Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[micstrachan]

A lovely sunny afternoon the temperature at 12C. It did get a bit chilly when the sun went down. I stayed until dark.
Got bags of birdseed and mixed corn in the feed bin again along with various loafs of bread in various states of decay.
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Ella is still not quite as I would wish for. She goes foraging and went quite far with Henry this afternoon. She's just nothing like as energetic as the others and if I sit down it isn't long before she comes and sits beside me. She'll go back into the allotment run if I leave the chair. Maybe it's just how she is.View attachment 3405504
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I hope Ella is OK.

 

[no fly zone]

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Am I seeing the BACK of Skeksis’ head at the nipple waterer?

yes

 

[RoyalChick]

Mine will definitely do the quiet growl while standing perfectly still. They will also bok, cluck and run for cover. Other times they’ll do the general alarm call with really long necks, strutting in little circles.

Yes. Standing perfectly still and a very quiet growl is what mine seem to do when they see something in the distance.
The growl is really low and quiet. I was right with them and couldn’t tell who was growling - possibly more than one of them.

 

[Shadrach]

Yes. Standing perfectly still and a very quiet growl is what mine seem to do when they see something in the distance.
The growl is really low and quiet. I was right with them and couldn’t tell who was growling - possibly more than one of them.

All the chickens I've known give a very quiet warning call. It varies a bit from chicken to chicken much like sounds from humans do. I think the call gets missed by many people just because they don't hear it but do hear the general alarm call and assume that the general alarm call is the warning.

I've often wondered if the general alarm call is given more to make the predator aware that they no longer have the element of surprise and with some predators this is enough to make them abandon the attack.

Watching videos of park wardens in areas where some of the animals are quite capable of attack humans, when such an animal is spotted, the wardens don't jump up and down and shout. They give a very quiet warning and move to another position. It's only when the animal attacks that everyone starts shoutiing and running about. It's much the same with the military in high risk encounters. They don't stand up and shout we've seen you.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

I will never understand what great offence the chicken has given to local planners that they ban them from the neigbourhood.

The people who run the government seem to cuddle the high and mighty residents as they do not want to offend them.

The little people appear to be forgotten as usual and have to fight for everything they want.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Ex Batts good morning one and all!

59 cloudy 95% humidity feels like 59 rain 1%.

I think I have a barred rock trying to be broody.

When I pick up eggs she makes a low growling? sound and she pecked me this morning.

Have a great day!

 

[BDutch]

Me, neither. I cannot understand it.

Maybe because people complain about the noise of chickens (meaning roosters). Maybe government people who make the law, don’t know the difference between a hen and a rooster make the law? Or people who don’t know you can have a flock without noisy roosters?

I do understand that roosters are not allowed in city’s if neighbours complain. But why this doesn’t count for other animals that are just as annoying?
So I do wonder why there is no law for barking dogs. Or against the use of cat repellent noises (high tone irritating sound repellent for children snd young people)

Edited spelling and more.

 

[Shadrach]

How are Mmes. Lima and Ella doing today? Hoping they are on the upturn and get back to feeling more like themselves speedily!

Ella is much the same. Her crop felt a little better this evening but by no means full.

 

[Shadrach]

I was weighing out some Flubendazole when I though I would take a picture of 50 grams of feed. The average high production breed eats about 120 grams a day.
Two and a half times that volume.

Should you be following the 10% treat advice then this is what 10% of 120 grams looks like.

 

[Shadrach]

Warmer than yesterday thankfully but still cloudy and mainly dry.
Out for a couple of hours.

I got in the coop extension as the hens went to roost. Everybody had a go at sitting next to bucket boy and consequently got their crops felt. I expected Fret to object, but she didn't bat an eyelid. Go to touch her while she's on the ground and one would think one was trying to murder her by her reaction.