Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[micstrachan]

I am. It's been a bit rough the last few weeks.

Ugh. Sad to hear that. I’ll try to go back and catch up.

 

[Shadrach]

I recall you raised some spectres about one of those places and their owners early on in this thread. It's such a shame.

I think one needs to understand the rescue concerns priorities which are to rehome as many hens as possible in the shortest period of time.
Since my exchanges with Pear Tree Farm they have improved their application form. However, they can't stop people like C telling them lies. A proportion of those who take the rescue hens are really only interested in getting cheap chickens that lay eggs.

 

[Molpet]

Took inventory of my Dark Cornish. Haven't been sure if it was 11 or 12 left after some losses. It's 3 cockerels and 9 pullets for 3 pens of 4. That should be a start for a scattering of the gene pool. The question is will my deciding which rooster goes with which 3 pullets will put a monkey wrench in the happiness in the house or not. If I pair them up now before the pullets start choosing just maybe I can get by with it you think?

Out of 3 sets of hatching eggs, I ended up with one dark Cornish cockerel. He never showed an interest in mating until he was over a year... since mine was a late bloomer, don't give up if yours are slow maturing

 

[Nomadicus]

Out of 3 sets of hatching eggs, I ended up with one dark Cornish cockerel. He never showed an interest in mating until he was over a year... since mine was a late bloomer, don't give up if yours are slow maturing

Mine were hatched Feb 13th of this year and are already driving the pullets crazy. Not only the Dark Cornish but the White Giants of the same age that brooded with them. They are as bad as the Breese were at this age.

 

[Nomadicus]

After mulling it over I I still don't know how to get them paired up the best. I know that on paper it's one thing and in reality another. They aren't like juvenile kids that you can haul in for counseling. I am wondering if I can put the roos in a small pen and watch to see which pullets hand out near which roo. I could best do that in al large hoop house but then I still need to capture and color band pullets according to roo. Nothing worthwhile is often easy.

 

[MrsNorthie]

After mulling it over I I still don't know how to get them paired up the best. I know that on paper it's one thing and in reality another. They aren't like juvenile kids that you can haul in for counseling. I am wondering if I can put the roos in a small pen and watch to see which pullets hand out near which roo. I could best do that in al large hoop house but then I still need to capture and color band pullets according to roo. Nothing worthwhile is often easy.

My guess is that they will just naturally gravitate to each other and form their little tribes. That is what mine are doing. They roost with cockerel they prefer, sometimes they switch it up a little, but they seem to be settling for the most part.

 

[Shadrach]

As some of you know, I like dance, modern dance in particular and my tunes.
Here's a bit of both.

 

[Molpet]

My guess is that they will just naturally gravitate to each other and form their little tribes. That is what mine are doing. They roost with cockerel they prefer, sometimes they switch it up a little, but they seem to be settling for the most part.

Pretty much what I have going on now.
I used to move hens in the spring and when I was done hatching I would open up the division so the 4 coops could go wherever they wanted. A few went back to the coop they came from. One coop seems to attract more than it's share though. Its packed. The biggest is almost empty so the turkeys have pretty much taken it over.

 

[Shadrach]

Warm and sunny. Fret is back to egg laying.

Off for a few berries and some bugs.

On my plot.

By my chair.

Supper.

Gone to roost early again.

 

[fuzzi]

We are in the south, USA, everyone around here is really nice. I am anti-social with most other humans, but in a pinch, I am there to help and vice-versa. When my son wrecked my car (the woods threw a deer at him.), everyone that passed by stopped to make sure he was ok and offer help.

I've experienced it for 35 years in the Carolinas. I'm spoiled.