Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[MrsNorthie]

good luck with that

They are just so happy and content...covering their eggs, cooing at them.. growling at the Egg thief..lol but we do have to manage resources, we currently only have 6 acres to work with, part of that is pond, 2 homes and a big workshop/barn..and I do not think anyone will want to adopt or buy chickens from me, because I can't stand the thought of not knowing how they are going to be treated or kept.

 

[SimpleJenn]

These two are doing well with the brood!

Samara was giving the tiniest polish chick a pep talk to be brave and go out with the rest when I went out to check. Morinth had the other 6 off the nest and was showing them the food and water.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Morinth has resting b...roody face. she gave a halfhearted trill at the phone then gave up.
View attachment 3908410 Samara booped me, didn't even open her beak to stop me from picking her up.View attachment 3908409

Cute chicks.

 

[Perris]

All this has led me to believe that he, and thus, the females as well, can tell each individual bird apart from their voice alone.

I'm sure you're right. Even I can identify some of them by their squawk.

And as with you there, there are some hens here who often get no response from anybody when they put out the escort call, while others will only get a response from a junior roo, and a few get Killay's attention. Sometimes it can be explained by who is in the vicinity, but not at other times; it seems most or all of the roos don't like/ want to mate/ care for some of the hens.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Ex Batts good afternoon one and all!

Tea is ready.

Temperature is in the 80s sunny.

Have a great day!

 

[SimpleJenn]

I'm sure you're right. Even I can identify some of them by their squawk.

And as with you there, there are some hens here who often get no response from anybody when they put out the escort call, while others will only get a response from a junior roo, and a few get Killay's attention. Sometimes it can be explained by who is in the vicinity, but not at other times; it seems most or all of the roos don't like/ want to mate/ care for some of the hens.

An interesting idea, that roosters can afford to be picky about who they mate with. I wonder if it's just when they're super comfortable with their tribe size and the area they live?

 

[Molpet]

My poultry definitely responds to colors, new clothes or people. The turkeys are the worst. Anything reflective or ultraviolet really sets them off. My cousin came by with bright yellow greenish shirt and everyone ran screaming.

 

[no fly zone]

My poultry definitely responds to colors, new clothes or people. The turkeys are the worst. Anything reflective or ultraviolet really sets them off. My cousin came by with bright yellow greenish shirt and everyone ran screaming.

Rick (my favorite rooster that fell prey to a bobcat) was a very good boy, but he would flog me anytime i went out in these red plaid pajama pants i had.

 

[notabitail]

me neither. I wore something last week that really freaked them out for no reason visible to me (they have better/different eyesight than/ from us) but otherwise they seem to recognize me whatever I'm wearing, from PJs to winter hibernation gear - as long as my head is visible. They recognize one another by comb size and shape so I imagine headgear could make a difference; I rarely wear any.

I wear the same kind of pants every day but change my shirt. Those birds still recognize me as the guy who eats lunch and tries to hide it.

I have had In Albis try grooming my hair one time I bent down to look at my phone.

 

[notabitail]

All of you talk about how chickens are so smart and yet they think Styrofoam is the greatest food known to chickenkind.