Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[Perris]

Henry can't keep them grouped together. He does try but there are just too many hens.

Chirk is regularly managing 17 here; it's really quite impressive. Sadly I have yet to manage to get a photo of it, because as soon as someone spots me, the real mealworm addicts come shooting over in the hope of a treat and then the group is no longer collected

 

[RoyalChick]

An "Oh genetics are so much fun to play around with" unfortunate result; headless legbars.
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I have one of those unfortunate headless Legbars.
A word of advice from my hard earned experience of this breed - somehow even without a head they can peck your ankles pretty badly.
I give you a headless Dotty as prime suspect.

 

[micstrachan]

Henry can't keep them grouped together. He does try but there are just too many hens.

Got it. So you are used to seeing them with adequate roosters to keep them together in their tribes. Whereas, in the ex-batts and rescues situation, there aren’t enough roosters, or maybe Henry isn’t experienced enough, and at my house, there aren’t any roosters.

If you think of it, or anyone else on here does, and you can capture some footage of a rooster gathering/herding his hens, I’d love to see it.

 

[HiEverybirdy]

Tax Notice.

Weather reports are all taxable!

Don't mind if I do.

Going to try sharing a video:

Here's a screenshot in case that didn't work. It's Stilton shaking off 2021 (in slow motion).

 

[RoyalChick]

Don't mind if I do.

Going to try sharing a video:

Here's a screenshot in case that didn't work. It's Stilton shaking off 2021 (in slow motion).

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Spectacular!

 

[HiEverybirdy]

Spectacular!

Thanks. His milkshake brings all the girls to the yard.

 

[micstrachan]

Don't mind if I do.

Going to try sharing a video:

Here's a screenshot in case that didn't work. It's Stilton shaking off 2021 (in slow motion).

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It showed! What a spectacular video!

 

[LaFleche]

Don't mind if I do.

Going to try sharing a video:

Here's a screenshot in case that didn't work. It's Stilton shaking off 2021 (in slow motion).

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Loved it!

 

[LaFleche]

Henry can't keep them grouped together. He does try but there are just too many hens.

I don't think there are too many hens, but those who are not laying/still molting often avoid being near the rooster as they don't want him to mate them. So this will change as soon as they begin to lay again.

 

[Ribh]

Don't mind if I do.

Going to try sharing a video:

Here's a screenshot in case that didn't work. It's Stilton shaking off 2021 (in slow motion).

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Wow! That's impressive.