Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[micstrachan]

I feel a certain responsibility for that one, sorry. So here's two cocks for the tax man, synchronised preening
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Beautiful tax! (Whoever thought that would be a real sentiment?!)

 

[micstrachan]

Good to know there is actual research into this. I based my assessment of reverting to wild-type on other species I know about. I will have to read this thoroughly later (there is a LOT there). Just skimming, it looks like they really did sequence a bunch of different breeds and landraces all over the world.

However, one of the ways reversion happens is that even if one breed has only 50% of wild type genes, another breed may have a different 50%. By allowing crossbreeding and natural selection to occur, you still get generic drift towards a more wild-type animal, even if it is isn't exactly like the wild version.

In short, nature won't reward a fat and slow, non-broody breed. Or those with coloration that stands out too blatantly to predators. Or any number of things we've talked about here.

Wow, I had no idea they had sequenced a bunch of different breeds. Pretty cool! For what purpose were they sequenced?

 

[Perris]

the chicken was the first bird to be whole genome sequenced. Has been a subject of genetic research since.
I suspect that you will be able to make much more sense of this site https://omia.org/results/?gb_species_id=9031&search_type=advanced than I can.

 

[micstrachan]

It's a shame I can't do videos atm.
This is how Lima will get fit and she does it more and more these days. The grass gives a fair bit of resistance and you can see her body twist as she pulls at it.
She still hasn't got the hang of digging yet. I don't know if it's lack of strength or she doesn't reslise she has to peck the ground to loosen it up then scrape with her feet.
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Love that Lima. She looks WAY more like a chicken than at the beginning.

 

[micstrachan]

the chicken was the first bird to be whole genome sequenced. Has been a subject of genetic research since.
I suspect that you will be able to make much more sense of this site https://omia.org/results/?gb_species_id=9031&search_type=advanced than I can.

Outstanding! I swear I’m hitting the sheets soon.

 

[micstrachan]

He has a great Pyrenees mom and dad is a great Pyrenees, Kengal, shepherd mix.

I was going to ask about Great Pyranees!

 

[micstrachan]

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Wow, outstanding photos and chickens!

 

[Marie2020]

It's a shame I can't do videos atm.
This is how Lima will get fit and she does it more and more these days. The grass gives a fair bit of resistance and you can see her body twist as she pulls at it.
She still hasn't got the hang of digging yet. I don't know if it's lack of strength or she doesn't reslise she has to peck the ground to loosen it up then scrape with her feet.
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That's brilliant she's beautiful

 

[Marie2020]

Wow that's a long broody.
I think Ruffles holds the record for me at a bit over three months. She was incredibly slow at introducing her chicks to the tribe and moving back ome.

She's just taking great care of her babies, she's a good mama

 

[Marie2020]

Good to know! I haven’t given fermented feed in awhile, but have sporadically in the past. They tend to love it and then suddenly get sick of it.

Mine are doing a lot better without it.

Agatha has stopped laying which I'm pleased about Tina is having a rest too they are both looking a lot healthier for it.