Australia!

[Lovechooks]

Hi Everyone!

I'm from Australia and having a great time on this forum, thought I'd better see if anyone else was from down this way .

I have loads of chooks, a few breeds and some x breds, the vegie garden, worm farm and am interested in learning more about self sufficiency.

 

[SKR8PN]

Welcome aboard the board!! Living in Australia has always been one of my dreams. Perhaps I will be lucky enough to get to visit your beautiful country before they plant me.

Where are you located??

 

[Lovechooks]

I am in a Regional Country town called Ballarat in Victoria, it's very cold at the moment here we do get the odd snow but not often. It's an old gold mining town population about 100,000.

 

[TanksHill]

Welcome,

It will be great to hear about your place.

 

[hoosier]

Welcome! I look forward to hearing about your place and what you are doing. I have always wanted to visit Australia in January or February.

 

[hennypenny9]

Hello! I knew a guy from Australia when I was little, he worked with my mom. He was from Melbourne. The first time I heard someone pronounce the "R" in the name I told them "there is no R in Melben" I was probably 8 at the time, though. Love the accents!

 

[freemotion]

I want to know more about your worm farm!!!!

 

[Beekissed]

Welcome to the board!!! Always wanted to go there and simply love the accent! Tell us everything you can about life there, if you would, as some of us would never have enough to travel there and experience it.

 

[homesteadmomma]

Welcome!

I also want to hear more about your worm farm!

 

[Lovechooks]

I don't think I have an accent, but I guess I do to you guys!

I love an American accent but boy we have learnt not to mix it up with a Canadian one .

Are we allowed to attached links on here?

I know the worm farm has a web address and a photo on there otherwise I can take a picture of it, basically it's a 4 tiered container and the food scraps go in the top, the worms are on the next level and they produce all these nutrient rich worm castings and a worm tea for the garden.

I grew up in Melbourne we don't pronounce the R although Iv just had to say it about 5 times to work that out!

I am on nearly an acre only about 2.5 km (not sure what that is in miles) We have Cochin chickens a rooster and 3 girls, a Hamburg, 2 Barnevelders and about 7 Hylines.

I have a small but getting bigger vegie garden, 3 young children, a massive compost area, and I run my own Massage Clinic from home part time and we have a huge amount of water tanks as water is becoming a big issue in Australia.

I love fitness and all our groceries are brought via a cargo bike, basically I put my 3 year old in one side and the geroceries in the other. I try not to use the car that often. Lucky I love exercise!