Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[Windrider]

This is my friend. She's the hen that follows me around. She'll fly on to my shoulder.
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How about Friday? As in "My Girl Friday."

It looks like a lot of the Ex Batts have missing feathers on front of their necks, not on the back of their neck like you'd expect from Henry's attentions. That used to be how I picked out Lima from the rest. Is there a reason they lose feathers there?

 

[no fly zone]

 

[GregnLety]

We are having a downpour here. For the first time in ages I'm pleased too have this rain

It has been a very dry spring. We will have to start watering our fruit trees much sooner than normal.

 

[Shadrach]

What she didn't notice them before she got the place?

They didn't look is the story I've been told.

 

[Shadrach]

Polly? She rides on your shoulder like a parrot! Not sure how you feel about her up there but I think it’s adorable!

Polly! I might call her Dustin.
She's an escape artist and the original film Papillon had Dustin Hoffman as the escaping prisoner.

 

[Ribh]

Polly! I might call her Dustin.
She's an escape artist and the original film Papillon had Dustin Hoffman as the escaping prisoner.

Then why not Papi short~for~papillon? Great film, BTW.

 

[MaryJanet]

Then why not Papi short~for~papillon? Great film, BTW.

I never saw the film, but I enjoyed the book!

 

[Shadrach]

Then why not Papi short~for~papillon? Great film, BTW.

Perhaps not...
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Paps

I'm going with Dustin. Sorted.

 

[Ribh]

Perhaps not...
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Paps

I'm going with Dustin. Sorted.

I didn't thinks paps was a term still used... well, unless you're Irish. They have some mountains known as *the paps of Anu*.

 

[Shadrach]

How about Friday? As in "My Girl Friday."

It looks like a lot of the Ex Batts have missing feathers on front of their necks, not on the back of their neck like you'd expect from Henry's attentions. That used to be how I picked out Lima from the rest. Is there a reason they lose feathers there?

There is a reason but I don't know what it is.
Originally I thought it had something to do with accessing feed in the batteries.
But, a couple of the Legbars have the same feature and they've never been in a battery.
It affects some hens but not others. It may have something to do with their roosting behaviour as in the sleep on the floor and not on roost bars. Hopefully I will learn more when the new coop arrives and they sleep in there.