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  1. LaFleche

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    The blisters about 10-14 days, the crusts took longer to fall off.
  2. LaFleche

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Thank you for your kind words, much appreciated! @Perris @MaryJanet @fluffycrow @L-plate chicken mum @BDutch @Ladies-Eight @Sequel
  3. LaFleche

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Since last November https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/byc-café.948525/post-27607396 I assume overexertion and lack of sleep to be the cause. My DH has suffered several severe strokes during the last three years which has kept me in care and surveillance mode 24/7 ever since. And just...
  4. LaFleche

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Ouch! So nasty to have as I have experienced myself lately and my right eye and temple are still burning from it. I hope you will get better soon! @Shadrach and @Ladies-Eight
  5. LaFleche

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    😳 What happened, did you get assaulted? I haven't been on lately, so please excuse my ignorance.
  6. LaFleche

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    From my own experience I can say that this claim has been and still is true with my birds over 20+ years. Cold stress or any other stress the hens are exposed to leads to more male offspring.
  7. LaFleche

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Just love how momma hens sprout additional legs :love
  8. LaFleche

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    😍Talk to it! They will never ever forget the sound of your voice when you talk to them right before and after hatching.
  9. LaFleche

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    It urgently needs a trim to allow for unobstructed view! :lau
  10. LaFleche

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Hilarious! :love
  11. LaFleche

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    :hugs I am sorry this happened, but you did the right thing. In my view the chicks are still much to small to receive this kind of "educational" pecks and even less from a rooster. I once dispatched a gorgeous BCM rooster for suddenly attacking a broody hen through the fence as she took a...
  12. LaFleche

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    And rightly so as he should feed and protect them instead of lashing out like this!
  13. LaFleche

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Calcium 600 citrate +vitamin D administered every evening for 7-10 consecutive days can help with building good eggshells. If she does not improve, you might start her on antibiotics as broken eggs inside the oviduct will cause infection.
  14. LaFleche

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    When will she take her final exams in philosophy?
  15. LaFleche

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Yes,the white one appears to be male, the grey one female.
  16. LaFleche

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I have observed this for 20+ years with my hens, no matter the breed or mix. Here is some more scientific findings on the matter: "effect of age on the yolk to albumen ratio in chicken eggs" https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8464799/ We do find our French Marans eggs to be the best, followed up...
  17. LaFleche

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Yes, there is a difference in the yolk to albumen ratio depending on the age of the hen (yolks get bigger as the hens get older) and the variety, as bantam egg yolk to albumen is better, meaning more yolk as in standard sized breeds. We also notice a difference in breeds and in individuals and...
  18. LaFleche

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I have several hens that will kick out any kind of fake eggs: wooden, porcellain, plastic with or without sand filling, golf ball, plaster, you name it. But strangely, they would tolerate boiled eggs for a while.
  19. LaFleche

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Well, they are infertile, so of course they'll kick them out :p
  20. LaFleche

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Definitely my favourites of your bunch! :love
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