Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[no fly zone]

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Look what arrived on my doormat today!
The staff shipped a present (2 calendars) for my foto contribution in the 2023 calendar. .

score!

 

[Perris]

Not quite as wet today. It did still rain hard this morning but tapered off this afternoon.
The big news.
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Both Matilda and Lima are in the coop.
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Matilda using my leg as a wind shiel and body warmer.
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The chickens are about as impressed with the weather as I am.View attachment 3316879View attachment 3316882View attachment 3316885View attachment 3316886
Yup, it's LIma and Henry out in the wind keeping an eye on her.
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I think Henry is just being stubborn now

 

[Shadrach]

I think Henry is just being stubborn now

I think it's even worse than that. I think he's letting his emotions cloud his judgement.

Erm, sorry about that. Of course chickens don't have emotions.

 

[Shadrach]

The coop and extension seem to have worked. Even C has paid some complements on the project.
Initially they and I had some doubts about the effectiveness and stability of the tarpaulined section. I've been there to witness some fairly strong gusts of wind and the hoop part barely trembled.
They are using, or were, both the nest boxes in the new coop and the one in the old coop. From this I think three nest boxes may be best for them so a nest box addition, even if it's the small coop should be adequate.
C tells me most shelter in the new coop during the rain, some even going back into the coop for a while.

I have enough materials left to make another smaller tarpaulin shelter which I am think of doing. Something half the height of the new coop might work.

I've asked C to get some pallets from her local contacts so I can make duckboards.

 

[pennyJo1960]

The coop and extension seem to have worked. Even C has paid some complements on the project.
Initially they and I had some doubts about the effectiveness and stability of the tarpaulined section. I've been there to witness some fairly strong gusts of wind and the hoop part barely trembled.
They are using, or were, both the nest boxes in the new coop and the one in the old coop. From this I think three nest boxes may be best for them so a nest box addition, even if it's the small coop should be adequate.
C tells me most shelter in the new coop during the rain, some even going back into the coop for a while.

I have enough materials left to make another smaller tarpaulin shelter which I am think of doing. Something half the height of the new coop might work.

I've asked C to get some pallets from her local contacts so I can make duckboards.

Pallets are more common use here in the US

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Ex Batts good evening one and all!

Monday and Tuesday were bummers for me as I had an appointment for my pain and on way to return home I rear-ended a car.

Hubby has an appointment with his orthopedic surgeon Thursday but not sure we will make it due to the weather.

77 partly sunny 79% humidity feels like 78 storm surge warning tropical storm watch winds 45 to 60 mph with gusts up to 75 mph.

NICOLE is a tropical storm that probably go on land as a Cat 2.

Have a great day!

 

[no fly zone]

Nicole needs to pull a quick U turn

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Nicole needs to pull a quick U turn

No kidding!

 

[ManueB]

I had a rooster once who roosted on another spot than the girls too. Probably because he /his tail was bigger and the prefab was not even spacious for my tiny Dutch. Possibly he just didn’t want his beautiful tail crushed against the wooden panel. He choose the piece of wood in front of the entrance of a nestbox as roost.

I would have imagined that most roosters, if there are no problems of space, want to sleep with their hens ?

Yep. Start shifting my bed around and I'll get pissy very quickly.

I think you did much better than Henry when your bed was moved from Catalonia to Bristol, but if I understood it right you had no choice.

Not quite as wet today. It did still rain hard this morning but tapered off this afternoon.
The big news.
View attachment 3316877
Both Matilda and Lima are in the coop.
View attachment 3316875

Matilda using my leg as a wind shiel and body warmer.
View attachment 3316874
The chickens are about as impressed with the weather as I am.View attachment 3316879View attachment 3316882View attachment 3316885View attachment 3316886
Yup, it's LIma and Henry out in the wind keeping an eye on her.
View attachment 3316884

Lovely picture of Henry but I also feel kind of sad for him.

The coop and extension seem to have worked. Even C has paid some complements on the project.
Initially they and I had some doubts about the effectiveness and stability of the tarpaulined section. I've been there to witness some fairly strong gusts of wind and the hoop part barely trembled.
They are using, or were, both the nest boxes in the new coop and the one in the old coop. From this I think three nest boxes may be best for them so a nest box addition, even if it's the small coop should be adequate.
C tells me most shelter in the new coop during the rain, some even going back into the coop for a while.

I have enough materials left to make another smaller tarpaulin shelter which I am think of doing. Something half the height of the new coop might work.

I've asked C to get some pallets from her local contacts so I can make duckboards.

Seems like you made the right choice. I have to admit I was pretty sceptical having horrible experiences with tarps in the wind here! I think a second smaller shelter is a great idea.

We also get free pallets from my partner's sister who runs a car workshop with and they've been incredibly useful. I just find some of them are a bit heavy to move on my own.

Ex Batts good evening one and all!

Monday and Tuesday were bummers for me as I had an appointment for my pain and on way to return home I rear-ended a car.

Hubby has an appointment with his orthopedic surgeon Thursday but not sure we will make it due to the weather.

77 partly sunny 79% humidity feels like 78 storm surge warning tropical storm watch winds 45 to 60 mph with gusts up to 75 mph.

NICOLE is a tropical storm that probably go on land as a Cat 2.

Have a great day!

I'm sorry to hear this and hope your pain will get better today.
You have never told us if the hen you were wondering about, became a hen, or a rooster ?

Merle, the black bantam from Chipie's hatch, is an excellent flyer. Her name means blackbird in french.

 

[MaryJanet]

I would have imagined that most roosters, if there are no problems of space, want to sleep with their hens ?

I think you did much better than Henry when your bed was moved from Catalonia to Bristol, but if I understood it right you had no choice.

Lovely picture of Henry but I also feel kind of sad for him.

Seems like you made the right choice. I have to admit I was pretty sceptical having horrible experiences with tarps in the wind here! I think a second smaller shelter is a great idea.

We also get free pallets from my partner's sister who runs a car workshop with and they've been incredibly useful. I just find some of them are a bit heavy to move on my own.

I'm sorry to hear this and hope your pain will get better today.
You have never told us if the hen you were wondering about, became a hen, or a rooster ?

Merle, the black bantam from Chipie's hatch, is an excellent flyer. Her name means blackbird in french.
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Oh! She's hooded! I thought she was one shade of black all over.