Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[Shadrach]

Ex Batts good afternoon one and all!

The temperature is 85 and partly sunny.

Have a great day!

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@Shadrach

Don't go back to work too soon.

It will only make you much more sick with a longer recovery time.

Get Well!

I'm taking it easy. Eating and sleeping. Listening to lots of music.

 

[pennyJo1960]

We have Sirius radio in the house now .. That runs here most the day no commercials.
These are for Tax

 

[Ladies-Eight]

I'm taking it easy. Eating and sleeping. Listening to lots of music.

Very good.

 

[BDutch]

Fat bird did your cooking ?

I didn't understand if you mean Janice stayed alone after the boys left and then she felt lonely? Or do you mean the boys that grew up in other households were lone cockerels among other hens ?

The whole story of Janice.
3 years ago I had a young and beautiful rooster. A naine de Tournaisis.

Oscar here as a young cockerel. With 2 ‘sisters’ of the same hatch.

I gathered some eggs . When I had two Dutch broodies Ini mini and Zoë , I gave them 7 eggs for offspring.
After 20 days I had 5 chicks. The 2 Tournaisis eggs didn’t hatch.

I had contact with someone who had a death chicken and she wanted 2 of my chicks for compagnon for her chicken.
I explained that such is not a good idea. But she could buy one mother with 2 probably male chicks (5 weeks old). She agreed and I kept one mother with possibly 2 boys and 1 girl.

When they where about 10 weeks it was obvious that my suspicion was correct. I advertised that 1 cockerel could be picked up for free. A man who had 2 sons wanted both cockerels (one for each son) and I gave them both. Despite of what I planned. So Janice, my only girl stayed behind without her brothers.

Ini mini, her real mother stopped nursing her chicks after about 7-8 weeks. So now Janice was on her own. During the day she fitted in quit nicely in the flock. But before bedtime the oldies pestered her. She searched another place to roost and went back to the place were she probably felt safe. In the nestbox. She shopped roosting. After a few weeks I tried to convince her to roost with the others. But by forcing her I only made things worse for her. This was my second mistake. I’m afraid she got a little traumatised. And from the day I realisid what I had done , I let her sleep where she wanted to.

It took Janice over a year to become part of the flock.

Janice

Ini mini

 

[Shadrach]

The whole story of Janice.
3 years ago I had a young and beautiful rooster. A naine de Tournaisis.

Oscar here as a young cockerel. With 2 ‘sisters’ of the same hatch. View attachment 3087999
I gathered some eggs . When I had two Dutch broodies Ini mini and Zoë , I gave them 7 eggs for offspring.
After 20 days I had 5 chicks. The 2 Tournaisis eggs didn’t hatch.

I had contact with someone who had a death chicken and she wanted 2 of my chicks for compagnon for her chicken.
I explained that such is not a good idea. But she could buy one mother with 2 probably male chicks (5 weeks old). She agreed and I kept one mother with possibly 2 boys and 1 girl.

When they where about 10 weeks it was obvious that my suspicion was correct. I advertised that 1 cockerel could be picked up for free. A man who had 2 sons wanted both cockerels (one for each son) and I gave them both. Despite of what I planned. So Janice, my only girl stayed behind without her brothers.

Ini mini, her real mother stopped nursing her chicks after about 7-8 weeks. So now Janice was on her own. During the day she fitted in quit nicely in the flock. But before bedtime the oldies pestered her. She searched another place to roost and went back to the place were she probably felt safe. In the nestbox. She shopped roosting. After a few weeks I tried to convince her to roost with the others. But by forcing her I only made things worse for her. This was my second mistake. I’m afraid she got a little traumatised. And from the day I realisid what I had done , I let her sleep where she wanted to.

It took Janice over a year to become part of the flock.
View attachment 3088095
Janice View attachment 3088098
Ini mini

I know people don't like having poop on the eggs and bedding if a hen sleeps in the nest (I don't care about either). Other than the mess I can't see why I should object to where a chicken wants to sleep in a coop.

 

[BDutch]

I know people don't like having poop on the eggs and bedding if a hen sleeps in the nest (I don't care about either). Other than the mess I can't see why I should object to where a chicken wants to sleep in a coop.

I find poop in nest boxes gross when hens lay eggs on top of it.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I add fresh shavings if they get to bad .. I will be doing it soon again.

 

[Shadrach]

Tap. She often looked at me like I had just told her a tall story.

Treacle.

Mag.

 

[Iluveggers]

There are zero scratch grains or meal worms for my chickens anymore since TWO have died of fatty liver hemorrhage. The only exception is a tiny bit of millet to call them in, if needed. I’ve even eliminated carrot.

How did you know that is what did them in? I keep telling my aunt not to give them too many mealworms or scratch.

 

[micstrachan]

How did you know that is what did them in? I keep telling my aunt not to give them too many mealworms or scratch.

I send mine in for necropsy, whenever possible.