Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[Shadrach]

Missed the rain by about half an hour.. Seven hours today.

There have been some posts on how oddly chickens can behave. What I've found is they change over time, like us I imagine, change driven by experience.
I've been enjoying watching Mow's interaction with the chicks. I think the probably only female chick and Mow may become friends. Carbon and Fret have been friends for years and while they're treating Mow more and more like an adult, they don't really qualify as friends.
This is the female chick.

"Watch out! Carbon is coming!"

I voted today. I have the right to complain.

 

[Shadrach]

I imagine that was very effective... in not achieving whatever it was you wanted them to do

Some chickens are one stick chickens while others are more like geese and need two sticks. Seriously, two stick geese herding is one of those must have skills. You don't need to touch them with the sticks, just having the sticks held out in a V at their eye level guides them along nicely if one goes steady.

The jumping up and down, got me some very strange looks. I like to think they were empathetic at my distressed state.

 

[Molpet]

Some chickens are one stick chickens while others are more like geese and need two sticks. Seriously, two stick geese herding is one of those must have skills. You don't need to touch them with the sticks, just having the sticks held out in a V at their eye level guides them along nicely if one goes steady.

The jumping up and down, got me some very strange looks. I like to think they were empathetic at my distressed state.

I herd turkeys with 2 sticks. The chickens just scattered instead of follow the leader.

I'm fortunate that no one is around when I yell and threaten to put them in the pot

 

[notabitail]

I herd turkeys with 2 sticks. The chickens just scattered instead of follow the leader.

I'm fortunate that no one is around when I yell and threaten to put them in the pot

Mine have learned hand gestures and noises while I'm walking towards them means "go home". I've managed to get them to easily get in the coop.

 

[BDutch]

Missed the rain by about half an hour.. Seven hours today.

There have been some posts on how oddly chickens can behave. What I've found is they change over time, like us I imagine, change driven by experience.
I've been enjoying watching Mow's interaction with the chicks. I think the probably only female chick and Mow may become friends. Carbon and Fret have been friends for years and while they're treating Mow more and more like an adult, they don't really qualify as friends.
This is the female chick.
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"Watch out! Carbon is coming!"
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I voted today. I have the right to complain.

There were a few British people on our nat. TV complaining too. I know it wasn’t you, because they weren’t carrying buckets and didn’t look skinny at all.
thanks for voting!

 

[RoyalChick]

thanks @MaryJanet - that's a nice surprise to brighten election day here!

Congrats. It is important as it will be noticed by folk and provide some counter to the prevailing assertions.

 

[RoyalChick]

Congratulations @fluffycrow and @MrsNorthie

 

[Perris]

Congrats. It is important as it will be noticed by folk and provide some counter to the prevailing assertions.

thanks RC

 

[Somewhere_In_The_Clouds]

Once again have found myself very much behind with this thread
On my  very quick read up I started wondering how old Henry is? I'm sure that has been answered before but my memory is horrible. I was thinking of my older Sussex rooster who's age has seemed to be showing more recently and got curious
I have an unfortunate lack of recent chicken photos to provide as tax so I will have to make do with an older one for now

 

[RoyalChick]

Once again have found myself very much behind with this thread
On my  very quick read up I started wondering how old Henry is? I'm sure that has been answered before but my memory is horrible. I was thinking of my older Sussex rooster who's age has seemed to be showing more recently and got curious
I have an unfortunate lack of recent chicken photos to provide as tax so I will have to make do with an older one for now
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What a beautiful rooster!