Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[no fly zone]

Oh I am sorry. They are so tiny I suspect decapitation with a sharp pair of kitchen scissors is likely to be the most humane way to achieve it.
What a shame.

I went with decapitation. Sure was tough to do though.

The other Skeksis baby seems to be doing much better. The adominal swelling has decreased significantly.

I put some collidial silver in the waterer, since the whole thing is caused by infection.

 

[RoyalChick]

I went with decapitation. Sure was tough to do though.

The other Skeksis baby seems to be doing much better. The adominal swelling has decreased significantly.

I put some collidial silver in the waterer, since the whole thing is caused by infection.

So sorry. Tough indeed. But the right thing to do. I hope the others pull through - tough cards to be dealt on the first day of life.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Took the bumblebeak/laserbee crew out on the front deck to snap a few pics. View attachment 3069693View attachment 3069694View attachment 3069695View attachment 3069696View attachment 3069697View attachment 3069703View attachment 3069704

Very cute chicks

Fourth picture down looks like the chick is saying leave us alone!

 

[Ladies-Eight]

This is the banty herd here and the silkie 10 that I bought to raise 2 View attachment 3069307View attachment 3069310tax paid

They are very cute.

They look like they would feel like velvet.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Ex Batts good morning one and all!

The temperature is 64 and sunny.

Have a great day!

 

[no fly zone]

Here is the baby I had to cull. Cute little nugget too.

 

[no fly zone]

Running it back.

Incubator was thoroughly cleaned and now contains 10 Skeksis eggs.

Three weeks up yet?

 

[sourland]

Incubator was thoroughly cleaned and now contains 10 Skeksis eggs.

Three weeks up yet?

Almost.

 

[no fly zone]

Sky is so frustrating to me right now.

 

[RoyalChick]

I've been teaching them Geometry. That's going okay. It's the Topology and Cartography that they are having problems with.

Minnie will only study horticulture. Here she is inspecting the viability of the buddleja.
She tells me her brain is not able to grasp mathematics so teaching her geometry is out of the question.
My own observation however, suggests she has a very keen understanding of the concept of ‘more’. As in give me more of that. So I have not given up on her counting abilities quite yet.