Trivia and other useless but interesting items

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Originally Posted by NavyDiver

I like chooks[thumbsupbig]

"After 12 months of empty egg shelves in supermarkets, thousands of people across Australia are looking for ways around the shortages.Many are now taking up backyard production, while shortages have also inspired a new egg farm in the only part of the country without a local industry.
And the intense scramble for both chickens and eggs in recent months has left some poultry farmers stunned.
What's going on with egg shortages?

About 10 per cent of Australia's egg-laying flock died or were killed in bird flu outbreaks in 2024 and 2025.
The industry says the ongoing shift from caged production to free-range eggs has also caused supply chain disruptions."

Egg shortages lead to surge in demand for backyard chickens - ABC News
I vote have my own soon[thumbsupbig]

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Perhaps consider the old adage, 'Chooks bring vermin. Vermin bring snakes'.

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Originally Posted by Saitch

Perhaps consider the old adage, 'Chooks bring vermin. Vermin bring snakes'.

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Circular issue if the snakes eat the vermin [bigrolf][bigrolf][bigrolf] As long as I eat the eggs.


"Finland again ranked world’s happiest country as US falls to its lowest-ever spot


Finland’s top spot streak unbroken among 147 countries, with Afghanistan ranking last"

We might be in the mid 20s 'apparently' [bigrolf]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbZSe6N_BXs

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Originally Posted by NavyDiver

I like chooks[thumbsupbig]

"After 12 months of empty egg shelves in supermarkets, thousands of people across Australia are looking for ways around the shortages.Many are now taking up backyard production, while shortages have also inspired a new egg farm in the only part of the country without a local industry.
And the intense scramble for both chickens and eggs in recent months has left some poultry farmers stunned.
What's going on with egg shortages?

About 10 per cent of Australia's egg-laying flock died or were killed in bird flu outbreaks in 2024 and 2025.
The industry says the ongoing shift from caged production to free-range eggs has also caused supply chain disruptions."

Egg shortages lead to surge in demand for backyard chickens - ABC News
I vote have my own soon[thumbsupbig]

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SWMBO went to the shops yesterday,none at Coles or Woolys,some at the fruit shop,$10.00 a dozen.
So it looks like there will be none here for a while.

The sons chooks are not laying ATM either,and the numbers are down after a carpet snake got into the pen about a month ago and ate two of them.[biggrin][bigsad]

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Originally Posted by scarry

SWMBO went to the shops yesterday,none at Coles or Woolys,some at the fruit shop,$10.00 a dozen.
So it looks like there will be none here for a while.

The sons chooks are not laying ATM either,and the numbers are down after a carpet snake got into the pen about a month ago and ate two of them.[biggrin][bigsad]

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Question : carpet snake ate two Chooks or two eggs [bigrolf]

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Originally Posted by NavyDiver

Question : carpet snake ate two Chooks or two eggs [bigrolf]

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It ate two chooks,but on occasions they have eaten the eggs as well.

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Originally Posted by NavyDiver

Question : carpet snake ate two Chooks or two eggs [bigrolf]

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Dunno, but when I had chooks I didn't go out there to count the eggs.

As my Grand Mother would say - May your chooks grow into emus and kick your dunny down

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Originally Posted by 3toes

As my Grand Mother would say - May your chooks grow into emus and kick your dunny down

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I must be old. We had a song to that effect, back in the day.

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Can he keep up with you, James?
Does his name translate to two sore feet?

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

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Can he keep up with you, James?
Does his name translate to two sore feet?

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Happy to watch that WA ledged in the making. Bright young man as well as FAST. Me I am a long distance plodder not a speedster [bigrolf]