Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[BDutch]

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!

Done.
The tiltle changed a bit. Hope you like it. Please add more recipes if you have one.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...ves-to-meat-to-avoid-processed-foods.1555561/

Chickens had lots of free range time. But in the evening I was too late too lock the chickens up in the run/coop.

My two tree huggers done it again. High up in the leafless pear tree. Stupid cows with wings. It’s softly raining and around freezing temp.

 

[no fly zone]

So my coop roof is still leaking in that one spot that seems to leak no matter what I do to repair it.

 

[pennyJo1960]

We have a metal roof on the new coop and two others.
This one has the new coop has been a fight try as he might. this last time of 10 or so may be the last.

 

[Solanacae]

@Shadrach Henry’s tail is growing back in nicely.

 

[micstrachan]

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.

Glad to hear that!

 

[micstrachan]

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.

I thought I saw at least one clipped beak in there, so figured ex-batts.

 

[Perris]

Done.
The tiltle changed a bit. Hope you like it. Please add more recipes if you have one.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...ves-to-meat-to-avoid-processed-foods.1555561/

Chickens had lots of free range time. But in the evening I was too late too lock the chickens up in the run/coop.

My two tree huggers done it again. High up in the leafless pear tree. Stupid cows with wings. It’s softly raining and around freezing temp.

Hope they made it OK. I had to get Amadeo down last night from the almost leafless cherry by the coops (he's by far the best flier among the roos) - don't they know that although it may be calm and dry when they go to roost, it might well not stay that way through these long, long nights?!?

 

[MaryJanet]

Hope they made it OK. I had to get Amadeo down last night from the almost leafless cherry by the coops (he's by far the best flier among the roos) - don't they know that although it may be calm and dry when they go to roost, it might well not stay that way through these long, long nights?!?
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Fantastic photo!

 

[Perris]

thanks! I just had my fingers crossed he wouldn't poop on me while I was taking it!

 

[ManueB]

We were out painting more boards for the coop .. BF acted like I did not know anything not sure why .. took my toys out of the sand box and left.
Scraped tables brought in 2 eggs ..... Paint is done bought 2 more cans but have just6 started on the first new one.View attachment 3328776View attachment 3328776View attachment 3328778

That is so annoying. I hope you can at least finish this coop together !
I fight all the times with my partner when we work. We get over it, there's no choice really. He's competent at building stuff but not at communicating .

@Shadrach I hope you will not be annoyed that I also ask you for advice on a health subject. My rooster Theo's legs are awful ; he's got small feathers growing and breaking that really irritate him, his scales are raised and bumpy. I can't tell if he's got SLM (scaly leg mites) or if his follicles are getting infected.
Last week I tried putting on a mix of Vaseline and Iodine and it seemed to make things worse, his legs are very red and irritated. Should I keep on doing this, or try something else ?
Here are two pictures but it's hard to get some good ones as he will become aggressive if I come too near.