Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[Perris]

Amadeo's voice still hasn't broken, but his earlobes are a striking lemon colour now

I do hope he stays strong and healthy through the winter.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Ex Batts good morning one and all!

78 mostly sunny 85% humidity feels like 75 rain 26%.

Have a great day!

 

[ManueB]

Amadeo's voice still hasn't broken, but his earlobes are a striking lemon colour now View attachment 3289913
I do hope he stays strong and healthy through the winter.

He's so beautiful he will make all you pullets hearts swoon. Let's hope he has beauty AND health for him .

 

[Perris]

He's so beautiful he will make all you pullets hearts swoon

maybe, one day; but as yet his squeaky voice has them all running in the opposite direction

 

[bruceha2000]

isn't it toxic?

I don't think castor oil is toxic to chickens, certainly it isn't to humans. I did find reference to the actual bean being a problem if the chicken eats it.

 

[GregnLety]

Life does not pull its punches.

Hopefully things get better for you soon.

 

[GregnLety]

isn't it toxic?

Better not be, I consumed it ever sunday as a child. Was supposed to prevent worms.

 

[Shadrach]

I went early today (1pm) C was at the allotments. I wanted to do some more to the coop and the day promised to be dry with light winds.
As I'm walking up to the chickens C mentioned that we had a new shed.
Errrrr, yes, this is the correct item.

Yes, that is a roost bar. Yes the evidence suggests that chickens were kept in this. I wonder what happened to them.
A quick glance at some of the coop page articles will help remind of the contrast here. Surely this is an exception one may think, but this is how a lot of backyard chickens live and it's not just that the UK is exceptionally grim.

 

[Molpet]

I went early today (1pm) C was at the allotments. I wanted to do some more to the coop and the day promised to be dry with light winds.
As I'm walking up to the chickens C mentioned that we had a new shed.
Errrrr, yes, this is the correct item.View attachment 3290345
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Yes, that is a roost bar. Yes the evidence suggests that chickens were kept in this. I wonder what happened to them.
A quick glance at some of the coop page articles will help remind of the contrast here. Surely this is an exception one may think, but this is how a lot of backyard chickens live and it's not just that the UK is exceptionally grim.

More room than some of the prefab I see sold.

lol

 

[Shadrach]

I was waiting for some help to move the coop but it won't be for at least a week and I wan't the old coop out. I also want to know if the idea works and rain and wind are on their way.
I thought that with C helping we could get the tarpaulin over the frame and positioned correctly more easily, but when I looked up having got the tools etc, C had wandered off. The tarpaulin hem under the plastic roof has been folded under making a double thickness along the hem. Getting this in place was the hardest part. There is still more to do but there is enough done to see how it performs.
The right hand side (East) which is the least likely wind has a gap below the tarpaulin and the base. The tarpaulin has been rolled up inwards on a board. The tarpaulin is screwed to the board at the hem and the board screwed to the door frame at one end and the coop legs at the other.
The idea is that should a gust of wind blow in through the door the gap will help relieve the pressure. It also provides ventilation.
The West side is screwed to the base. It's this side I don't want the wind to blow under.
I bought the wrong sized bolts to do the mesh to plastic roof join. The picture shows the idea though.

You may remeber me writing about protect the pop door from the wind and that the hens tended to roost on the side with best wind protection. I think I've got my answer.