Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[Shadrach]

When I left for the allotments this afternoon it was pissing down, cold and windy.
By the time I got there something that looked remarkably like a sun fell out of a cloud and the wt stuff stopped falling. Needless to say the chickens were delighted and as soon as the gate opened they headed off to the other end of the allotment run to dig and scratch and run around.

 

[Perris]

That's a very kind offer Tonya, but no, really, no Just for the record, I'm not wanting to increase broodiness here - we seem to have reached a self-sustaining equilibrium, which was the aim - just advance it. It would be nice if those who want to hatch in any given year could get on with it a bit sooner in the year; May/ June/ July hatches don't start laying before Christmas, and this year we've had an egg drought for MONTHS!

 

[Shadrach]

I've been trying for a while to capture the lovely soft intelligent look of Slide.
A shame the second picture is a bit blurry.

 

[Meg-in-MT]

Ah Cheap Shot. Another notorious rooster.
How's he doing these days.

I'm sorry you don't recall, Shad, but I lost Cheap Shot in... Late 2020 I think. I do believe he succumbed to an internal injury caused by another rooster. I cannot say for sure, though.

He certainly was notorious! None of his offspring have shown the least bit of aggression.

 

[RoyalChick]

I've been trying for a while to capture the lovely soft intelligent look of Slide.
A shame the second picture is a bit blurry.
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Is she another one with leg mites Shad? She is a pretty little hen.

 

[Shadrach]

I'm sorry you don't recall, Shad, but I lost Cheap Shot in... Late 2020 I think. I do believe he succumbed to an internal injury caused by another rooster. I cannot say for sure, though.

He certainly was notorious! None of his offspring have shown the least bit of aggression.

I do remember now Meg. Glad to read he has offspring.
Yeah I know. So much nonsense written about aggressive fathers produce aggressive sons.

 

[Meg-in-MT]

I do remember now Meg. Glad to read he has offspring.
Yeah I know. So much nonsense written about aggressive fathers produce aggressive sons.

I'll be paying more tax with them and the clique-y chickens to support the cause/theory/truth haha

 

[Shadrach]

Is she another one with leg mites Shad? She is a pretty little hen.

Hopefully the mites are dead now. It's just the scales haven't regrown yet.
She was on the watch list for a couple of problems. She's been looking at lot better since I wormed her and got some decent foodinto her. Unfortunately Golden Comets have a horribly short life span so I'mjust pleased she looks like she is enjoying some of the time left to her.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I have a barred rock cockerel in the small coop quite young but crowing .. Smudge cannot see him still he hears him.. You can see the Barred at the back of this photo.
I will get a new photo of him today.

 

[Shadrach]

Henry and Matilda.
First time I've seen Matilda groom Henry. Matilda isn't quite over the egg binding yet. I need to see her lay another egg before I'll be happy with her health.