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    Question of the Day - Monday, September 22nd, 2025

    Is Hostess a brand? I never had orange cupcakes. Here they mainly sell chocolate, apple-cinnamon and blueberry. All good, but chocolate is the best!
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    What a variety of beauties! Can you keep Tassels favourite if he’s a boy?
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    Things you wish you could say

    This is the perfect age to start doing what you like to do most. Don’t let your chickens or family holding you back. Go into the world for experiences, accomplishments, and general growth/progress. Make a personal top 3 , choose the best or what is easiest to realise and go for it. If the...
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    Finally joining

    Thanks for the introduction. Good luck! Hens are perfect to keep the chicks warm. No need for a brooder plate. The main problem with chicks in autumn is the short days and chicks need a lot of hours eating good food to grow. Like chick feed with 18-20% protein. If its too cold to eat (the...
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    Review by 'BDutch' in article 'Choosing the Right Chicken Breed: A Guide for Beginners'

    Imho this article is not much more than a nice start to consider a few things. If your main goal is healthy chickens and longevity this article is useless.
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    It’s painful for a chicken if you touch her when the new feathers start to grow.
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Why? What did you do?
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    Bantam or not?

    Bantam refers to the size or weight of chicken. The smallest adults (Serama A) are around 400 grams. The larger ones over 1200 grams. Some breeds only exist as bantam. Others have a normal sized counter part. If you mix bantams you can expect bantams. If you mix normal sized chickens is rare to...
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    ador..A door! adore--What are your favorites?

    I started with an expensive Chicken guard. I malfunctioned several times. After 8.5-9 years it was beyond repair and this time I bought a very simple door, without a ™ that works only with a light sensor and I can’t adjust anything. Very simple install. Probably something Chinese or at least...
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I have 2 auto doors and experience with 3. The all have/had plastic doors The doors close slowly, so they have the chance to go through anyway. And it stops if a ball ( or a chicken) is in the opening when it’s closing. I have been reading many doors like this are not very safe for racoons.
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    New chickens raised by me won't roost

    Did you try to put up a light (maybe with a timer)? Are these Sussex chickens for industrial framing of the heritage kind of Sussexes? Laying double yolk eggs is nog normal. Laying an egg every day is not either. Ik hope its not that they feel sick bc of inbreeding. Other possibilities you can...
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    This really sucks. (Is it allowed to say so?) Did you ever consider/ try to rehome the chickens to an allotment or another garden nearer to where you live. 2 times more than an hour is too much, whenever there is a problem with your health, if you ask me. 2x more than 2 hours is undoable...
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I never locked up a broody in such a small space. Imho Delft needs to go out to exercise and poop if she feels the urge. My broodies go out to eat, drink and poop till the last day, only shorter. Maybe 5 minutes. And maybe another future problem: Are you sure the chicks can’t go through the...
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    BDutch's bantam flock & natural breeding projects #5 🪺 🪺 and #6

    The new run No wilderness behind our garden anymore. They have been mowing the green today.
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Looking now at a documentary on Dutch TV. Part of it is in English. About the change from killing male chicks to abortion before the day they can feel pain (German research) at day 13. Kijk nu Focus • Eendagshaantjes https://tvblik.nl/focus/eendagshaantjes Who can watch it? At the end...
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    BDutch's bantam flock & natural breeding projects #5 🪺 🪺 and #6

    I intend to replace the rabbit fences with pavers on the spot/line where the hwc rusted away. We have a few pavers (10 x 10 cm) in stock from another project. Buying extra only cost a few euro’s. This is better for a more permanent solution to be sure the chickens wont hurt their feet. We made...
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    Chickens addicted to cat food! Will a cat door keep them out?

    These are good personal choices. Its true chickens do well on a varied diet. Mine get good organic feed for factory farming /small scale farming. Pellets for hens and crumble for chicks. Besides this feed, they free range a > couple of hours a day on average (insects, seeds, maggots, herbs...
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Glad to have you back! Were you not exhausted after such a long walk?
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    Ribh's D'Coopage

    Neart le do chailliúint, Ribh. She had a long and wonderful life with you. :hugs :hugs :hugs
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    When should chicks be introduced to the flock?

    Do you free range your chickens? Or have an uncovered open run? How much space for how many chickens? Are there hiding places? If the chicks are protected against predators, and you have enough space for them all, there is no need to keep the mothers and chicks apart from the rest. The mamma’s...
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