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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    This afternoon was bitter. Strong winds, hail, cold rain. We did get out but I didn't want to take my hands out of my pockets to take pictures. It got down to 3C, with wind chill, -2C. Mow's in the nest box behind Sylph and Glais? Eating of course.
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I think these scissors were austenitic which isn't magnetic.
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I've looked and I haven't found them. I'll get another pair but finding good quality ones isn't easy.
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj32d05x702o
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Spring is over. Winter is back. Rain, getting colder, 45mph winds. We got out for an hour or so. They put up with the drizzle but even light rain wind driven is pretty unpleasant. I dropped my small surgical round nosed scissors somewhere on the field. They were in a pocket but I didn't zip the...
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    22/03 and 23/03. It's been dry with some sunshine the last couple of days. I did one of Sylph's feet and it looks a bit better. She's go a mucky rear end again so there's a job to look forward to.:rolleyes: It's the blueberries. We've been getting one and half to two hours out on the field...
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Is she going to be allowed to sit and hatch?
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    Fermented feed for chickens

    As Henry the rooster once said to me when I first presented him and his hens with fermented grains, "You're telling me we have to eat them because they're healthy and good for us. What's your diet like then." :lol: Most of the creatures in the world, including many humans are happy just to eat...
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I would guess it's Federal Aviation Authority.
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    A three ball bola brings them down I'm told...:p https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolas
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    mites

    There are articles in the Learning Center that offer good advice on the topic. This one for example. https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/treating-scaly-leg-mites-slm-what-you-need-to-know.77376/
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    Companihens chickens

    You're stealing his potential offspring. Some roosters are more sensitive to this than others. Short term answer is don't take any eggs while he's around. Taken from this article. https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/understanding-your-rooster.75056/ Taking his hens eggs. Roosters and...
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    The chickens hate the air balloons. It's the burner noise they seem particularly unhappy with.
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    A couple of jackdaws waiting to get at the chicken food.
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