Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[Marie2020]

Only when I'm really pissed off.

funny guy

 

[Shadrach]

Contrast.

 

[Marie2020]

Good night

 

[Marie2020]

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Sweet

 

[BDutch]

Its probably time to pay some tax after reading 7 pages.

My first rooster. A bossy pyle coloured Dutch that made too much noise early in the morning.
I wonder if I ever catch up.

 

[Shadrach]

We're having some feeding problems. C has aquired, for free, some cracked corn and seems to think that this and some seed mix is an adequate contribution to the feed bill. I heard some stuff about the chickens needing carbohydrates for winter. While there is some truth in this and in a fully free range group of healthy chickens who are not production hens it can be adequate. It's not adequate for these chickens though.
Of course, the hens much prefer the what amounts to scratch to the layers pellets. C goes there in the morning and pours the free scratch into the feeder; I get there in the afternoon and take it out and replace it with pellets.
They get a small quantity of healthy treats that I take them most days. Corn and bird seed is not only not necessary but in the case of these chickens it's harmfull particulalry for the hens that are laying.

 

[Iluveggers]

Its probably time to pay some tax after reading 7 pages.
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My first rooster. A bossy pyle coloured Dutch that made too much noise early in the morning.
I wonder if I ever catch up.

He’s stunning! Wow.

 

[no fly zone]

Its probably time to pay some tax after reading 7 pages.
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My first rooster. A bossy pyle coloured Dutch that made too much noise early in the morning.
I wonder if I ever catch up.

Very nice.

 

[micstrachan]

I don't think there is anything wrong with being an idealist but most people who raise chickens aren't ~ or can't afford to be. My birds have benefited from Shad's insights in numerous ways but most wouldn't survive a day in a *natural* environment ~ the Campines being the exception but they are a breed that hasn't been meddled with much & I'm pretty sure Fayoumis would do well too. It would be irresponsible of me to suddenly turn my lot loose

Same here. Mine would probably get eaten! Though they’re getting pretty wise about the stalker Red Shouldered Hawk.

 

[micstrachan]

Yes and I also eat meat. I've tried being a vegetarian for some years but i became ill.

I'm hoping one day in the future that we can find others ways of getting the protein and nutrients we need too survive without using animal's as we do.

What about you, do you eat meat? If yes is it always free range?.

For now I only buy free range meat for myself which of course my animals share, so they are not always getting pet foods.

i would be far happier if animal food companies would came up with free range foods or even better some other alternative's

I've been trying too organise buying free range meat and locally grown foods too cook for my animal's but its it's really hard too organise all the time. I only have one supplier for meat and one for vegetables.

Marie, you might be interested in a company like Crowd Cow.