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  1. BDutch

    How intense is your pecking order?

    I have 4 Dutch, 1 bantam mix, 1 bantam RIR, 2 bantam Amrock (the European barred rock). None of them with genes for show quality. Had a few others breeds like bantam Sulmtaler and Naine du Tournaisis. They get and got along well except for the combination juveniles & roost time. An extra coop...
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    We had taco’s filled with courgette and other veggies for dinner. For those who need inspiration for a new pantry (Centraal museum in Utrecht) Tax. chicken sitting for a friend.. The mother is a bantam sussex. The chicks are from adopted eggs and something completely different.
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    Ribh's D'Coopage

    Happy Caturday! Say hello to Guus (not sure).
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    i somehow acquired 2 runaways and i have questions. please help

    The old rabbit fence is to the right from the old tree/ sawn-off trunk. The rabbit fence , how it looked like when it was new. It’s only 60 cm high.
  5. BDutch

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    A big hug. Bc I’m not very good with words. For you too @fuzzi .
  6. BDutch

    How intense is your pecking order?

    There are so many different bantam breeds, and its unfair to accuse the whole lot. My bantams get along fine. There is only one problem with a couple of hens who will not tolerate youngsters in THEIR bedroom.
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    Ribh's D'Coopage

    Waiting for Caturday. Got one, bc I am the loco cat-sitter. Feeding 4 cats and a mini-pig atm.
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    Open Contest BYC Pets & Livestock Caption Contest 07-25-25 Pic by TicaCielo

    “Come here you poor creature, let me give you a big hug.”
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    Open Contest BYC Poultry Caption Contest 07-25-25 Pic by iwltfum

    “8ft and 2”. Got it! Who’s next? “
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    Open Contest BYC Poultry Caption Contest 07-25-25 Pic by iwltfum

    Come all over to see the “Chicken hurdle competition”.
  11. BDutch

    i somehow acquired 2 runaways and i have questions. please help

    We had one in the run once, early in the morning. He had bitten his way through a 8 mm thick nylon rope to get inside. Jumped in the run or was waiting in the run till the pop door opened. We heard a lot of panicking noises coming from the hen house. Got up to see the damage. 1 hen down. For...
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    It made my heart jump to see you’ve got yourself a 3th bird with feathers. I hope he may shares some of the goodies and decides to stay for a bit. Can you see the gender? Did you give her/him a name?
  13. BDutch

    How intense is your pecking order?

    Very true. I had several issues for several years with juveniles who wanted to roost with the older hens. The older hens harassed the youngsters until they went to sleep elsewhere. They ended up in the tiny coop (too cramped) or the run (not safe a not nice in nasty weather). Eventually I...
  14. BDutch

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    @DobieLover come over and read the well deserved compliments ^^.
  15. BDutch

    i somehow acquired 2 runaways and i have questions. please help

    A traumatised chicken never forgets ( my experience) . Chickens can coop with predators. If something has happened they go back to normal within a week or 2. Getting chased by adults as a chick, for many weeks, can traumatise a hen for life imo.
  16. BDutch

    i somehow acquired 2 runaways and i have questions. please help

    They hear you! That is why you need to make a sound with the treat-action.
  17. BDutch

    i somehow acquired 2 runaways and i have questions. please help

    I have two doors I open if they can free range. A small door at the front and a large door at the back where the rabbit fences are. If a few/most hens are back inside again , i close the small front door. So no chickens escape unseen. If I miss a few chickens I close both doors and make a tour...
  18. BDutch

    i somehow acquired 2 runaways and i have questions. please help

    I throw one hand with mixed grains/seeds in the run and start calling them. Start clapping if don’t see them. Soon a few come to take a look. A second handful and more chickens follow. (Repeat) Until they are all inside. Maybe you need better treats? What do you give them to lure them?
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    i somehow acquired 2 runaways and i have questions. please help

    I give enough wet chick feed in the morning for a few hours. There isa container with pellets too. No treats. When I let them feee range there is no more /not much left of the chick feed. When I give treats in the afternoon/evening some time before roost time, the chickens gat a second small...
  20. BDutch

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Tax 2 seconds too late to take a photo of 3 hens in a special pose. These 3 hens were in greeting, discussion, or gossip mode with their heads stuck together.
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