It's the hight of summer here atm, but I guess it's still relevant. :)
Wind is probably one of the larger issues here (I'm in the coldest part of the county, not including Tasmania. But it still never gets as dangerously cold as it can in northern north America), so having good housing is a...
Welcome from NSW Australia! I know I've not been on here long (since migrating from BackYard Chickens), but as a home-schooled out-of-towner (yes, I'm yet to finish school), I feel that it's not at all impromptu. :)
For me and my family, we used a Maremma dog to guard our 50 free ranging chickens (and sheep that we picked up along the way (funny story about that actually, but that's for another time)). Worked for about 6 years, until we were no longer in a practical position to keep the chickens around.
I...