry still lurks deep in the brain of the chicken.

On a more serious note, chickens are omnivores. They do eat bugs and insects, and if the opportunity presents itself, other animals. Eating mice is not an unusual occurrence. They peck it death and then usually swallow it whole.

]]> http://www.pow.org.au/2010/03/10/of-mice-and-chickens/feed/ 0 Poultry Sale at Bacchus Marsh 28th February http://www.pow.org.au/2010/02/09/poultry-sale-at-bacchus-marsh-28th-february/ http://www.pow.org.au/2010/02/09/poultry-sale-at-bacchus-marsh-28th-february/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:28:40 +0000 Debbie http://www.pow.org.au/?p=703 The Footscray & District Poultry Club Sussex Club is holding a poultry sale at their clubrooms in Bacchus Marsh on the 28th February.

The location is Poultry Pavilion Harness Track, Balliang-Bacchus Marsh Rd in Bacchus Marsh.

Melways  Map   333,  A12.

For more information go to the Helmsman Auction explained and Latest Auction Listings at http://www.marshchooks.webs.com

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