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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Socrates :p ? Hopefully I’m wrong, then! We’ll know soon enough. Maybe 10 chicks would be more manageable.
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    The cutoff point I was given when I was inquiring for my first (artificial) serama hatch was 10 days. Supposedly, fertility drops drastically after that. When Cruella hatched her second brood in her secret nest, 14 out of 15 eggs hatched. Even if she were a daily layer (which I know she isn’t)...
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    LGBTQ+ Poultry Keepers

    Gone as in done blooming :lol: . Plant parenthood can be stressful. Everything is fine, no need to worry:hugs!
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    LGBTQ+ Poultry Keepers

    Yes, and yes. The stalk has multiple buds from where it can throw flowers, but once the whole stalk is yellow, it’s gone. I currently have two orchids with no stalk/blooms, and one that I expect will drop its flowers soon enough. Blooming takes a lot of nutrients from the plant, so I imagine...
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    LGBTQ+ Poultry Keepers

    Yup, looks like an orchid that’s done blooming. As long as the roots and leaves are good, there’s nothing to worry about:) That whole bloom stalk is gone, so the next bloom will probably take some time
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    LGBTQ+ Poultry Keepers

    Do you have photos, maybe? I still think it’s just the stalk that’s dying. When they are done blooming, they send signals to the plant to kill off the entire stalk/stem. Seeing as your orchid’s flowers have dropped, but the plant remains healthy, I would not worry at all
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    LGBTQ+ Poultry Keepers

    That must have been traumatic for both of you :hugs ! As TwoCrows said, you did the best you could. I’m not sure I would have reacted so quickly :hugs
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    Moving eggs from broody hen to another

    Sounds like you’re in for quite the staggered hatch. Those generally don’t go well. You’ve got about 11 eggs that were laid by one or more hens getting into the broody nest in a span of two weeks. Those 11 eggs are all in different stages of development. For now, I’d focus on the original 3...
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    Pullet or roo

    Cockerel
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I was specifically looking at Ligustrum Japonicum, hence the confusion about its origins. Never bothered to search for other privet species native to Europe. Thank you both thistlewick and BDutch. «Η ημιμάθεια είναι χειρότερη της αμάθειας» as we say:p, and I should probably heed that more
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Indeed it does. I also believe that it’s native here. My main concern was that it could potentially get into their water supply (leaves carried by the wind), but admittedly, that’s quite a stretch. They’ve already proven to thrive on the property, so there should be no issues there. On the list...
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Thanks! Sounds like exactly what I’m looking to add. Hearing that it’s quite invasive does scare me. While I do want more cover for the chickens, I’m not sure I want to get to that point at the expense of native plants and pollinators
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    It’s already growing in multiple parts of the property, and I think it would work great! I was a bit apprehensive about adding it to the list, as it seems to be quite poisonous. The chickens don’t frequent the parts of the property with oleander growing, but the dogs and feral cats do, and...
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Good to know; I had added them to my list of plants to look into for cover. So far they seemed to tick quite a few boxes, but I guess the chickens will have to do without them. I’m way out of my depth here. If only chickens liked succulents :lol:
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    LGBTQ+ Poultry Keepers

    Congrats on the affectionate demon bunny, and on moving out:woot! Please post photos of the duck setup once the girls are in! Are you sure it isn’t just the flower stalk that’s dying? Once an orchid is done flowering, the stalk will start yellowing and dying. The plant will stay healthy, and...
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