Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[Perris]

Thanks both; mum is Fez btw. She's doing great - very glad to be up and about again I think. I've no idea where she'll take them to roost tonight; they can't climb into the planter. Hopefully a coop. But she lived out for her first 6 weeks, so she's just repeating what she experienced (like most parents, no?).

 

[fluffycrow]

Thanks both; mum is Fez btw. She's doing great - very glad to be up and about again I think. I've no idea where she'll take them to roost tonight; they can't climb into the planter. Hopefully a coop. But she lived out for her first 6 weeks, so she's just repeating what she experienced (like most parents, no?).

Glad to read. Please keep us updated on where she decides to take her bunch to sleep

Apologies for mixing up the mother . Fixing that immediately

 

[Perris]

they're on dustbathing 101 atm

 

[Shadrach]

Some introductions are in order: meet Cadle (chipmunk), Wig (yellow), Edfu, Ipu, Nubia and Zahra (brown mottle)
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Congratulations Fez.

 

[BDutch]

Some introductions are in order: meet Cadle (chipmunk), Wig (yellow), Edfu, Ipu, Nubia and Zahra (brown mottle)
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Wow! Congrats Perris!

 

[Mother of Chaos]

they're on dustbathing 101 atm
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Looks like they’re acing that course!

 

[townchicks]

I'm having some serious chick and broody mum envy here. Congrats on the successful hatch, @Perris . Now I'm going to go spend some time with my old biddies and tell them they are just as cute in their own way.

 

[BDutch]

I'm having some serious chick and broody mum envy here.

How come? Can you describe this?

 

[Mother of Chaos]

Some introductions are in order: meet Cadle (chipmunk), Wig (yellow), Edfu, Ipu, Nubia and Zahra (brown mottle)
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Is there a story behind some of the names?

 

[Perris]

Is there a story behind some of the names?

yes; home bred birds get Welsh place names (Cadle, Wig), purchased hatching eggs get place names from the country the breed originates (in this case, Egypt). Place names because gender is not known when I name them. I also try to use all letters of the alphabet, so that in my records I can abbreviate to one, or worst case two, letters, instead of having to write the whole name out.