Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[micstrachan]

What kind of heater is that? I didn’t see a wire to plug it in.

Right! It runs on propane. It’s called a Buddy heater.

https://www.mrheater.com/portable-buddy-heater.html

 

[Perris]

The chickens are foraging right out to the boundries now. They've worked their way from just out side the coop run to the boundries in the space of a few months looking for things to eat. Very roughly they've more or less exhausted 300 square meters just by being out of the coop run for a couple of hours every afternoon.
There is about a further 60 square meters they haven't exhausted yet.
It's getting close to the time to put up some kind of temporary fence around sections of the rest of the allotment. I could do with it being a bit dryer before I attempt this.
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the new growth is just starting to appear here, so presumably there too Shad; their foraging and fertilizing will probably be doing wonders for that scrubby ground, and it'll be lovely to see them enjoying the spring greens in due course. Can anyone strim the tussocks so they can get in there too?

 

[DobieLover]

@Shadrach, I thought you'd appreciate this on two fronts...
You know I have a very mixed flock.
Some of them.

Until recently, I've never had any "color cliques". Three of the originals hang out together but they are all very different in appearance.
Now that the Double Silver Laced Barnevelders have started laying and have fully integrated into the flock, I've noticed that Alecia, a high ranking SLW, has started roosting with them.
This morning I found ALL the black and white chickens in my flock lounging in the dust bath area waiting for breakfast. In there are Alecia, Annie (Ancona), Remi (Exchequer LH) and the Barnevelders. The majority of the flock was still in the coop.

This spot they are in tends to get noticably warmer when the sun shines on it through the polycarbonate roof and the opaque tarp covering the walls to block the wind. They figured this out and love to preen in the spa area.

Breakfast this morning.

Fermented Flock Raiser with a tin of sardines and chopped up apple core. They love it but it looks disgusting.

 

[Iluveggers]

Interesting @DobieLover I will be adding a Salmon Faverolle and Wheaton/Blue Wheaton Ameraucana chick this year. They will look extremely similar. I’ll have to remember to update if they end up best buds as their coloring will be almost identical.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Ex Batts good morning one and all!

The temperature is 63 and rainy.

Have a great day!

 

[RoyalChick]

@Shadrach, I thought you'd appreciate this on two fronts...
You know I have a very mixed flock.
Some of them.
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Until recently, I've never had any "color cliques". Three of the originals hang out together but they are all very different in appearance.
Now that the Double Silver Laced Barnevelders have started laying and have fully integrated into the flock, I've noticed that Alecia, a high ranking SLW, has started roosting with them.
This morning I found ALL the black and white chickens in my flock lounging in the dust bath area waiting for breakfast. In there are Alecia, Annie (Ancona), Remi (Exchequer LH) and the Barnevelders. The majority of the flock was still in the coop.
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This spot they are in tends to get noticably warmer when the sun shines on it through the polycarbonate roof and the opaque tarp covering the walls to block the wind. They figured this out and love to preen in the spa area.

Breakfast this morning.
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Fermented Flock Raiser with a tin of sardines and chopped up apple core. They love it but it looks disgusting.

Is that an electric fence you have there in the first picture Dobie?

 

[sourland]

Good morning, Cafe', and thanks for the coffee.

@Shadrach, I thought you'd appreciate this on two fronts...
You know I have a very mixed flock.
Some of them.


Breakfast this morning.

Fermented Flock Raiser with a tin of sardines and chopped up apple core. They love it but it looks disgusting.

So, I'm thinking: "I know Tonya eats healthy, but I don't think I could eat sardines for breakfast."

 

[Marie2020]

Good morning, Cafe', and thanks for the coffee.

So, I'm thinking: "I know Tonya eats healthy, but I don't think I could eat sardines for breakfast."

I could

 

[Marie2020]

Hello

 

[Marie2020]

On the hunt for treats