Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[ManueB]

Sunflower seeds are fine in small quantities as are small pieces of strawberry.
I think you would be shocked at what mum tells them is okay to eat.
I used to feed chicks just a few days old finely chopped cooked white fish with mums permission of course.

I did try sunflowers in very small quantity the two times I had to get them in the pen to leave the house.
Chipie took the seeds away from me and fed them to the chicks.
They didn't choke, which was my fear .

I don't know enough about the keeping arrangements, who mated with who etc etc to know anything useful.
Is Theo the chicks father? My appologies if you've covered this but I can't remember if you did.

Théo isn't the chick's father. The eggs come from the same farm as him and Chipie.
There is way enough space that Chipie could stay away from him and the flock but it's not what she does. She goes right where they are and make broody screams if anyone approaches.The hens have attacked her, but way less than before she had the chicks. Théo attacks her and the chicks when she comes too near.
I don't see what I can do except try to let them sort it out and make sure the chicks escape. The problem for me is whether he will tolerate them in the coop when the time comes.

Pretty offender tax

 

[ManueB]

I don't think they missed me yesterday. More the other way around I think.
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Dustin.
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Two in the new coop this evening.
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I think Dustin missed you .

 

[TheFatBlueCat]

I can attest to the destruction of the broody hen! Only confined to this area for 5 full days and about 1 hour each morning after that. I'll be reseeding again....

I can't remember if I've posted to this thread before or not.... I've been watching it for awhile but keep losing it. If I haven't posted before, hi and thanks for having me!

Tax!

 

[MaryJanet]

I can attest to the destruction of the broody hen! Only confined to this area for 5 full days and about 1 hour each morning after that. I'll be reseeding again....

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I can't remember if I've posted to this thread before or not.... I've been watching it for awhile but keep losing it. If I haven't posted before, hi and thanks for having me!

Tax!
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Is that an eglu coop? How do you like it?

 

[TheFatBlueCat]

Is that an eglu coop? How do you like it?

Yes it is. I like it just fine for the purpose I got it for - as a broody coop and as a grow-out coop for juveniles while they're forbidden to enter the main coop. It's sturdy and easy to clean, plus no mite concerns which I do worry about with broodies sitting. I wouldn't recommend it as a main coop, much too small although it could be good for a few bantams.

 

[no fly zone]

Just gorgeous!
How is the flock doing? Everyone feeling OK? You hanging in there?

Still waiting on the vet to call with test results. Other than Sky not eating, all the birds are fine.

 

[MaryJanet]

Yes it is. I like it just fine for the purpose I got it for - as a broody coop and as a grow-out coop for juveniles while they're forbidden to enter the main coop. It's sturdy and easy to clean, plus no mite concerns which I do worry about with broodies sitting. I wouldn't recommend it as a main coop, much too small although it could be good for a few bantams.

I do like the idea of plastic coops for mite control, not that there's ever been a mite problem at my house.

 

[BDutch]

I do like the idea of plastic coops for mite control, not that there's ever been a mite problem at my house.

I don’t like the idea of plastic coops bc:

• The inside climate is not nice and healthy compared to wooden coops. plastic doesn’t regulate moisture. Imagine yourself in a plastic cabine and a wooden cabine. What would you prefer?
• Plastics are bad for the environment. Even the better recycled ones had a con. Because the tiny particles that come off, go everywhere.
• Plastics degenerates. How quick depends on the quality. Wood (if dry) has a longer lifespan. The lifespan of many plastic products is really short just because of differences in tensions in heat /cold. It often breaks near hinges or other critical points. (My neighbours bought a shed that lasted just 2 years).
• Wooden structures are easier to repair or to adjust.

The only advantage of plastic coops I see is mite control. I use DE as a paint & under the bedding in the nestboxes for lice/mite control. So far it works great for me (7 years).

 

[BDutch]

Lots of tax (posted some of these in other threads too) .

Pearl one of my black Dutch.

Janice, my elegant mix breed.

Black, my other black Dutch. Looking teal fat on this photo . Probably begging for a snack. She’s the most cuddly chicken I have.

Kwekky or Katrientje? One of my identical bantam RIRs.

Ini mini, Dutch. Leader of the pack. Oldest and 8 years old.

 

[GregnLety]

Half-brothers. Just 3 weeks apart in age.

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Very colorful. I like variety