Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[no fly zone]

2 of the bantam eggs in the incubator showed no signs of development, so i removed them. 1 of the 2 Skeksis eggs is definitely good to go. not really sure about the other one, so i left it in there for now.

the 3 bantam eggs Sky is sitting on are coming along, but i find it impossible to tell with the 7 Skeksis eggs. should have just left the bantam eggs under her and put all of the Skeksis eggs in the incubator.

 

[Marie2020]

Definitely. Ibuprofen works for me. It's a lifesaver for migraines. Panadol & Asprin do nothing whatsoever.

I cant take ibuprofen and found the same as you for the other pain killers they just didn't work

 

[MaryJanet]

Does being wise come with age for roosters? I am not sure this is the case for humans .

I only know what I've read about Shad's tribes in Catalonia (there are no roosters at my house). It seemed like the mature roosters were calmer and more sure of themselves and their surroundings.


What do other people with roosters think? What factors grow a rooster's calmness?

 

[no fly zone]

Tax

 

[Shadrach]

Is this a photo C. gave you? They both already had that "I know exactly what I am doing" expression.


Does being wise come with age for roosters? I am not sure this is the case for humans .


It did seem you were quite fond of him from how you spoke of him loosing his feathers and protecting the girls.


Many of you do seem to have great relationships.with roosters but I also heard different stories and not only on BYC. Also heard of people who love roosters and have quite a few and one will be agressive when the others are not. I'm sure it has to do with the environment and that the roosters aren't being "mean" in the human sense. But still I think when you're a beginner at keeping chickens it can be overwhelming. That's also why I got a bantam rooster, it felt less scary because he's tiny. I will certainly get a full size rooster one day when I feel more confident.

It's a picture from the allotments blog site.

 

[Shadrach]

I only know what I've read about Shad's tribes in Catalonia (there are no roosters at my house). It seemed like the mature roosters were calmer and more sure of themselves and their surroundings.


What do other people with roosters think? What factors grow a rooster's calmness?

1) His relationship with the keeper.
2) Established with his hens. Some hens can be very reluctant to breed with an unproven rooster.

These are two broad brush factors but within them both they'll cover most of the problems.

 

[MaryJanet]

1) His relationship with the keeper.
2) Established with his hens. Some hens can be very reluctant to breed with an unproven rooster.

These are two broad brush factors but within them both they'll cover most of the problems.

To me, both of those things suggest time/age as a proxy for calm sureness.

 

[Shadrach]

To me, both of those things suggest time/age as a proxy for calm sureness.

I think 18 months is when you can say a rooster should settle down some.
Often the first 9 months to a year are easy; cockerels are more affectionate than hens while young ime. Then everyone is in for a further difficult 9 months.
You learn to work through it. For me in the worst cases it meant double layered trousers and boots for a few months and working out how best to come to a working arrangement.
The simple fact is, or at least has been in all the years I've been in contact with other creatures is there is appropriate clothing for all species. If your a bee keeper you wer full protective suit. If you handle mink you wear kevlar reinforced gloves. With pigs it's overalls. You're going to go down in that mud eventually.
A big rooster might weigh 5 kilo. Most humans are 45 kilo plus. That's a 9 to 1 weight advantage.
I found having the right clothes on made such a difference. It allowed me to concentrate on what I wanted from the rooster rather react to what the rooster wanted of me. I've had them bounce off me like footballs as I went about what needed to be done. Mostly I just ignore them. A full frontal attack gets the hand sweep. It's really easy with a bit of good timing.
For most cockerels and roosters the above is never necessary but even in the heat of midsummer I wore boots and heavy duty trousers when tending to the animals.
I've written this before but the worst injuries I've had' and none were exactly life threatening, were from broody hens after the chicks had hatched.

 

[Sally PB]

A full frontal attack gets the hand sweep. It's really easy with a bit of good timing.

You just sweep him off/away with your hand?

 

[Sortacountrychicken]

The simple fact is, or at least has been in all the years I've been in contact with other creatures is there is appropriate clothing for all species.

It drives me nuts that so many don't consider this. I don't always wear long pants if I know that none of the chickens are going to be hormonal (broodies/young birds) but a majority of the time I have long pants on. I will add that I have had young pullets go after my legs and feet much the same as any aggressive male would.