Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[Shadrach]

I knew about the rat experiment. I think a precise was published in the paper @ the time & I have used it for years to argue against big, centralised schools, inner city high rises & other forms of population overcrowding. It is one of the scariest things I've ever read but the sad part is we've not learned anything from these experiments.

What I found interesting was the rats stopped bothering essentially after their basic needs were met and embarked on a course of deviant behaviour.
It said something to me about the need for a species to struggle, for want of a better description.
Anyway, I posted it because of the bits about chickens.

 

[Ribh]

What I found interesting was the rats stopped bothering essentially after their basic needs were met and embarked on a course of deviant behaviour.
It said something to me about the need for a species to struggle, for want of a better description.
Anyway, I posted it because of the bits about chickens.

Or the need for gainful employment; something that gives meaning to life.

 

[MaryJanet]

Worth a read.
I believe the EU is committed to cage-free by 2027.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-81868-3

Most of Australia by 2036. I'd prefer it were sooner.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11...-out-battery-hens-cage-eggs-at-risk/100566732

 

[MaryJanet]

I knew about the rat experiment. I think a precise was published in the paper @ the time & I have used it for years to argue against big, centralised schools, inner city high rises & other forms of population overcrowding. It is one of the scariest things I've ever read but the sad part is we've not learned anything from these experiments.

Money talks louder than welfare. We need to find ways to override it.

 

[MaryJanet]

Or the need for gainful employment; something that gives meaning to life.

And it's important to recall we're not born equal. Some are born to families who neglect them, others are deeply loved and supported as they become adults.

 

[Ribh]

Money talks louder than welfare. We need to find ways to override it.

It's one thing that makes me really, really angry. We know accessibility to nature has healing benefits but guess what is lacking in every hospital I've ever been in?

 

[MaryJanet]

It's one thing that makes me really, really angry. We know accessibility to nature has healing benefits but guess what is lacking in every hospital I've ever been in?

Yep. Lot's of other instances too.

And what's the point of us collectively building wealth if the housing of so many is inadequate.

The other day I learned there are more than 20,000 people without housing in Adelaide, so some new social housing will be constructed: A measely 40 homes.

Meanwhile rents grow faster than wages and there's too much competition for rental properties. Landlords prefer people without kids, so we find mothers and children living in cars. It's not good enough.

I'm speaking of conditions in Adelaide. I hope things are much better elsewhere.

 

[MaryJanet]

Tax for ranting. Sorry Shad

 

[Shadrach]

Damp and drizzely today.
I've been cleaning and assessing what needs to be done to the small coop. It was completely mite ridden. I've had three goes at treaating it for mites so far and I still haven't got them all. I've beenusing this.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Net-Tex-Re...qid=1661207132&sprefix=Net+Tex,aps,121&sr=8-1
It's Permethrin based and it works on contact.
There are still mites in the top edge of the wall below the ceiling. It needs a new roof. It's quite a decent coop.

My friend has done a great job in shifting the stuff I've thrown out of the run and getting the rubble out of the wire cage that stands in the allotment run.
I'm a bit stuck waiting for some washers to pin the hardware cloth down with.

The Allotment Crew, as I have now named them looked pretty healthy today. One of the Golden Comets isn't getting enough to eat. She's not starving but she isn't carrying the weight she should be. This seems to be more to do with being I think the lowest ranking hen and timid with it.

Henry is back to his usual handsome self as you can see.

 

[Ribh]

Yep. Lot's of other instances too.

And what's the point of us collectively building wealth if the housing of so many is inadequate.

The other day I learned there are more than 20,000 people without housing in Adelaide, so some new social housing will be constructed: A measely 40 homes.

Meanwhile rents grow faster than wages and there's too much competition for rental properties. Landlords prefer people without kids, so we find mothers and children living in cars. It's not good enough.

I'm speaking of conditions in Adelaide. I hope things are much better elsewhere.

Nope. Brissy has the same problem ~ & if you have pets it's even worse. The animal shelters are in crisis as people are forced to choose between housing for their families or their pets.

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