The Ex Battery hens at the allotment cost £5 each apparently. Not a bad return for a smallholding style concern that "rescues" 2000. In effect they get a £10000 cash injection which of course, being a registered charity does not get taxed. As one might expect, the price these places put on each hen is not publiished and when the matter is approached the money is given as a donation rather than the cost of a sale.
Not really RC. The keeping circumstances are not right for him to learn. If they were to change, yes he would learn. The instincts are still there. That much one can see from obseving him. His main problem is the Ex Battery hens do not yet understand their role in it all. They know about mating and they're learning about other basic things like digging and flying and what to eat but the complexities of tribal living are a long way out of their reach yet.
Show standards are not something I care about and very few people I know who keep chickens worry about them either.
She is a bit off. There isn't a shelled egg waiting though. It's possible she has cooked one further up.
Did you bring some extra calcium+vitD treats for her?
Calcium yes. Vit D no. She got Haddock and egg.
I couldn't care less about show standards.
