Bok ! Bok ! Night
I know it's not fishing related (well, it is actually at a stretch because it brings in $$$s for fishing) , but a few of you wanted to see some picks of the chicken chasing. So, managed to take the camera last night.
Basically, we meet up at factory, load up the 3 trucks and trailers and then head out to the farm/s. Each pallet holds 20 cages and each cage can hold 6, 7, 8 or 10 chooks - depending on the size/breed of the chooks. Last night we did 70 pallets of 'sixes' - thats 70x20x6 or 8, 400 chooks. 
We started at 06:00pm and finished at 09:15.
Sweaty and physical work, but I actually enjoy it.
LOADING UP AND TYING DOWN THE TRUCKS:
THE 8,400 CHOOKS - TASK WAS TO CLEAR THE SHED
LOADING THEM UP:
SHED CLEARED AND JOB DONE:
Just getting over a bad cold and after 2 days in bed, it was hard going - VERY sweaty and smelly! 
7739ian
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Fowl play, Col?
Whatever brings in the cash i say. Once spent a scorching 4 days or so cleaning up the poo under a load of chook sheds in Maddington - the bloody dust and sweat took skin off - it was like acid. I hope you are allowed to take as much crap as you like for the garden.
Dreamweaver
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LOL Ian
Yeah, we can, but it's the dynamics of getting it back home. After going absolutely flat out, you just want to get home. Your right, the dust and other air born 'stuff' is unbelievable. That's why I wear a mask - the other guys give me heeps - but ya only got one set of lungs ay?
Colin Molloy
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tango and cash
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Are these the "free range" chooks
So famous from your region that cost us $18.00 a Kilo??
Dreamweaver
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Don't know T&C
I just go in there and collect them. There's so many different catagories these days. Caged, uncaged, grain fed, free range etc etc.
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wheres the pics of you
The Tackle shack, for all your fishing needs
huge range of stock to suit any fisherperson.
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LMAO Mako
Classic!
Don't have any gummbys - just a pair of very crusty Rossi boots that gain a kilo every time I bring them home LOL
Colin Molloy
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Oh poor chooks
1/ the extra kilo on the rossi is good for the garden
2/ just think you get paid to exercise
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UncleStu
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Hey collin
Hey colin , with all the dust and the seroids you could go c,c,c,coka,doodll doo every morning .but im sure the trouble and strife wont be impressed either way ,especialy with the sterroids.
Cheers Uncle Stu
ody
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Hi Ya, Looks like a classic
Hi Ya,
Looks like a classic place for some throw net practice to me.
Cheers.
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LOL!!
FF - very true - paid to exercise - 8400 chooks Tuesday night, 9400 last night and 6 hours of lawn mowing inbetween, with more mowing today and 9000 chooks again tonight - I'm OVER exercise
Stu - LMAO! The neighbours already think I'm strange LOL
Ody - HEY! Now THATS an idea! Transferring them from the net to the cages would be tricky!
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Colin Hay
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Very interesting Number 2
The shed must be like a madhouse when you all get in there and the chooks start trying to get away. That's a lot of chooks to catch and pen. I bet you are finding harder and harder to eat chicken.
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#1
Actually, when we go in, we turn off the main lights and put on small blue flouro lights - this calms the birds down and the mostly just sit there. So just a case of scopping them up by their feet.
Yeah, LOL, after the first night I thought I'd never eat chicken again (the smell) - but my desire for my favourite food hasn't diminished
Colin Molloy
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LOL Colin, if i was a
LOL Colin, if i was a chicken, i know i wouldnt be calm seeing you running at me going........... here BOK BOK
The Tackle shack, for all your fishing needs
huge range of stock to suit any fisherperson.
PH:9248 3800 unit 3/11 Alexander drive Malaga
Email thetackleshack@bigpond.com
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That's a good idea
I might try it with my chooks at home.
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Dreamweaver
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I can assist
If you have 10 chooks, that will cost you 70c
, plus $250.00 incidentals (petrol) 
Colin Molloy
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Colin Hay
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Lol mate I can pay you in eggs.
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Eggs
Crikey!
That's a lot of omlettes 
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I'm interested to see that
I'm interested to see that it is just a little bit different to the way its marketed!
So Colin the boys were saying you are the chief chicken stuffer!
Where are those pics!LOL
IF IT SMELLS LIKE FISH IT MUST BE GOOD FOR YOU!
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ROFL Goat!
The only chicken stuffin I do mate is chooks into crates!
NO! I'm NOT changing my Nic to 'CHICKENRUTAR' !
We had a good night last night - between the team we did 67 pallets sixes (6 chooks per crate) and 10 pallets oftens (10 chooks per crate). (Depends on breed/size) - thats ~ 10,500 chooks and we did it in 3 hours flat. Went flat out!
Colin Molloy
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Colin Hay
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Do you get paid by the pallet?
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More or less Col...
We get 07c per chook. That's why 10s are good - you get 70c per crate - works out to $14.00 per pallot. The most I got in one night was $130 clear - and they were sixes - that nearly 1,900 chooks by myself. That's a lot of chook lifting and crate stuffing.
Colin Molloy
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that pay is
CHICKEN FEED ,good money for a few hours work
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FF
LOL!
Yeah, not bad if it doesn't kill me 
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Colin Hay
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Hard work but the dollars are handy mate
Plus your getting a workout and saving on gym fees. You will have a six pack soon.
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Yeah #1
Yeah, the dollars are VERY handy and yup, bloody hard work. Thought I was gonna die the second night and the first morning after (very sore). I've never been a fan of gyms LOL. Still got a bit to go to turn the 'block' into a 'pack'
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