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  1. fluffycrow

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Yeah, I thought so too. Out of all the eggs, only one little Araucana egg showed signs of life, but passed at the second candling. Note that they were not under a broody at this point, for multiple reasons, hence why I went ahead and candled. I had placed 10 Tsouloufati eggs in with them, 8 of...
  2. fluffycrow

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Same here, I’m pretty sure. It might’ve been over two and a half days before hatching. Three day, maybe? Usually I can hear at least one peep on lockdown day The earliest I’ve heard peeps coming from under a broody was two days before hatching
  3. fluffycrow

    LGBTQ+ Poultry Keepers

    That’s great news! Glad you were able to find her
  4. fluffycrow

    LGBTQ+ Poultry Keepers

    I’m so sorry for your loss :hugs . Don’t beat yourself up over it; happens to us all at some point
  5. fluffycrow

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Shipping eggs locally is hard enough; Arranging for eggs to be shipped internationally (from a country outside the EU, no less), is something I wouldn’t wish upon my worst enemy. I did have some eggs shipped this year, from a farm about 5-6 hours away. They took almost a week to get here. That...
  6. fluffycrow

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    That’s putting a lot of trust in me, and the Greek education system :p ! The only thing I can remember being taught about Diogenes in school was when he told Alexander to move out the way Thank you for that laugh:lol:. Diogenes was far too brilliant
  7. fluffycrow

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I think you’ll find me grossly uneducated there:oops:. I don’t seem to be able to think of anything. As embarrassing as it might be for me to not know anything about it, I would love to read what you’re referring to
  8. fluffycrow

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Getting ready for his migration to Greece, I see :p . On a more serious note, is that the end of a hedge on the right?
  9. fluffycrow

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    It really depends on the chicken. The bantams here are early roosters. So were the brahmas; sometimes they roosted an hour before the rest even thought about roosting. Big Red was the total opposite; 10pm roosting time during the summer was not too out of the ordinary for him...
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    Hen or roo? Isa brown 2 months

    Pullet. Red Sex link males are mostly white, with red leakage on the wings
  11. fluffycrow

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I’m sure people who claim that being overly friendly with the male cockerels makes for human aggressive adults have some personal experience with the matter. I mean, it does somewhat make sense. All the incredibly friendly cockerels here have never attacked me. Big Red was the snuggliest boy...
  12. fluffycrow

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    He’s a very pretty boy! Just needs a few sickle feathers to get away from his (fashionable, I must admit) bobtail! His comb rivals some of the ones the Tsouloufati males sport :love
  13. fluffycrow

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Yeah that might be a bit of a problem. “Oh that, that’s just taxidermy” “Cockadoodledoo” “VERY lifelike:D”. Pigeons are rather common in the entrance and exit points of our airport. I was quite surprised to see a pigeon shopping around the duty free section in Heathrow airport last time I was...
  14. fluffycrow

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Same here! A few anomalies here and there have made it clear that after three or four generations of almost no outcrossing, some “new blood” is needed. There was a completely failed attempt over the summer (that only few of you know about), where I’d hoped to introduce Araucana and dongxiang...
  15. fluffycrow

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I have been keeping the bantam flock cooped up for about three years, with the exception of a few weeks last year. The Tsouloufati group has been a work in progress, and a ranging group for over a decade. Until relatively recently, I did now hatch any chicks here, nor were there any broodies...
  16. fluffycrow

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Gosh, he’s grown so much since the last time we saw him! He’s such a stunning cockerel. Very glad it all seems to be going smoothly; looks like a natural upbringing does have a lot of benefits. Thank you for this “collab” of sorts, it has brought some pleasant news to us all
  17. fluffycrow

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Very very exciting! Hopefully Glais gets to flourish in his new home. Pretty historic meeting, between you and Shad. One could be tempted to ask for photos, but I think we all know the answer to that :p . Same here! Like love island, but for chickens. And instead of an exotic paradise...
  18. fluffycrow

    Question of the Day - Thursday, October 9th, 2025

    Spend some time outside. That could be observing the chickens, tending to the plants, training the dog while on a walk, or just sitting and admiring a nice bird call. Alternatively, swearing :p
  19. fluffycrow

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Native vs non native speaker and abbreviations tax. The chickens are still cooped, so no good recent photos. Hopefully older ones will do
  20. fluffycrow

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Thank you ( @fuzzi too!) , that is very kind of you to say :hugs . My introduction to the English language came fairly early in life. The Greek language isn’t exactly widespread, not to mention the fact that a lot of people choose to move abroad to find better careers opportunities; it’s almost...
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