Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[no fly zone]

Is he staying full time with the others now?
He does seem to be over the worst, hopefully!

He has spent the past few days out with the flock.

 

[no fly zone]

Mr. Bumble was feeling well enough to try to mount Laserbeak.

Bonus squirrel:

 

[no fly zone]

Here is a short clip of the flock coming out this morning. Mr. Bumble does a quick scratch at the end.

 

[Vampiric_Conure]

Mr. Bumble was feeling well enough to try to mount Laserbeak.
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Bonus squirrel:
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Awwww @ Lazerbeak love . And Squirrel! I've got a neighborhood squirrel that likes to hop by my kitchen window time to time

 

[no fly zone]

Awwww @ Lazerbeak love . And Squirrel! I've got a neighborhood squirrel that likes to hop by my kitchen window time to time

Laserbeak is a cute mille fleur d'uccle.

 

[BY Bob]

Here is a short clip of the flock coming out this morning. Mr. Bumble does a quick scratch at the end.

That is encouraging for sure.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Ex Batts good morning one and all!

The temperature is 54 and cloudy.

Have a great day!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Morning Ex batt ..
Dea going on the coop floor . I have a hand sifter of hardware cloth I feed it slow ..
Never had bugs never want them.

 

[no fly zone]

Was observing the flock and saw Mr. Bumble hit up the waterer, which is a fantastic sign. Just seems like he only needs some time to regain full strength.

 

[Shadrach]

On her right side under her wing, she had a big chunk of skin (approximately 4cm by 6cm) torn off from her meat. We could see hardened-off scabs with possibly dried blood on the skin that was falling. That is the injury. It's been almost 3 weeks that she is in the house. She seems to have gained her muscle strength back. But today when I checked her I can still see a pretty big area of skin-less meat (maybe 2cm by 4cm). I also saw she ate a small piece of her own scab when she groomed her right side today...

Have you checked your roosters spurs? It is worth filing the points off a roosters spurs, particulalry cockerels and young roosters who haven't quite mastered getting off a hens back after mating. What can happen is as they slide off backwards their spurs go under the wings of the hen and can tear the skin around the hens ribcage. As roosters mature and become established in the group, the hens tend to crouch for them and the rooster doesn't grab at their combs or tear as many feathers out at the back of the hens neck.
Most roosters have spurs that curve upwards and I have often wondered if this is natures intention to reduce the chance of the roosters spurs wounding the hen as he slides off.
You don't need to file off much. Just get rid of the point and if there is any roughness along the spur file that smooth as well.
From time to time I used to give a couple of the roosters who didn't seem to wear down the points on their toes a bit of a manicure. So, checks the roosters toe nails while you're at it.