Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[no fly zone]

Very interesting. I read the paper. Now of course I am keen to see Skeksis hatch some baby Skeksis!

She went broody last fall and sat on some eggs for a few weeks, but they turned out to be unfertilized.

 

[Shadrach]

Another lovely day. The ground has dried up.I can stand up in the coop run without hanging on to anything.
They were out this morning apparently and got another couple of hours this afternoon. I found four with mites this afternoon. Safe to assume some if not most of the rest have mites too.
No sign of the Kite that C saw the other day. A Kite is unlikely to make a succesful strike on a chickens or even bother unless chicks are there.

There are people at the allotments! I saw a new person today. Not just new to me but new to the allotments. Seems a pleasant enough man.

 

[Shadrach]

I've also seen them called "Turkens" (as if they were a turkey-chicken cross), and "Transylvanian Naked Necks."

Since the APA chose "Naked Neck" for the name of the breed they recognize, I wonder what they'll come up with if someone presents another breed with a naked neck (but different other traits)

Yup, I've heard the description Turkens used in Europe.

 

[Perris]

There are people at the allotments!

Spring has sprung; the juices start flowing in people with green fingers and the days are longer. I expect you'll see a lot more about from now on.

 

[MaryJanet]

Very interesting. I read the paper. Now of course I am keen to see Skeksis hatch some baby Skeksis!

Me too!

 

[Molpet]

I'm betting this BJG taking a stroll is a cockerel out of the pullet brooder. They don't have any wire on the half with the lights.

 

[MaryJanet]

So, what is the plural of Skeksis? Skeksises? Skeksi?

Skekses I think?

 

[Solanacae]

So, what is the plural of Skeksis? Skeksises? Skeksi?

Singular and plural as spelled the same, if Google is serving me well today.

 

[Solanacae]

According to Wikipedia Skeksis is both singular and plural. Like sheep. But not really very much like sheep.

Whoops! I just saw this after my reply!

 

[Solanacae]

Another lovely day. The ground has dried up.I can stand up in the coop run without hanging on to anything.
They were out this morning apparently and got another couple of hours this afternoon. I found four with mites this afternoon. Safe to assume some if not most of the rest have mites too.
No sign of the Kite that C saw the other day. A Kite is unlikely to make a succesful strike on a chickens or even bother unless chicks are there.

There are people at the allotments! I saw a new person today. Not just new to me but new to the allotments. Seems a pleasant enough man.

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What’s going on with this gal’s feet? Just mud or the mites you’re talking about?