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  1. L-plate chicken mum

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    In case anyone wants the background…. https://britishfoodhistory.com/2011/12/05/christmas-cake/
  2. L-plate chicken mum

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Bub-bub and the 3 hens (all bantams) got shut out of their coop when they stayed up late & the auto door shut. They all squeezed into a medium cat carrier normally used as a spare nest box. So approximately 2 sq ft…. Usually double check all is ok & glad I did. Transferred them into their coop...
  3. L-plate chicken mum

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Welcome, glad it lightened your day even if v briefly
  4. L-plate chicken mum

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I will leave the serious books to Perris and others. A really easy read is the chicken chronicles by Alice Walker, read it in one sitting and good account of her realising that chickens are sentient beings. Chicken boy: my life with chickens is interesting although there are a number of the...
  5. L-plate chicken mum

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    :hugsNest in peace beautiful Uppsala
  6. L-plate chicken mum

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Agreed, it is a really good read, must dig my copy out & reread it, thanks for reminding me
  7. L-plate chicken mum

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    The other often quoted one is that if you handle male chicks they turn into human aggressive roosters. “Raised” to the best of my ability from c2 days old, uses me as a perch / foot warmer and I get ‘told off’ every now and again but lovely and what’s more important, the hens really like him and...
  8. L-plate chicken mum

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Tough, tussocky and resilient grass https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/plants/grasses-and-sedges/cocksfoot-grass/
  9. L-plate chicken mum

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I wonder if being on an allotment makes rat incursions more likely. They are a smorgasbord of culinary opportunities for a range of pests and diseases. Add in the proximity of a lot of housing & you have a ratty paradise. Youngsters are exploring this time of year too.
  10. L-plate chicken mum

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Smart girl and a lovely picture of her looking at the camera/bucket boy, shows her “bonnet” off really well
  11. L-plate chicken mum

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Ditto :oops: Definitely nowhere near as bad as moulting is making Henny feel! Currently a rumpless scuffball and not her usual wild child persona…..
  12. L-plate chicken mum

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    :hugs To all who are in similar situation / been there :hugs. Chickens definitely therapy; think I’d’ve gone completely around the bend without them :lau 96yr old mother has had 2 big falls, 2nd resulted in a pin the length of her femur. She’s recovering well but still v high risk of falls &...
  13. L-plate chicken mum

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    :hugs
  14. L-plate chicken mum

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Hagelslag :drool -from Albert Heijn? We were visiting mostly nature reserves so not very many museums. Many beautiful native plants Lancashire version = bread & dripping
  15. L-plate chicken mum

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I really like the word transferium - the one we visited many years ago had very many spaces for bikes! Also the green bridges and the bike + tractor lanes are great ideas :thumbsup:thumbsup
  16. L-plate chicken mum

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    :hugs :hugs :hugs :hugs
  17. L-plate chicken mum

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    My little flock are great at relaxing me even channeling their inner pirate dinosaur! That’s how I described this picture of Minnie to my 4 year old great nephew who had just got back from a holiday where they took a boat trip to see pirate caves - he loves dinosaurs too and we told him...
  18. L-plate chicken mum

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Home made fruit cake and a really good Wensleydale cheese is a fabulous combination :drool
  19. L-plate chicken mum

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Just fungal fairies :lau
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    :hugs :hugs
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