Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[TropicalChickies]

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My son's home was there... unbelievable.

Oh my goodness. I'm reading about it now -- what set off the blaze? The news reports say nothing.

 

[TropicalChickies]

Taxes. A very rich afternoon forage. We cut the grass and undergrowth down in the human and chicken ranging area every 2-3 months to keep snakes at bay. Some of them are small enough for the chickens to eat, but others are big enough to eat a chick for sure. Today there were no snakes but plenty of bugs and seeds.

Mr. Hypervigilant here was on high alert most of the afternoon because Toucan Sam was hanging out in a palm tree. The big lug.

Pretty Prima (front) and the Beastie Boys

Captain Solo.

Segundo sulking. Lucio just spurred him a good one for trying to snatch up a treat intended for Patucha.

I'm thinking these two could use some disciplining from an older
woman (not me, a hen). Sometimes I see them bullying Prima. They are 14 weeks. When does it dawn on them that they are supposed to wooing and charming the girls, not snatching food from them?

Patucha spent an hour going back and forth through this banana leaf "tunnel."

Whew, finally that ferocious toucan is gone!

 

[MrsNorthie]

I'm on another island but my son's house looks to be gone. Have not gotten in touch with him yet. Please. Good thoughts from you folks, Mahalo ♡

Reading the news about people fleeing into the ocean to escape the fires.. Sending you positive thoughts for you and your family!

 

[fuzzi]

Place names are an integral part of Celtic narratives, such as the Welsh Mabinogion and the Irish Táin Bó Cúailnge (pronounced Toyn Bo Cooley). The use of a place name by the storyteller is usually significant of all the events that happened in that place, which his or her listeners at the time would be expected to know. Many place names have quite gory and explicit stories attached to them. The place where Derdrui killed herself by smashing her head into the rock. The place where Queen Medb (pronounced Māv) carved out a river on the final battlefield with her menstrual flow in the Táin, for example.

Pre medieval versions of the Mabinogi (which are the original King Arthur tales) and other early Welsh tales maintain the iron and blood warrior culture ethic similar to the early Irish tales like the Ulster Cycle. Later versions written down by medieval monastic scribes "cleaned up" the narratives and gave them a Christian veneer probably not true to their original pagan roots. Since the tales were passed on through oral tradition for centuries before being written down, we'll never really get "the real story" of many place names mentioned in the narratives.

But I think these two versions at least give a glimpse into that world. And both have very good pronunciation guides to the Welsh and Irish names.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/455219.The_Mabinogion

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/the-tain-by-thomas-kinsella-a-beautiful-rigour-1.3017692

(writes the overeducated Gen Xer who took such practical university courses as "Celtic Literature and Myth" to go on to become a bicycle courier, bartender, and yoga instructor . Gee, I'm so glad I joined this forum so I can put that history degree to use!)

Sharon Kay Penman wrote an incredible series of historical fiction (very little fiction) on Wales. I highly recommend it.

https://sharonkaypenman.com/books-by-sharon-kay-penman/welsh-trilogy-books/

 

[fuzzi]

Pre-tax:

First egg!

 

[kcan2]

Patucha spent an hour going back and forth through this banana leaf "tunnel."

Fun! and lovely photos Maybe Patucha wanted those vertical banana leaf blinds to close up behind her?

 

[BDutch]

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Beyond words.
Did you hear anything from your son?

 

[Perris]

I read that only satellite phones are working so there's very little communication in or out of the area.
Thinking of you TropicalBabies

 

[L-plate chicken mum]

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[Shadrach]

09/08.
Lovely sunny afternoon. Three hours at the allotments.
Fret finally got a proper dust bath.

Because niether Carbon or Henry drive Fret away from food when she is off the nest I fed "treats" to them all together. This worked quite well. Not surprising given what they got.
Chopped almonds (protein 24%)
Oats
Spelt seeds
Sunflower seeds
Linseeds
Pumpkin seeds
Chopped smoked ham
Half a chopped Brazil nut for extra methonine
Chopped cabage
plus bugs, grass, courgette and whatever else Fret dug up while she was out foraging.
She spent around half an hour off the nest. Given it was warm at around 25C longer off the nest is fine.
She went back to her nest with enough in her crop for me to think she wont starve.