Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[Vulpes vulpes]

Any fertilized eggs from Henry around?

My first thought was "she must be thinking it's her last chance to hatch his eggs"

 

[Mother of Chaos]

Unfortunately not and I would rather she didn't sit because of the leg problems she had after the last time.

Is she actually sitting on anything (rocks??), or is she just pancaking down? She seemed ok in the pics being on the roost with the others.

PS - I too know how to fret! Signed, mom to 3, Nonna to 2.

 

[Perris]

Good thinking. I've got some of those on another hard drive.

this one?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...rescued-chickens-thread.1502267/post-26980637

 

[Perris]

I would rather she didn't sit because of the leg problems she had after the last time

did you ever identify what the problem was there? I'm beginning to wonder if a viral arthritis is working through my flock.

 

[BDutch]

Yesterday my daughter send me some disturbing news about the forever chemicals PFAS / PFOS in chicken eggs, in a village just 5 km from here, with a large paper (recycle) factory.

I posted the article on my own thread:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/bdutchs-bantam-flock-natural-breeding-projects-5---and-6.1574045/page-95

 

[BDutch]

I was trying to find your post with the aerial view, but I wasn't using the right search terms.

Thanks Perris, for the link to the aerial view photo with labels of the allotment.
Thought it be easier to copy it here.

 

[Perris]

Yesterday my daughter send me some disturbing news about the forever chemicals PFAS / PFOS in chicken eggs, in a village just 5 km from here, with a large paper (recycle) factory.

I posted the article on my own thread:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/bdutchs-bantam-flock-natural-breeding-projects-5---and-6.1574045/page-95

that must be very worrying, and annoying given how careful you are about what you feed your chickens.

 

[MrsNorthie]

Any fertilized eggs from Henry around?

Hens can remain fertile up to 4 wks after the last mating...

 

[MrsNorthie]

Yesterday my daughter send me some disturbing news about the forever chemicals PFAS / PFOS in chicken eggs, in a village just 5 km from here, with a large paper (recycle) factory.

I posted the article on my own thread:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/bdutchs-bantam-flock-natural-breeding-projects-5---and-6.1574045/page-95

That is worrying! It is hard to protect them against man-made environmental threats. It is really sad is paper that they can recycle, usually composts down nicely, naturally, but they treat everything with extra chemicals now, so that may no longer be accurate either. :-(

 

[Shadrach]

Is she actually sitting on anything (rocks??), or is she just pancaking down? She seemed ok in the pics being on the roost with the others.

PS - I too know how to fret! Signed, mom to 3, Nonna to 2.

She's not sitting.