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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Two hours today. It spat a couple of times but not enough to make anyone wet. They saw something but I don't know what. I turned over another plank today. Lots of slaters and bugs. The people who took on this plot dug a small corner of their plot, planted a few things and then gave...
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Yes I know.:) I've had three roosters and a cockerel in one tribe and they didn't fight each other; they fought the other roosters in other tribes instead,:lol:
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Nothing like a crowing contest to ruin an afternoon nap.:D
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I feel I must point out there is a world of difference between keeping a bunch of juvenile males and cockerels to keeping a bunch of adult roosters. Keeping a few adult males can be done but in my experience they end up fighting. This can be really distressing for the keeper so it's important...
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I would be inclined to kill the fox in such circumstances should that be possible. It's sad when it has to come to this but sometimes it is necessary if one wants to keep chickens. It doesn't matter in many cases whether the chickens are out and about or in a run. Not many runs are secure enough...
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Two hours today. It was warm for a bit. I got the old spare coop emptied of the tools, meds and feed and transferred everything to a storage box I bought. I think I've got legs sorted for the new coop when it arrives. Not entirely sure how I'm going to fit the legs to the coop yet. Hopefully...
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    It's tough to lose so many in a short period of time.:hugs
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    10 month old pullet just swallowed plastic toothpick

    If she ate that you need to take her to a vet.
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    A theory - your experience?

    Exercise has a massive impact on the health of a chicken and most other creatures I believe. It does for humans. Most of us don't do enough and the few fitness fanatics I know, do too much.:D Chickens are class A foragers. Dig here, snatch there, see a spider on the next bush and dive on it...
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Two hours. Warmish and apart from a couple of minutes of spitting a few drops of rain, remained dry. Sylph is showing signs of thinking about going broody. Went back to where she laid today's egg a couple of times, eating noticeably more and making found food chick calls. Her arse needs cleaning...
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    Ribh's D'Coopage

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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I didn't get a lot of choice in the matter. It went something like "if you can get to the field you can get to the dinner.":p:confused:
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Trebled it at least.:lol:
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    Fox Attack and questions on recovery

    Often the problem isn't the wounds one can see, it's damage to internal organs from the pressure of the foxes jaws. I would be inclined to put her out of her misery.
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Two hours. It stayed dry and reasonably warm early afternoon. Left the field to go to a bit of a do with the family celebrating the eldest cycle to France. These pictures are of Bristol harbourside just outside the place we had booked for the evening. I drank two Talisker single malts, got...
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    One and a half hours today. Buses delayed/cancelled. It stayed dry and a tad warmer then yesterday. The eldest has just got back from a charity cycle ride from Bristol to Paris. They did it in three days.:clap
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    What does this chicken want?

    If she's getting close to laying and crouching for you and making what gets called the egg song calls, she calling for a rooster. It's instinctive. While they may not consciously know they need a rooster to fertilize their eggs, most in my experience make the same call be there a rooster present...
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    Empty adjacent coop & run - ideas?

    Maternity unit/isolation unit would be my choice. It's good idea to have one coop more than one needs currently. If one has say a barn or large walk in coop and run then a separated space can offer the same advantages.
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    Review by 'Shadrach' in article 'The Ugly Truth Behind Rual King’s “ Chick Day’s”'

    A campaign I support. Some pictures of the awful keeping conditions would improve the article. Otherwise the article is fine but unfortunately it's unlikely to gain much traction due to peoples wants overriding the chicks needs.
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Two hours. It was supposed to rain but it didn't until I was back at the flat. Both have slowed down egg laying. The eggs they do lay are good. I mentioned to J today that I would like to show them how to catch and hold the chickens. They seem comfortable enough with J for them to be able to do...
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