Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[Ladies-Eight]

View attachment 3795785Two and a half hours today. Light rain on and off most of the afternoon.
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So, what does one do when the rain is light enough not to seek shelter but persistant enough to make working on the plot or doing jobs around the field unpleasant? Follow Mow around for the afternoon of course. She's not bothered by light rain and it would seem that her brother dig has given up on looking out for her. It was Henry who came out to check on her a few times, and seeing me wandering about close to Mow, went back under the shelter of the coop extension. Mow goes everywhere. The field is one endless gourmet adventure as far as Mow is concerend. She samples anything that looks remotely edible. This does have it's drawbacks because a lot of what is edible in Mow opinion has been planted by plot holders for exactly that reason; it's edible. Most of the plot holders have taken the message on board that if they don't want the chickens, crows and pigeons to sample their prospective crops, and strip the plants they take a particular fancy to, then they need to protect it/them.
Luckily I've only posted a few out of the forty or so pictures I took of Mow's wanderings.
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Heading for home.
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She is a busy lady.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Ex Batts good morning one and all!

Tea is ready.

Temperature is in the 50s and clear.

Have a great day!

 

[no fly zone]

there's a wider concern with Fipronil too: https://theconversation.com/pet-fle...washing-into-the-environment-heres-how-226685

So 'pet plans' dish out pesticides as monthly prophylactic treatments (started no doubt in concern for the dispensing firms' profitability rather than the welfare of pets) which turn out to have deleterious effects on their owners, and the environment. Not mentioned in the article is the fact that it's creating resistance to same pesticides in lots of non-target insects as well as the target ones. Short-sighted and stupid.

These corporations do not care about long term negative effects; they have to make money today. The profits will outweigh the penalties (if any, as they tend to buy politicians).

 

[fuzzi]

Think I will just drop this here...

Now back to your regularly scheduled Mow program...

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Think I will just drop this here...
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Now back to your regularly scheduled Mow program...

Eeeeep!

 

[SimpleJenn]

I love Mow so much. She seems like such a wonderful girl.

 

[Shadrach]

Two and a half hours today It stayed dry but as the afternoon wore on it got chilly.
I took the opportunity to get some work done. Everything is growing but the ground is still not dry enough to plant seeds in. Some starter plants will fare okay I expect.

 

[Perris]

Coed has hurt his left foot; he's reluctant to bear weight on it. No obvious break or swelling is visible from about 3' away. He does not want me to get any closer, and I don't want to make him run on a bad foot. So I'm dithering over whether I should let nature take its course, for a few days or as long as it takes, or try to catch him for proper evaluation and maybe treatment; there is a local wild bird hospital I could take him to if I can catch him. What would you do?

eta: Coed is the pheasant who's a semi-detached member of the flock

 

[MaryJanet]

Coed has hurt his left foot; he's reluctant to bear weight on it. No obvious break or swelling is visible from about 3' away. He does not want me to get any closer, and I don't want to make him run on a bad foot. So I'm dithering over whether I should let nature take its course, for a few days or as long as it takes, or try to catch him for proper evaluation and maybe treatment; there is a local wild bird hospital I could take him to if I can catch him. What would you do?

eta: Coed is the pheasant who's a semi-detached member of the flock

I'd try to examine him at night time. He might be easier to handle in the dark, like chickens.

 

[Perris]

I'd try to examine him at night time. He might be easier to handle in the dark, like chickens.

he doesn't sleep in a coop with the rest of them; I've no idea where he roosts. He's just waiting for us all at dawn by the feeding station!