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  1. HiEverybirdy

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I'm a big fan of the look of the Brahmas. They're our most remarked-upon chickens by guests (right before they ooo and ahhh about the Speckled Sussex). Even with hatchery genes, there's something fetching about the Brahma shape. However, I'll probably also avoid feathered legs in the future...
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Work those slappy flaps, Big Guy.
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Are Glais' face ornaments still growing? He's so impressive. And no wonder he stays out of wind. He has a sail on his head.
  4. HiEverybirdy

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    The neighbor looks disgruntled. 😾
  5. HiEverybirdy

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Yes, she and Lil Nugs are 3-year-old Speckled Sussex. They're large fowl but on the petite side, probably because they're hatchery. Peck in particular has become prettier with each molt.
  6. HiEverybirdy

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Lovely update. Pleasant weather changes everything. Good to see Mow's leg up close. It looks much improved. Andre and Merle, our feather-legged Marans brothers, both have funky leg issues, from wacky scales to curled-up outer toenails. I may post photos at some point for advice on whether to...
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Any chance it would work to introduce the child to the chickens so they see you as a friend and the chickens as named beings instead of things? Sometimes all that's driving bad behavior is boredom or a lack of understanding. Being made to feel like they're among the chickens'...
  8. HiEverybirdy

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Thanks!
  9. HiEverybirdy

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Our sweet baby "pullet," haha. And his Mr. February 2026 photo because I'm proud of him <--that photo was actually taken in late August, just prior to molting. I never know if his beard is smaller than others due to genes or the girls keeping it short for him.
  10. HiEverybirdy

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Easter Egger, all day long. Pea comb, green legs, fluffy face without wattles, blue/green egg gene :love Wonderful that Roo ended up being cherished with you. I didn't intend to have an Easter Egger rooster. Stilty was purchased as a day-old pullet. But the EEs that are Ameraucana mixes (I...
  11. HiEverybirdy

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Stilton's spurs are super long. He usually sheds the points in late summer, but it didn't happen last year. Importantly, the way he treads, his spurs don't contact the girls' sides. Regardless, I did try to blunt the points with a dremel last fall, several times. It's easy to do. He doesn't...
  12. HiEverybirdy

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Everybirdy looks so pretty. I bet it's nice to see the grass again.
  13. HiEverybirdy

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    The water dish looks like just what you needed. Are you happy with your innovation?
  14. HiEverybirdy

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    One more cold weekend here before a glorious thaw next week🌞 It's been an epically unpleasant stretch of frigidness. We don't usually have this much winter. The chickens have been great sports, but I do believe the allotment chickens have been foraging more in the past 2 weeks than these...
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Beautiful!
  16. HiEverybirdy

    Ended 2026 BYC Calendar Photo Contest - We Need Your Pictures!

    Thank you. These blazing eyes? 🙂 He's a good egg.
  17. HiEverybirdy

    Ended 2026 BYC Calendar Photo Contest - We Need Your Pictures!

    :love
  18. HiEverybirdy

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    @Mother of Chaos, how much snow did you end up with? Up the mountain, it snowed 36 hours, 15" total, and has stayed under 25F/-4C since Friday night. The biggest snow and longest extended cold since we've had chickens. Here's what we woke up to 12 hours into it. No way chickens were coming...
  19. HiEverybirdy

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    The top lamp has always been my favorite of the work you've shared. It has its own kind of contrapposto. That's great you have a place to work on more pieces.
  20. HiEverybirdy

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Yes, my middle-aged models :love Most of them have 5th and 6th birthdays in the next few months.
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