Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[BDutch]

I thought I had lost these pictures.
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Thanks for sharing Shadrach. Lovely pictures of Catalonia.

 

[RoyalChick]

I thought I had lost these pictures.
Chicken keeping in town Catalonia.View attachment 3328273View attachment 3328274View attachment 3328275View attachment 3328276View attachment 3328277View attachment 3328278View attachment 3328279View attachment 3328280View attachment 3328281View attachment 3328282View attachment 3328283View attachment 3328284View attachment 3328285

I don’t think I’ve seen those before.
Always good to see pictures of Catalonia. Interesting that they seem to have a lot of ISA Brown chickens (or other red sex links). I was expecting it would be predominantly bitsas.

 

[Perris]

bitsas

? what's bitsas?

 

[RoyalChick]

? what's bitsas?

I think it was originally an @Shadrach-ism but a number of us found it hilarious and adopted it.
It is short for bits-a-this-and bits-a-that.
Known, more prosaically as barnyard mixes.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Ex Batts good morning one and all!

52 rain showers 84% humidity feels like 52 rain 35%.

Have a great day!

 

[Sally PB]

When we want plant-based burgers, I make black-bean, sweet potato burgers with sauteed onions. They are reeeealy good and not processed (unless you count the canned black beans which I consider a 1-ingredient food…we try to avoid multiple ingredients in canned or boxed food).

They are easy to freeze & thaw too, so we can make a bunch ahead and just pop in the oven.

This sounds interesting. Please give me a the recipe.

I'd like to try this too... I know we're getting off topic, so maybe start a thread about this...?

 

[Sally PB]

Really love the pictures from Catalonia, Shad. Thanks for posting them.

 

[Iluveggers]

This sounds interesting. Please give me a the recipe.
I make my own burgers too: lentil burgers (with egg and bread crum) , and other veggie food like falafels (chick pea balls) and tiropita (pastry with feta cheese) .
But more often we make meals like this one:
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Eggs in the dish for tax.

@micstrachan
The organic meat is from animals with outdoor space and are treated better. Its not only the food they eat. But a whole package of animal friendly rules and regulations.

I'd like to try this too... I know we're getting off topic, so maybe start a thread about this...?

New thread here:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/plant-based-recipes-to-avoid-processed-foods.1555561/

@BDutch Would love you to post the lentil burger recipe over there!

 

[Shadrach]

I don’t think I’ve seen those before.
Always good to see pictures of Catalonia. Interesting that they seem to have a lot of ISA Brown chickens (or other red sex links). I was expecting it would be predominantly bitsas.

One of those flocks is Ex Battery hens. If I understood him right, he buys some every year. Most still lay and he sells the eggs as free range.
He didn't know how many chickens he had. There is another large allotment plot at the back of his house with more chickens on it.
The temporary fence area is his grow plot. He puts the chickens on the plot from the year before. He doesn't do any weeding and has few plants pest problems.

The other flock at the old farmhouse has more of a mixture; note the Red Sex Link rooster. There aren't many of them around. He uses the same fenced plot system.

I was speaking about this using chickens as gardeners with C this afternoon. A lot of people when they think of chickens don't get past eggs.

 

[Iluveggers]

One of those flocks is Ex Battery hens. If I understood him right, he buys some every year. Most still lay and he sells the eggs as free range.
He didn't know how many chickens he had. There is another large allotment plot at the back of his house with more chickens on it.
The temporary fence area is his grow plot. He puts the chickens on the plot from the year before. He doesn't do any weeding and has few plants pest problems.

The other flock at the old farmhouse has more of a mixture; note the Red Sex Link rooster. There aren't many of them around. He uses the same fenced plot system.

I was speaking about this using chickens as gardeners with C this afternoon. A lot of people when they think of chickens don't get past eggs.

That’s awesome. One of the reasons I wanted to get chickens is for garden help. Pest control primarily. Hoping I see a reduction in Cutworms, beetles, cabbage worms, grasshoppers & other nasties since the girls go in regularly. The spring, before planting any starts, I am going to open the whole area and let them go to town. Right now they are sectioned away from my winter kale, carrots & parsnips. Those will get pulled at first thaw in the spring.

Also used chicken run compost to mulch the garlic beds. Will report if there is a difference this year!