Recent content by Vulpes vulpes

  1. Vulpes vulpes

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Tax: This crele male is a senior rooster, and a favorite among the hens because he'll take a group foraging into deeper territory than any other on the property. He usually permits one or two junior roosters on the periphery to tail him. Maybe more eyes can cover more hens (he consistently has...
  2. Vulpes vulpes

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Same here. I consider my upbringing especially lucky. Growing up in the country did me a lot of favors too; "make your own fun" is a lot easier in the woods than in the city/suburbia! I got the perfect blend of caring, gentle parents and long hours by myself exploring the woods. The smartphones...
  3. Vulpes vulpes

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Another shocking one: chickens (or any bird) are more closely related to crocodiles than lizards are. So you if you want to define a clade called "reptiles" that includes both lizards and crocodiles, it must also include chickens
  4. Vulpes vulpes

    Best decision ever! Don't think, just do it! Well i did it.

    Interesting setup! Though I'd recommend getting another hen, as two chickens can be a little lonely. If one is in fact a cockerel, then a trio tends to work better than a duo for multiple reasons
  5. Vulpes vulpes

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    The field coop looks to have some space...
  6. Vulpes vulpes

    Rapanui Fowl: Ponape Thread

    I've just happened upon this thread. Aside from the mapuche fowl, I've never heard of the landraces you work with before. I'm curious as to where the muff beard gene comes from in the Ponape chickens. The beards combined with the wild-type physique is very visually striking, especially on the...
  7. Vulpes vulpes

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    It goes beyond learning what to eat and when to run or hide, there's even more fundamental developmental milestones during chickhood -- milestones that are almost always absent in incubated chicks. I believe the two that are most commonly missed (and most important) are imprinting and occlusion...
  8. Vulpes vulpes

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    There is a dosing factor! Sounds like your bearded chickens are heterozygous then. I really like the look of the small beards personally
  9. Vulpes vulpes

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    My very limited experience with Brahmas agrees. They are gentle and friendly, in addition to being enormous. I've also never seen a Brahma with nice looking legs, save for show birds kept cooped up. It's the same with Faverolles, which I have much more experience with (and absolutely adore...
  10. Vulpes vulpes

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    The deadnettles blooming are quite lovely. They're invasive here, but it's nice to see them in their native ecosystem
  11. Vulpes vulpes

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I know you have/had some birds with beards and muffs, do you feel like they're at any disadvantage in the wet? Some of ours had perpetually miserable beards from drinking wild water, but theoretically they should also be more comfortable in the cold
  12. Vulpes vulpes

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I swear they're bigger than yesterday
  13. Vulpes vulpes

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Shad's clearly feeding him some sort of performance enhancers just to see how long it takes us to notice. It's starting to get ridiculous
  14. Vulpes vulpes

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I'm not sure about the model either, with our current scientific understanding I don't know if quantifying consciousness is feasible. The writings on the avian experience were really enlightening though. I'm still looking through all the sources they cited, I'm excited to have found it
  15. Vulpes vulpes

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    If it helps, the left hemisphere dominates tasks that require more focus, while the right hemisphere has a more broad attention. Simply put, the left hyperfixates and the right is easily distracted. Incorporate this however you like next time you tease them :P
See more
Back
Top Bottom