Reviews by Shadrach

This is something I knew nothing about. it was obvious that certain genes were dominant in the various generations of chickens I keep and now I know why.

Even though this article doesn't cover the brands I buy I found it interesting to compare the values on the sheets that come with my feed to those in the article.
Well presented and very informative.

I don't show chickens. I doubt if I ever will.
The illustrations are lovely and the text reads well and is very instructive.

Another informative article from TwoCrows

I liked this article for many of the reasons I liked the other.
So many ‘knowledgeable’ people on the forums churning out the same old advice time after time who one would never have thought started out as clueless as the rest of us. Lovely to read about the frustrations and joy of knowing you want to keep chickens but never being quite prepared for the ongoing soap opera.

I can't do it so well done.
I've learnt something here.
A generous offer at base of page to try and sex your chicks.

I just like the article. It’s not relevant to many chicken keepers but it is relevant to me. I have older chickens and a couple have already withdrawn from their tribes a bit, preferring a quiet life.

The information in this article is excellent, The writing style is also good.
I’ve given a five star rating. However, the presentation is not what it could be. I couldn’t read this article on my laptop (the Internet here isn’t very good) because all the bling and high definition pictures just wouldn’t load.

A well presented article that encompasses much of my own philosophy on keeping chickens. This article should have a much higher rating. Unfortunately, like many of the good but not medical articles here it isn’t what many backyard chicken keepers want to hear.
Small flocks and single breed chicken keepers are in the minority.
Not many true back yard chicken keepers have the space to allow ‘natural’ behaviour from their chickens. However, to point out that most of the problems they have with chicken health and behaviour is because of the way the chickens are kept goes against the site’s interests in promoting chickens as fun and pets.

This should be in the learning center.
I’ve read quite a few articles here now and although some are informative and well written, overall most seem a bit dry and humorless to me.
Maybe it’s a cultural thing but being able to write and make people laugh is a gift and this article did make me laugh.
So much of what is written about mirrors many of the mini trauma’s I went through as I discovered the chickens weren’t the cuddly little sweeties that one might come to believe reading posts on BYC.
I read this article from time to time, usually after I’ve read some post or other that just makes me want to bang my head on the wall in disbelief and frustration.
One of the things I like about chickens is they make me laugh at their antics and laugh at myself for thinking I know better than they do.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen Madwomn on the forums which is a great pity given her humour and common sense approach.
If you read this Madwomn, write another article.

Well written and informative.

I've got two articles from TwoCrows in my bookmarks.
This like the other is knowledgeable and well written.

I'm going to be very blunt. There is so much nonsense written about roosters and how to treat them. I've read truely horrific posts regarding both attitude and treatment of roosters. I wouldn't let some of the posters near a virtual reality play farm.
Empathetic....what a lovely change.
Interesting.....well written, with an easy conversational style.
However, the description of the jungle fowls living arrangements isn't really accurate.
I don't agree with some of the points on handling the rooster either.
It doen't matter. An awful lot of articles aren't particulary accurate and many are missinformative.
The article is worth 5 stars none the less.
Well done. Write some more.

I’ve had to deal with egg binding and a broken egg in the oviduct on three occasions.
This as near to the advice I received from my vet as anything else I’ve read.
A particularly good point about making a small hole in the stuck egg and syringing out the contents.
A little more detail about flushing out any remnants of egg would have been useful.
I prefer to use coconut oil to Vaseline’ it’s less viscous.
If you use bookmarks then add this article.
Well written informative and intelligent advice. There aren’t many articles this good.

I was pleased to come across this article. My interest is in chicken behavior and grieving is one of the many areas that more recent research into chicken behavior is investigating.
I have absolutely no doubt that chickens have the capacity to form friendships and mourn the loss of other flock mates. There is so much anecdotal evidence from peoples observations that even if you allow for misinterpreting and anthropomorphism at their extremes there is more to chickens emotional capacity than the human species is ready to admit.
You may have read this (?)
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/...kgo.com&httpsredir=1&article=2005&context=bts

Is it going to make any difference? Probably not.
What I like about this is True Patriot has read a thread on the forum and instead of accepting forum wisdom has decided to see for himself. I'm all for this. I've learn't more about chickens from chickens than I have from any forum. In order to learn from chickens you need to watch what they do in differing circumstances.
BYC should offer one of those award thingies titled, I found out for myself.

I watch the chickens here eat various plants but I know very little about their health benefits.
I know a bit more now.

I liked this article. You don't often read that someone has actually noticed that leaning over chicks and grabbing them from above frightens them leading to handling problems later on.
I liked the realization that chicks kept in little coops away from the rest of the flock integrate more slowly.
The points regarding the environment in which the chicks are expected to survive in being far removed from conditions of the brooder is also well made.