Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[Shabby Chic-Hens]

Henry and Matilda.
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ooh, love your mr handsome! so pretty! what exact breed are they?

 

[BDutch]

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We have public transportation in France. It is way better than in the UK but nowhere near what would be necessary for the majority of the people to be able to use it. And donkeys are not allowed , that's to say in many trains and buses you can't take a bike with you which makes multimodal very difficult.

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Beautiful hike you made ManueB.

In the Netherlands many people take foldable bikes with them in the train. And sometimes in (long distance) busses too. A nice way to go to work for lots of people who don’t have/want a car.

 

[BDutch]

I went to the allotments early today, partly to get the crew out before the forcasted rain arrived and partly for the need of a bit of quiet time and getting on with the run. BBC Bristol weather forecast heavy rain and then more showers from 6pm onwards. The Meteorological web site said it wasn't going to be that bad. I took the optomists pick and got there at 4pm just in case.
The was one heavy burst of rain and that was it.


I was about to clean out the coop when one of the Legbars decided she might want to lay an egg. She left when I opened the door and came back with Henry.

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When it rained.
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How do you keep yourself dry when it’s starting to rain? Sitting and waiting in this new covered run?

 

[lightm]

Excellent choice if I may say so.
I've got the album.

Well, just when I thought I couldn't like Shad any better.

 

[lightm]

I think I am all caught up on the thread! I've popped up here before (around February). To comment on this thread was the sole reason that I registered a BYC account. I am still patiently waiting for Shad's book to be published as I am dying to read Major's story.

This thread can be very serious but I enjoy it . I've only had 18 months on chicken keeping, very short compared to people here. I have a typical backyard flock, the American model as Shad would say. I feel heavily influenced by Shad and many other folks here so I do what I can and give them as much free range time as I can.

We had a rooster but got complaints (not because crowing, but simply because it is a rooster) so he was rehomed, to a very nice place though.

I am not great with chicken pictures. Here are some (last two picture from more than a year ago)

 

[Perris]

You're not going to go to work are you?

I don't know your definition of work, but to me, to have every minute of the day from waking to sleep scheduled for at least a year ahead, and most activity during that time be determined by a committee (even when you have some say, which often you do not), would be hell, and is most definitely not leisure. It involves little or no power, and little ability to use the wealth, that comes with the throne, for whatever you might like to do with it. And if the word leisure means not-work, what the monarch does is work by exclusion, even if it isn't breaking a sweat. What is scheduled varies from meeting and conversing with complete strangers (even if they're arrogant boors or pompous idiots) to visiting places you never knew existed (never mind whether you do or don't want to go), eating whatever is put in front of you (when you know the chef has spent inordinate time and effort on it), having your health status reported on continually etc. Which raises the point that everything happens in public, with no privacy at all. I wouldn't want their job if it was the last job on earth. (I don't speak for the rest of the family, though it's hard for them to get a normal job because of who they are, not what they can do; that was Harry's major problem - he just wanted to be a soldier; Philip and Charles did a fine job of creating something out of nothing; don't we call that entrepreneurship? Andrew is an ass, Edward at least married well. And there's an other point: the whole world has opinions on everything about you, even if they really know nothing about you!)
The case for the defence rests here m'lord.
Tax to follow.

 

[Perris]

I think the allotments will doing the same next year from the rumours I've heard.

huh? I assume this was a reply to something but the something didn't get included so I'm stumped; what will be allotments be doing?

 

[Perris]

She left when I opened the door and came back with Henry.

Henry waiting for the Legbar to settle.

so sweet, but I can't help thinking it's counterproductive in the survival game. A roo standing by a border is usually my best clue to the location of a hidden nest

 

[Perris]

I think I am all caught up on the thread! I've popped up here before (around February). To comment on this thread was the sole reason that I registered a BYC account. I am still patiently waiting for Shad's book to be published as I am dying to read Major's story.

This thread can be very serious but I enjoy it . I've only had 18 months on chicken keeping, very short compared to people here. I have a typical backyard flock, the American model as Shad would say. I feel heavily influenced by Shad and many other folks here so I do what I can and give them as much free range time as I can.

We had a rooster but got complaints (not because crowing, but simply because it is a rooster) so he was rehomed, to a very nice place though.
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I am not great with chicken pictures. Here are some (last two picture from more than a year ago)
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nice to meet you and your flock! are some of them ex-batts or rescues?

 

[ManueB]

The June clutch are 14 weeks old tomorrow, and Ida is looking like a demure debutant
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Meanwhile the July clutch are 10 weeks today, and Killay is sporting a terrific pea comb - much better than his mum's - so I assume he's carrying the blue egg gene View attachment 3253690

Ida is so pretty, but Killay looks like you won't want to mess around with him .

That is religion not royalty!

The British royalty are religion. The Queen/King are the head of the Church of England

Yeah, I seem to remember something about someone not liking his wife (or maybe she couldn't have an heir?) and wanting another one but still wanting to go to heaven. Very well played did Henry.

Henry and Matilda.
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This is a wonderful set of picture. I would almost say they are very sweet but I would be afraid you might think it was an offence . One can see tenderness between these two- you could enter those pictures for pictures of the week.