Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[Shadrach]

To forstall any, it's all just death and violence comments about the thread, here's a bit of sex.
Thank you Henry and Carbon.

They were hungry again. Oats sunflower seeds and peas.

I think the temperature got up to double digits today. Wonderfull not to be feezing by dusk.

Lima. Normal behaviour today.

 

[Shadrach]

Matilda dust bathing.

Henry cpmes over to guard her.

Not really taking the job seriously is he.

This one went and found her own.

Goodnight.

 

[Solanacae]

Or the cat, or the dog, or the children.

One of my sisters lived in Florida and I went to visit her a few times. On one memorable occasion, we were out for a walk with our kids when we decided to pass by the small lake by their apartment buildings. My sister told us to keep a close eye on all the kids because an alligator had been seen in the lake a few days prior. We walked and looked for the alligator but didn’t stay to find out if he fancied toddler for dinner!

Sunday small tax. Now that the two bantams have found how to get out of chicken zone we have to let everyone out to avoid a revolution.
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Can you spot Grochatila (fat-cat-TILA) disturbed during his nap on the manure pile ? ( Hint : 50 cm above the rooster's tail)
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It took me a few looks but I found him! Excellent camouflage! I was driving home from running some errands and driving along a road that has a wooded hillside on the north. I glimpsed a deer that had bedded down to get out of the rain - if I hadn’t looked just right I wouldn’t have seen it. Looking for Grochatila was a lot the same.

 

[RoyalChick]

Matilda dust bathing.
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Henry cpmes over to guard her.
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Not really taking the job seriously is he.
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This one went and found her own.
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Goodnight.
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Good to see Lima back to herself and that picture of Henry watching over Matilda is gorgeous.

 

[RoyalChick]

Sorry to impose on the thread but you are all more experienced chicken tenders than I am. Any advice for me on this post I just made on the injuries and diseases thread?
Would appreciate any advice. Thanks!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/3-week-old-chick-with-a-bad-leg-any-advice-please.1519956/

 

[no fly zone]

Well, some sad news here. Apparently Sky spending so much time off the nest allowed Skeksis the opportunity to go in there and lay an egg. Only with her big old feet stomping around, she broke an egg open. I checked the nest right after work and found it swarming with fire ants. I quickly ran in the house and grabbed some gloves and a sandwich bag. Came back out and scooped out the broken egg and moved the remaining eggs to the other side of the nesting box. Then i took out all the straw covered in yolk. I rinsed the baby off and sadly found it looked like a perfect amalgamation of Skeksis & Mr. Bumble. Poor thing was only a few days away from hatching. I am deeply disappointed.

I moved the intact eggs to the incubator with the other 6, as I believe they are about the same on their timeline. The nesting box now contains 6 ceramic eggs.

 

[MaryJanet]

Well, some sad news here. Apparently Sky spending so much time off the nest allowed Skeksis the opportunity to go in there and lay an egg. Only with her big old feet stomping around, she broke an egg open. I checked the nest right after work and found it swarming with fire ants. I quickly ran in the house and grabbed some gloves and a sandwich bag. Came back out and scooped out the broken egg and moved the remaining eggs to the other side of the nesting box. Then i took out all the straw covered in yolk. I rinsed the baby off and sadly found it looked like a perfect amalgamation of Skeksis & Mr. Bumble. Poor thing was only a few days away from hatching. I am deeply disappointed.
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I moved the intact eggs to the incubator with the other 6, as I believe they are about the same on their timeline. The nesting box now contains 6 ceramic eggs.

What a shame. I'm sorry you lost that little chick.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Well, some sad news here. Apparently Sky spending so much time off the nest allowed Skeksis the opportunity to go in there and lay an egg. Only with her big old feet stomping around, she broke an egg open. I checked the nest right after work and found it swarming with fire ants. I quickly ran in the house and grabbed some gloves and a sandwich bag. Came back out and scooped out the broken egg and moved the remaining eggs to the other side of the nesting box. Then i took out all the straw covered in yolk. I rinsed the baby off and sadly found it looked like a perfect amalgamation of Skeksis & Mr. Bumble. Poor thing was only a few days away from hatching. I am deeply disappointed.
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I moved the intact eggs to the incubator with the other 6, as I believe they are about the same on their timeline. The nesting box now contains 6 ceramic eggs.

Awful to loose one like that!

 

[RoyalChick]

Well, some sad news here. Apparently Sky spending so much time off the nest allowed Skeksis the opportunity to go in there and lay an egg. Only with her big old feet stomping around, she broke an egg open. I checked the nest right after work and found it swarming with fire ants. I quickly ran in the house and grabbed some gloves and a sandwich bag. Came back out and scooped out the broken egg and moved the remaining eggs to the other side of the nesting box. Then i took out all the straw covered in yolk. I rinsed the baby off and sadly found it looked like a perfect amalgamation of Skeksis & Mr. Bumble. Poor thing was only a few days away from hatching. I am deeply disappointed.
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I moved the intact eggs to the incubator with the other 6, as I believe they are about the same on their timeline. The nesting box now contains 6 ceramic eggs.

That is sad - looks like it would have been a fine looking chick.

 

[no fly zone]

Based on this chart, it looked like day 18, suggesting these eggs are further along than I thought.

Anyone else agree with this assessment?