Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[TropicalChickies]

I can't have plants wanting ffs! Make do with what they get is more what I'm looking for.

If you like chard, it's easier to grow when temps are erratic. It's more tolerant of both chill and heat.

 

[TropicalChickies]

Have you ever tried Swiss chard?

Oh geez, I just suggested that. Well, two votes for chard

 

[Shadrach]

Yes, she’s my favorite current chicken. Curious yet not overly obnoxious. Chatty but not screechy. A perfect combination of backyard chicken.

Spinach bolted here quickly also. Have you ever tried Swiss chard? It tastes great if you like steamed spinach, or baby leaves in a salad, and will grow all season long if you pick only the bottom leaves.

I have. I've got some seeds waiting to go in the ground. It's still a bit early to sow an autumn crop.

 

[TropicalChickies]

Thought I would try some bedtime pics. 10 chickens -- two hens, three almost hens, one really big cockerel, two little cockerels, one little pullet, and one unknown -- are still in one coop area for now.
I'm almost done prepping another coop in case a big row breaks out or anyone gets driven out. Butchie sleeps in the kitchen with the pups.

The dim light gave these a nice "painted" quality.

Tobias the short-legged gave his first crow today! 10 weeks old. Go Toby!

And this is Butchie, my 3 year old hen, and first chicken ever to hatch here on our farm. She was ill for so many months and has really improved lately, out enjoying a beautiful day. Tail up, comb up, and looking good.

 

[Nomadicus]

That little lady of mine from Cornwall decide due to the heavy rains she might as well go in the coop with the rest of her mates. After 2 nights of getting the water hose on her and now a pouring rain may have taught her a lesson. I've got to keep an eye or all of the Cornwall ladies as they are prone to go broody and they have access to the better part of an acre of wooded land that they seem to want to venture deeper into every day. They are foraging more every day and consuming less mill feed which doesn't hurt my feelings at all.

 

[kcan2]

As some of you know, I like dance, modern dance in particular and my tunes.
Here's a bit of both.

Although my rooster could perhaps rival this guy with some spectacular wing drops and side shuffles, that is some pretty mad skill dancing and movement control. Those moves would definitely get some hens herded up or at least out of the way

 

[kcan2]

Thought I would try some bedtime pics. 10 chickens -- two hens, three almost hens, one really big cockerel, two little cockerels, one little pullet, and one unknown -- are still in one coop area for now.
I'm almost done prepping another coop in case a big row breaks out or anyone gets driven out. Butchie sleeps in the kitchen with the pups.

The dim light gave these a nice "painted" quality.
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Tobias the short-legged gave his first crow today! 10 weeks old. Go Toby!
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And this is Butchie, my 3 year old hen, and first chicken ever to hatch here on our farm. She was ill for so many months and has really improved lately, out enjoying a beautiful day. Tail up, comb up, and looking good.
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The first picture really does has a lovely, peaceful, painted quality to it. Happy First Crow Day to Toby!

 

[MrsNorthie]

To be honest, I don't know what to do for the best, for myself and the chickens.
Carbon, from the unreliable information I have is at least six years old. I would guess from what I've seen of her behaviour, she is starting to have egg laying problems. How much longer is she likely to live?
Ideally I would like any newcomers to have both Carbon and Fret as established hens. It should reduce integration conflict and in the case of introducing Ex Battery hens, a quicker learning route as they encounter all the strange things the change in keeping conditions will challenge them with. Henry will make this transition easier, but he's not exactly young.

At the moment they look rather content with just the three of them; minimum stress, they know each other well and the behaviour I expect to see from a settled tribe is what I see with these three now.

The decision is hard, they have finally gotten to a place where they feel safe and settled, with excellent care. It is highly probable that if you bring in new hens, there will be some level of disruption, it is just a matter of the degree. I believe that you are the best person to make the decision and help them adjust though.

 

[MrsNorthie]

I used to visit Facebook Marketplace. What irritated me was the attitudes. A seller would have an item listed for, let's say, $20. Someone would post "What's the lowest you'll take?" It doesn't work that way.

If I see something for sale, but feel the price is higher than I feel it should be, I just move on. I don't haggle and I don't ask someone else to. They may find a buyer at their price or not. Haggling requires to much peopling and well... I would rather have a root canal without anesthesia than to have too much contact with people. LOL

 

[Perris]