Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[Perris]

What thesis do you mean? the picture? That are silhouettes of the 2 types of hawk we have in NL.. Not buzzards

the PhD thesis on the welfare of free range chickens

 

[BDutch]

the PhD thesis on the welfare of free range chickens

Suppose I need to read that again .
I also have been reading that a buzzard often get the blame for killing chickens. But its not strange that a hawk does the kill, eats a little and buzzards take over. The real predator disappeared by the time he owner sees the scavenging buzzard(s).
I have seen a youtube film that explains how this works.

 

[micstrachan]

Well, I guess I took this video (this past weekend) at the perfect time for Shad’s thread. A little background… we have a resident red shouldered hawk that I can hear and see most days. It is well aware of the chickens, and sometimes I have to make sure it sees the dog to get it to leave. Recently, I saw it with a possible mate, a second red shouldered hawk. I have also been hearing the occasional red tailed hawk. Then one day I saw two ravens chasing off not only the red shouldered hawk, but the red tailed hawk, as well. This past weekend is the first time that the red shouldered hawk was very much on display. It had been pretty elusive up until now. This is why my poor hens have been so freaked out lately.

 

[Shadrach]

Yesterday.
9C and sunny. Feed in both trays when I arrived. Looks like they got pasta for breakfast.

Did the chores then took them out. Managed to keep them mostly on my plot which I'm digging over with added chicken poop in preperationfor the growing season. I didn't get a lot of digging done. I was too busy watchinng the chickens.

 

[Perris]

I'm digging over with added chicken poop in preperationfor the growing season. I didn't get a lot of digging done. I was too busy watchinng the chickens.

hopefully they'll do a lot of the digging for you

what'ya gonna grow?
My lot are very fond of the new leaves of centaurea gigantea / cephalaria gigantea, which is robust enough to withstand their depredations and brings insects in (and self seeds so a very easy plant). If you don't already know it, https://www.knollgardens.co.uk/product/cephalaria-gigantea/

 

[Shadrach]

hopefully they'll do a lot of the digging for you

what'ya gonna grow?
My lot are very fond of the new leaves of centaurea gigantea / cephalaria gigantea, which is robust enough to withstand their depredations and brings insects in (and self seeds so a very easy plant). If you don't already know it, https://www.knollgardens.co.uk/product/cephalaria-gigantea/

I'm going to grow eggs mainly. I've read the big egg producers have put something in everyones chicken feed that stops them laying eggs.

 

[sourland]

I'm going to grow eggs mainly. I've read the big egg producers have put something in everyones chicken feed that stops them laying eggs.

Well, if it was on the internet, it must be true.

 

[kcan2]

Yesterday.
9C and sunny. Feed in both trays when I arrived. Looks like they got pasta for breakfast.
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Watching chickens is certainly preferable to digging! Would pasta for breakfast be considered a good feed for optimal egg laying outcomes?

 

[Ladies-Eight]

I'm going to grow eggs mainly. I've read the big egg producers have put something in everyones chicken feed that stops them laying eggs.

What are they putting in the feed to prevent egg laying?

I had heard the same thing the other day.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Ex Batts good morning one and all!

73 sunny 88% humidity feels like 71 rain 0%.

Have a great day!