Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[MaryJanet]

My dogs easily make more of a racket than my rooster did, and they’re not the loudest in the neighborhood. When I was attending meetings for proposed adjustments to the chicken ordinance, one fellow came to speak against some of the proposals because, in his words, he bought a house in the city limits because didn’t want to live next to a farm. And there were plenty of loopholes in the old ordinance that justified his concern. There were a few that shows up to argue against the rooster ban, but I always saw it as a loosing battle. I was was happy that the argument that several people (myself included) were making in favor of increasing the number of allowed chickens was supported by the community council. So while I think the rooster bans are silly, I do recognize that plenty of people don’t want ‘farm sounds’ especially when they’ve had negative experiences with neighbors who don’t take good care of the animals they have.

Like Shad pointed out, a focus on noise instead of a focus on banning roosters and limiting the size of hen flocks is more sensible.

The "no excessive noise" approach is what my local council does and it's quite good. At first, one of my neighbours was worried about the noise the hens would make but recently told me she couldn't believe how quiet they are, which is good to know because I don't to disrupt her lifestyle through my choices. There's a house at the end of the street which only shares fences with 3 neighbours (I share fences with 5) and they have a rooster. I assume no one has complained about the noise because he's been there for months now. Frankly, I love hearing him crow and would be disappointed if he had to go. There's another rooster at the other end of the street, again that house only shares fences with 3 other houses. He's been there for years.

At the same time, if all the houses had roosters, Houston, we'd have a problem!

 

[pennyJo1960]

I think Slip is dying. She's laid six lash eggs in a row, is losing weight and tonight I found her trying to lay in the broody coop but no egg to deliver. Her crop was only half full.
I picked her up and put her with the others in the main coop which will hopefully keep her warmer. Such a shame. She's a friendly hen and gets on with everyone it seems. Henry will miss her. He likes her.

Sorry anytime we loose one

 

[Sortacountrychicken]

I think Slip is dying. She's laid six lash eggs in a row, is losing weight and tonight I found her trying to lay in the broody coop but no egg to deliver. Her crop was only half full.
I picked her up and put her with the others in the main coop which will hopefully keep her warmer. Such a shame. She's a friendly hen and gets on with everyone it seems. Henry will miss her. He likes her.

I'm sorry to hear that. Unfortunately it comes with the battery territory.

 

[Molpet]

I think Slip is dying. She's laid six lash eggs in a row, is losing weight and tonight I found her trying to lay in the broody coop but no egg to deliver. Her crop was only half full.
I picked her up and put her with the others in the main coop which will hopefully keep her warmer. Such a shame. She's a friendly hen and gets on with everyone it seems. Henry will miss her. He likes her.

Sorry she is doing poorly.

 

[Molpet]

I found this thread a few days ago.

Tax

 

[Ribh]

Your enthusiasm for them is contagious... Although they're not at the top of my shortlist just yet.

Well, there are lots of positives... Given how they have been bred hardiness was not a trait I was expecting but mine seem to be exceptionally hardy ~ far more so than my standards. They are friendly & easily handled & eat far less than the bigger girls. Not the greatest layers but that means their chances of living long, healthy lives are much better. They are pretty broody but are doing well in the Qld heat & humidity & are just so pretty to watch.

 

[fuentemoon]

My neighbors across the street are often louder then my chickens or any of the other neighbors dogs.

 

[RoyalChick]

My neighbors across the street are often louder then my chickens or any of the other neighbors dogs.
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Love that picture. Love the spiky comb.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Not who you asked, but I bought 3 Swedish Flower Hens this fall and so far they seem to be some of my most flighty/skittish chickens. But the lady I bought them from didn't seem to be the kindest when handling them, so that could be part of it. Also almost her entire flock had been picked off by a fox, so they may just be wary because of those factors.
The ones I have lay huge eggs. The biggest eggs in my bunch here are SFH eggs.

Here's some SFH tax

This one is Tuva (beside my grumpy Flax)

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The 3 SFH's Svenska, Ingaburg and Tuva together. View attachment 2934965 And here's Tuva giving Moonshine curious lookView attachment 2934964
Back when my chickens were actually laying eggs regularly. Look at that huge one bottom left! That's Tuva's.
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Did you weigh the egg?

I have some pullets that will be 35 weeks old tomorrow and some of them are laying eggs that weigh 2.7 up to 3.2 ounces.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

I have 18 ladies of various ages and have been lucky if I get 1 egg a day. At the most.

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I have 16 pullets that will be 35 weeks old tomorrow and I'm getting from 11 to 14 eggs a day.

I got 16 eggs once.