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Mark

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Been really busy... mostly family stuff but also working on the property. Great to see all the activity here on SSC :) Jan 15, 2017

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Oct 16, 2017
    1. Maria
      Maria
      This evening one female quail started fighting with her last cage mate (since I had to separate the others) and she broke her beak trying to get away from the aggressor! The top half is totally broken!. What should I do to help her? I will be totally bummed if she doesn't survive this...any advice is welcomed gladly!
      Oct 18, 2017 at 10:34 AM
    2. Sherry Robitson
      Sherry Robitson
      Thank you for those wonderful YouTube videos! So much good information that can be applied no matter what country you live in.
      Oct 16, 2017
    3. JaninaG
      JaninaG
      Hi Mark,
      Made it to the forum.... seems my PC deleted the forum.... Now to go and buy some of that so ugly its beautiful Yellow Dragon, and hope it likes Victoria :) oh and my tree stumps :)
      Sep 18, 2017
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    4. Eddie007
      Eddie007
      I am in southern California. I believe my mango trees that are in pots are being affected by anthracnose. We had a lot of rain in January and February. I am not sure if it's anthracnose. We have no experts in my area since we have no commercial growers.

      I can send pics of affected branches.

      Eddie
      Mar 5, 2017
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      2. Mark
        Mark
        Hi @Eddie007 please create a new thread in the fruit and veg section and post your pics there as this is the easiest way to share images and communicate. Welcome!
        Mar 16, 2017
    5. Mark
      Mark
      Been really busy... mostly family stuff but also working on the property. Great to see all the activity here on SSC :)
      Jan 15, 2017
    6. Janice
      Janice
      Hi Mark, thanks for the video. I am concerned about leaving my 3 girls when we are away. I will have them checked once every second day. My coop is enclosed 1.5 w by 1.2 d and 1.5 h shed. Small! Can the chickens be locked in this small area for two weeks with the bedding,water and food being checked every second day. The door has shade cloth on it so there is light but filtered.
      Oct 23, 2016
      2. ClissAT
        ClissAT
        When you reduce the light by that much your chooks will go off lay & may even begin to moult.Also at this time of year confining them like that is asking for pests like lice leg mite, intestinal worms, etc to get established.
        Nov 6, 2016
      3. ClissAT
        ClissAT
        The amount of manure they create in that time period would also make it a hot bed for fly larvae which the chooks might eat if there is enough light to see them but in general is not a good thing.
        Nov 6, 2016
      4. ClissAT
        ClissAT
        If your little shed gets any sun on it, it will heat up dramatically on these overly hot days we are currently experiencing.
        The way I see it, you can lock any animal in any sized space but whether it is humane is another thing.
        Nov 6, 2016
    7. Mark
      Mark
      Going to Thailand and Vietnam for a holiday - 16 days leaving soon :)
      Sep 20, 2016
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      3. stevo
        stevo
        ok we'll try not to wreck the place... too much
        Sep 21, 2016
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      4. Mark
        Mark
        I'll try and keep a hand in from over there lol... keen to learn more first hand about Asian cooking and what they grow locally.
        Sep 23, 2016
      5. Sasha Bushell
        Sasha Bushell
        Ah, we went to thailand this year.. absolutely loved it, and we have just started planning a trip to vietnam for 2018 :)
        Sep 24, 2016
    8. Sasha Bushell
      Sasha Bushell
      Hi mark, ive been watching a tonne of your videos and ive seen that you grow your own ducks for meat?
      You have mentioned before that your not a fan of killing, do you bring your ducks somewhere to be processed? If so, where and how much do they charge and do you know if they do chickens?

      Thankyou :)
      Sep 7, 2016
      2. Mark
        Mark
        Sorry Sasha I didn't see your message... we have chatted about this but feel free to start a thread of your own ( if you like) because it would be interesting to see what others think also :)
        Sep 23, 2016
    9. Mark
      Mark
      Boy! How time flies when you're surfing our forum to catch up on all the latest... Wonderful to see people getting involved :)
      Aug 31, 2016
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      2. stevo
        stevo
        who's Mark? :-)
        Sep 5, 2016
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    10. Mark
      Mark
      Doing radio show today on Sunshine Coast FM ABC will be able to dedicate more time to SSC over the next few months :)
      Aug 22, 2016
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      2. stevo
        stevo
        If you get time and can post a link to an online broadcast thing that'd be good.
        Aug 22, 2016
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    11. Mark
      Mark
      Forums quiet :)
      May 24, 2016
      2. stevo
        stevo
        I think everyone is busy working on their properties! ...and I didn't want to fill the forum with my crap :-)
        May 24, 2016
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      3. OskarDoLittle
        OskarDoLittle
        Actually I've been in Africa for a wedding! Got home to discover my veggie patch doing quite badly :( one enormous zucchini seems to have caused all the other fruit/flowers to drop off. I did discover that if you let your Lebanese zucchini overgrow, the skin becomes tough like gem squash...but you can still use them just like a gem squash...possibly even better!
        Jun 5, 2016
    12. Mark
      Mark
      Replacing new topsoil in several raised beds today with better garden soil because I found the "premium" soil I got delivered was bad...
      May 7, 2016
    13. Mark
      Mark
      Fixed our broken chicken pen door today...
      Apr 9, 2016
    14. Mark
      Mark
      Having internet issues - awfully slow. The NBN was supposed to start on Friday but they've run into delivery problems...
      Feb 29, 2016
    15. Mark
      Mark
      Planting out a few kumquats this arvo in the front garden as food/ornamentals
      Feb 25, 2016
    16. Mark
      Mark
      Been flat out in the garden and haven't had a chance to do much online work/postings lately so that's why I've been a little quiet!
      Feb 20, 2016
    17. Mark
      Mark
      Making big changes to our vegetable garden.
      Dec 31, 2015
    18. Hen Hatcher
      Hen Hatcher
      Hi Mark I have a JN8 48 I cant get the temp down and the humidity up. I have set the temp at 37.6 in the set up. Also CA at 0.0. LS 37 HS 37.8. The temp is going above 40 and humidity in the 30 s? When I turn the eggs do I turn them north south or spin them as they sit?
      Dec 6, 2015
      2. Mark
        Mark
        Only just saw this post... sorry. I'll answer it in the JN8-48 thread tomorrow it has more characters than here in profile posts and a better editor.
        Dec 7, 2015
    19. Mark
      Mark
      Going to the cricket at Gabba today Aust v NZ corporate box seats should be a rippa day ;)
      Nov 5, 2015
      2. stevo
        stevo
        Did you get rained out?
        Nov 9, 2015
      3. Mark
        Mark
        No it didn't rain rain at all the first day thankfully!
        Nov 9, 2015
    20. Mark
      Mark
      Planting some more cherry tomatoes today and Jalapenos, which I'm going to cover this season to stop fruit fly hitting them!
      Sep 18, 2015
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