Chicken Superpit

The famous open cut gold mine commonly known as "The Superpit" is a local tourist attraction and major employer in the town where the 2 Happy Hens live.  Hence the frequent and favourite past time of dust bathing has been nicknamed "Chicken Superpit". 

Curry is a huge fan of making a mess and creating chicken superpits all over our yard.

I think we are up to "Chicken Superpit 100" in less than a year! 

Who needs a pet dog to dig up your yard?!

Curry can kick dirt so high it goes over the front fence which is 1.2 metres high!

Little Miss Mega Mess x 2!

Curry sleeping in the chicken superpit.



Time for more dust bath action. Curry kicking Giblet in the head - poor Gibby!

Giblet shaking - what a huge dust cloud!



Chicken Limbo

The 2 happy hens love to play in our carport and eat little stones to help their digestion. Of course all the yummiest little rocks are located under the car so they get down low and go, go, go!  Enjoy the photos of chicken limbo under the car (Curry being Dora the Explorer again!)

Where's Curry now? Can you see the brown ball of fluff?

Oh there she is under the car!

Come out from underneath there Curry!

Double trouble!

Giblet the first one out.

Hello!

Tablet Time

After months of procrastination, we gave the 2 Happy Hens worming tablets yesterday which was a much easier exercise than anticipated.  The tablet was wrapped in multi grain bread and gobbled down in a second, each hen getting their proper dose which will be repeated in 3 months time. They have been dusted with powder to kill external parasites (which I'm sure they never had but it was in the health care pack I purchased for the 2 happy hens last year).  Their water supply is dosed with vitamins and trace elements for the 2 happy hens to enjoy (does this mean I've spiked their drink?!)  Curry's large comb is redder than ever with extra vitality!