Search results for query: *

  1. Shadrach

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I think so.:fl
  2. Shadrach

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Two hours today. Windy, damp, but above 10C. Thinking about Lima this afternoon. When she was sick. Recovering. An extraordinary hen. Something has changed. I'm not sure what. The change is to do with them, not me. It seems Glais has learned something but again, I'm not sure what. The only...
  3. Shadrach

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I agree. Guy Fawks Day has undergone the same fate. It seems to have spread over a couple of weeks. Worse still, it's being called bonfire night a lot. Ruins the history of the day in my opinion. I won't start on Christmas.:rant
  4. Shadrach

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    My bad. I think I've mixed these two up before...
  5. Shadrach

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    The book Perris has referenced can be read online here. I haven't tried the download option. The book is interesting but it's expensive. https://www.scribd.com/document/919006269/Moult-and-Ageing-of-European-Passerines-2nd-Edition-Lukas-Jenni-digital-download
  6. Shadrach

    Almost laying behaviors?

    I think this is quite normal with pullets. Most come to use the egg boxes when they're older and better established in the group.
  7. Shadrach

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Two hours, dry, around 11C but with some 35mph wind gusts. We had one spell of strong gusts that made the chickens take cover in the coop extension. I can't help feeling sorry for Sylph. She's not laying eggs so, like many cockerels and young roosters I've found, Glais won't feed her or think...
  8. Shadrach

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Are they wine grapes? The chickens in Catalonia loved the wine grapes. the vines were the first port of call after unlock in the morning. We had fig trees as well, four that produced fruit. Three of the figs trees produced the usual dark purple fig but the other produced green figs and they were...
  9. Shadrach

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    No, that's one of his sons.:)
  10. Shadrach

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    It is, but that's not me on the ground.
  11. Shadrach

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Two hours, grey, damp and chilly. Mow hadn't quite settled down when I took this. When I last looked she was next to Sylph. From the past. Dinner at my house. Tribe 1 with Tribe 2 just moving in at the low right with the Muscovies overlooking; the dog of course. Sitting at my desk.
  12. Shadrach

    MJ's little flock

    It is very difficult to scale due to the accelerated growth and learning curve in the first year. One past that I think it's around 7 chicken years t 1 of ours. I haven't read any recent statistics on the subject, but not that long a go 10 years old was a good age for dual purpose breeds...
  13. Shadrach

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Muscovy tax.:D I walked over and squatted next to him. This was the look I got. I gave the picture a title. It's one of my favourite pictures. "Something on your mind Bucket Boy?" This is his partner. She's called Jenny. It was Jenny who was responsible for the strike through the rigger...
  14. Shadrach

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Yeah, I can listen to that. Some interesting topics in the series.:thumbsup
  15. Shadrach

    Are my wood shavings okay?

    Hardwood chippings is what is recommended for chicken runs here in the UK. My choice would be hardwood chips over Pine. They last longer, should be low dust and tend to carry fewer pathogens than soft chip or mulch. I wouldn't use Mulch. I don't know what season you are experiencing but if it is...
  16. Shadrach

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Glais has got a bit to learn yet. The most noticeable between say him and Henry, is Glais is quite insistent on having his own space. I hope this will change. Mow and Sylph like their rooster cuddles.
  17. Shadrach

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Two hours without any rain and a bearable temperature of around 11C.
  18. Shadrach

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I struggled with this before taking on Glais. So far I haven't seen ant signs that he's missing home or his family. He is obviously used much better cover in his environment; it's a major issue at the field. Currently he looks a bit loved up with Mow, she's still laying eggs. He really likes...
  19. Shadrach

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    A direct hit from a Muscovy Duck, in this case a sitting female, managed to draw blood through a pair of leather riggers gloves.They've got some power in those necks.
  20. Shadrach

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I'm pretty sure if I didn't leave food in there overnight there wouldn't be a problem.
Back
Top Bottom