Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[fluffycrow]

Congratulations to @MrsNorthie and @fluffycrow too for your new medals: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/byc-recognition-medals.1214207/post-27859429

Yes I am really happy for @Perris 's article to show up on front page!

Thank you all! The alert came as a total shock

Congratulations @MrsNorthie on your new badge! Well deserved!

 

[fluffycrow]

Once again have found myself very much behind with this thread
On my  very quick read up I started wondering how old Henry is? I'm sure that has been answered before but my memory is horrible. I was thinking of my older Sussex rooster who's age has seemed to be showing more recently and got curious
I have an unfortunate lack of recent chicken photos to provide as tax so I will have to make do with an older one for now
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Impressive wattles on that boy! Reminds me of the wattles on Tsouloufati males

 

[Shadrach]

“At least it’s not the Tories,” my neighbour says as she shields herself from the rain with an umbrella.

A quote from Aljazeera that nicely sums up the change in faces due to the general election yesterday. Yup, it's still going to rain.

 

[Perris]

I see Bristol has selected one of 4 Greens across the country! I never thought of it as a revolutionary place, but that should help with public transport being a bit higher on the agenda than you've had to endure to date.

 

[lightm]

These three ladies have been through some reproductive issues lately but are mostly doing OK now.

Light hesitated to go downstairs after being weighed.

Light on her way home back from vet.

Honey's crop is temperiraly satisfied.

Poopy

She is giving company to her pal Honey.

Lotus flower

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Ex Batts good morning one and all!

Tea is ready.

Temperature is in the 80s mostly sunny.

Have a great day!

 

[HiEverybirdy]

These three ladies have been through some reproductive issues lately but are mostly doing OK now.

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Light on her way home back from vet.
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Poopy
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She is giving company to her pal Honey.
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Lotus flower
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Lovely photos. Health problems or not, it's easy to see your chickens know they're cherished.

 

[fuzzi]

Missed the rain by about half an hour.. Seven hours today.

There have been some posts on how oddly chickens can behave. What I've found is they change over time, like us I imagine, change driven by experience.
I've been enjoying watching Mow's interaction with the chicks. I think the probably only female chick and Mow may become friends. Carbon and Fret have been friends for years and while they're treating Mow more and more like an adult, they don't really qualify as friends.
This is the female chick.
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"Watch out! Carbon is coming!"
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I am enjoying getting to know my flock better, and find their behavior interesting.

It's extremely hot here today, 97° and humid enough to feel like 110° . I cleaned out the bucket waterer and they spent some time afterwards drinking the cooler water.

I dug a hole in the run, and dumped about 2 liters of water in the bottom...instant hen fascination. But when I returned about five minutes later Rahab and her brood had taken possession of the hole. They were dustbathing and relaxing in the dampness.

 

[Shadrach]

thanks RC

Perhaps a revision notice on the first article linked to your second?

 

[Shadrach]

On my  very quick read up I started wondering how old Henry is?

Nobody really knows. He was a rescue I've been told. He was there before covid and I'm told his previous keeper had him for a "couple of years." Not even exactly sure how long he's been at the field.
Eight years old would seem a reasonable guess with the information I have.