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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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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    19/03 20/03 21/03. More sunny days. It still gets chilly in the evening and overnight. We've been out every day. Air balloons. Almost caught them.:lol:
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    Windy hill chickens - first flock(s) of my own

    Turkeys :eek: I think something properly framed might be required.:D
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    Windy hill chickens - first flock(s) of my own

    A couple of lengths of 2mm diameter line wire bent into a v, pushed through the fence and into the ground, tents pegs and suchlike will do. Henry didn't stand on them but Glais jumps up and down on them. :rolleyes:Yes they squash, not a problem as they pull back into shape. Yup, some plants...
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    Windy hill chickens - first flock(s) of my own

    It's free standing so the side depth determines the height.
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    Hands off chicken keepers: how do you manage sick chickens

    Don't be one is my advice. It sounds sort of cool "I don't handle my chickens." However, being hands off is a choice and choices are usually better made with experience. To make such a choice having been able to handle ones livestock is rather important. Farming, it's a hands on mucky...
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I've been amazed at how much Mow and Sylph trust me and pleased that Glais has taken the view that if they trust him then I probably should to.
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I'm told I'm not allowed to do that; not even to the parents.:p The clip around the ear-hole has it seems fallen out of favour along with eating the kids if the message doesn't get through from the clip.:lol:
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