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  1. HiEverybirdy

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    This year, I let wineberries take over one of my pollinator gardens, specifically for the chickens to enjoy. Unfortunately the wineberries grew so densely that the chickens were wary of the area. They may have suspected it was hiding predators. Harvest-wise, it was a success, but I was the...
  2. HiEverybirdy

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I copped a squat in the orchard the other morning to watch the chickens forage, and Raisin settled next to me to nap. Without warning, she let out a bakaw and jumped up, going from a serene sleeping ball to full alarm mode in a split second. The others joined the alert with chatter and head...
  3. HiEverybirdy

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    And belch. Chicken gas is charming. Today was the first rain since Peck started molting. Usually she stays out hunting in rain until she's soaked, but today she ducked under cover as soon as she felt a few cold raindrops. It's the first time I've noticed this from a molting chicken, but...
  4. HiEverybirdy

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Sounds like very sweet behavior from your rooster. With the cooler weather, I've just been making sure Peck's crop isn't completely empty at night so she has some calories to stay warm. I've been offering a little something every day that she loves, like sardines (in water, unsalted)...
  5. HiEverybirdy

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Is Sylph better? She looks good in J's photo. Wet poops are commonplace at the onset of molt here. Just ask the Peck-upine. What a wild molt she's having. Nights have been cold, and she's showing so much skin that DH suggested we get her a little turtleneck sweater (he was kidding...I...
  6. HiEverybirdy

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Looks like Bristol had east Tennessee's weather from the day before: Fall color doesn't peak here for a couple weeks, but sunrises and sets have been beautiful, making everything pink and orange. Keeping with the palette, Carrots excavated this treasure yesterday evening: I found it in the...
  7. HiEverybirdy

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Hopefully his newfound sense of purpose will shine more brightly than the strangeness of confinement and new surroundings. They certainly had an auspicious start. It sounds like the introduction couldn't have gone better. We're rooting for you, Mow, Sylph, and Glais!
  8. HiEverybirdy

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I need more chances to react to this post so I can add more ❤️❤️❤️. It's not just the immediate chemistry and hopeful feeling that all is right again in their world, but this was the @Shadrach + @Perris collab we've all been waiting for!! It's so cool you pulled this off.
  9. HiEverybirdy

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Our wild child is having the worst, most rapid molt we've ever had here. Poor T-Pecks! It's distressing. She's even more naked now than when these photos were taken. Her attitude and color have stayed good, though she's tiring easily. Fortunately, days have been warm and sunny. She's eating...
  10. HiEverybirdy

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Doesn't have to be perfect, either. If you can remove a little bit, maybe while they're relaxing on the roost, they can usually dustbathe and preen the rest off.
  11. HiEverybirdy

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Thank you. That means a lot!
  12. HiEverybirdy

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    High praise. Thank you.
  13. HiEverybirdy

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Ha, I was thinking about that, too: how the time spent here has saved my loved ones from untold hours of chicken-focused conversation :duc That's a good point! Skeksis and her family and descendants are deeply woven through this thread, though.
  14. HiEverybirdy

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    They did a nice job, but Sylph looks overstimulated from the day. Little does she know how much more exciting change is to come.
  15. HiEverybirdy

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Four years!? That went by fast. Personal note that this is the longest I've ever stayed connected and engaged with an online community. Social media is part of my job, so I don't usually enjoy it in my free time, but the love of chickens is an incredible bonding force.
  16. HiEverybirdy

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Well stated, and thanks for sharing. She says some things that really can't be said enough.
  17. HiEverybirdy

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    A year ago, when I shared here that Starla had flown over the electric fence and been taken by a predator, you remarked that, as a silver lining, at least the others might learn from Starla's mistake. It was true. Our other fence flyer, Peck, didn't fly out for months afterward. When she...
  18. HiEverybirdy

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Astute observation! I wondered if anyone would notice that at the end. Whatever Stilton's communicating, it's different than what Merle and Andre are getting into. Stilton also doesn't play this game with either Andre or Merle, and Andre doesn't taunt Merle this way. Instigation via crowing is...
  19. HiEverybirdy

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I may have shared this before: Peck's impulsiveness tends to get her into trouble. One day I watched her accidentally march into a pack of elder hens. Instead of ducking and retreating while being pecked mercilessly like a junior hen should, she suddenly started preening enthusiastically...
  20. HiEverybirdy

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Love those first crows. You could knock me over with a feather when Merle started: he was 3 weeks old, waking us up from the brooder! Hard to believe a tiny little thing could make that noise. Walk down memory lane tax: Merle in his salad days, including the season he lived peacefully as a...
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