Tuesday, 28 April 2015

Breakfast with Dummy and hail in autumn on Anzac day.

It's hard to eat with Drummy she always wants some and will have a go at anything.
The beer fairy wanted noodles for breakfast these are spicy and of course we must eat them out of a saucepan. I sat there and laughed then got the camera.
He tried standing up.
but gave up and just fed them to her, she jumps up and grabs the noodle but I was a bit slow and this one is a bit fuzzy.


she ended up with about half.
Today is Anzac day beautiful morning sunny and warm but the afternoon clouded over very quickly and the heavens opened masses of rain and hail, we only got a small amount compared to the rest of Sydney.
we have been putting down newspaper as our laundry floods


and Drummy like to sit in the toilet when raining she just doesn't like wet feet.


It just pours off the gutters they just can't cope
My solar power box is all alight I think it is transferring power back to the grid but normally you don't notice it but it is so dark.
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26 comments:

  1. Cloudia28 April 2015 at 09:30

    We get rain like that too. Hello ANZAC friends <3



    ALOHA from Honolulu,
    ComfortSpiral
    =^..^=

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    1. Merlesworld30 April 2015 at 07:50

      We almost had a cyclone but they didn't name it as we don't have them, so I called it Allen.
      Merle............

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  2. My Garden Diaries28 April 2015 at 13:09

    So much rain by you!! I hope the flooding stops for you all. Love that sweet Drummy up there! And how neat that you have solar...I think it should be mandatory here in the states. Wishing you a lovely week! Nicole xo

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    1. Merlesworld30 April 2015 at 07:52

      Cyclone Allen did a lot of damage in Sydney.
      We had solar for ages the government buys all we don't use so we get two credit bills a year pretty good hey.
      Merle..............

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  3. Anonymous28 April 2015 at 15:05

    Drummy is a very human chook. In that weather, I don't think you would be transferring power back to the grid.

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    1. Merlesworld30 April 2015 at 07:55

      It usually transfers back at about 4oclock but as we had not a lot of sun that day but does it the weather make a difference.
      Merle............

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  4. River28 April 2015 at 20:50

    Excellent rain photos.
    If you feed Drummy spicy noodles does she lay curried eggs?
    Pity about your laundry flooding, does it have a floor drain?

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    1. Merlesworld30 April 2015 at 07:59

      No curried eggs but she does very solid ones, when she was moulting I had to buy some and they were very wishy washy ones.
      The laundry was build around a outside toilet so no drain but it is lower than the rest of the house so that's as far as it goes.
      Merle.............

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  5. Michelle28 April 2015 at 20:53

    We have been getting crazy amounts of rain all the way on our side of the globe. Drummy seems like such a fun chicken.

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    1. Merlesworld30 April 2015 at 08:02

      It's raining everywhere at the moment.
      I always though hens were dull and a bit silly but this is my first contact with them and I'm impressed.
      Merle...........

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  6. Yamini MacLean28 April 2015 at 21:00

    Hari OM
    Yes a couple of mates in syndey emailed me picccies - one of them is in Maroubra.... yet another mate up in Asquith hadn't even noticed anything!!!

    That Drumstick is a character.... hahahahaha River......curried eggs. hahahahahahahahah YAM xx

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    1. Merlesworld30 April 2015 at 08:04

      I'm very close to Parramatta and we had lots but as you say some areas not so much.
      Merle..........

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  7. Jane and Chris28 April 2015 at 22:35

    Drummy is a hoot!
    My sister ' s place got battered by the cyclone...she's not happy!
    Jane x

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    1. Merlesworld30 April 2015 at 08:07

      Your poor sister hope she is ok.
      Merle.........

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    2. Jane and Chris1 May 2015 at 02:32

      She's OK, no power and lots of water.
      Jane x

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  8. Margaret D29 April 2015 at 00:30

    Lots of heavy rain when the gutters won't hold the water....the chook looks neat there.

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    1. Merlesworld30 April 2015 at 08:06

      The gutter looks a bit dicy maybe falling off.
      Merle.........

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  9. NanaDiana29 April 2015 at 09:03

    That is so funny about Dummy! What a beggar! Hope you had a good day- xo Diana

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  10. Happy Elf Mom (Christine)29 April 2015 at 13:49

    Oh wow, stay dry!! Your chook is so funny. I don't know how you keep him from wandering off... the food maybe. :)

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    1. Merlesworld30 April 2015 at 08:11

      We open the gate most days and she wanders down to the road but does go any further, she is a super free range chicken but people who walk their dogs without leads are a bit of a worry.
      Merle.........

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  11. Karen @ Beatrice Euphemie29 April 2015 at 19:45

    Drummy is a pretty smart girl - she knows what she likes. It always smells so clean and fresh after a good, soaking rain. Hope it didn't flood too badly!

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    1. Merlesworld30 April 2015 at 08:14

      It's more like smelly water now I've tipped out all containers with bits of water, our bin lid blew open now that was smelly.
      Merle.........

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  12. Heirloom treasures29 April 2015 at 22:26

    I so love chickens but can't have any No room,but love them anyway. They make such lovely pets. Hope you didn't get too badly flooded. It's all or nothing isn't it?

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    1. Merlesworld30 April 2015 at 08:18

      We only have one they do so much to improve the soil and you can sort of train them not to dig up stuff so much like a dog she is always with me when working in the garden, the cats sleep mainly and just ignore me most of the time.
      Merle.............

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  13. Manzanita10 May 2015 at 08:34

    I wish we could get rain like that. It's soooo dry here. Practically no snow this winter, either
    Dogs are such a worry with chickens. I don't trust any dog and that included my dog. Its not that the dogs plan on killing chickens but the chickens get flustered and start flying around and that excites the dogs and maybe they even want to play with the chickens but death of chickens usually comes. I've had 2 bad experiences with neighbors dogs but the chickens were safe.

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