Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[BDutch]

Happy first birthday to these three ladies. The first to be born here

Congrats with your lovely hens (im a bit behind because I had no WiFi part of our vacation, and I lost updates of this threads a couple of times). 1 year is a milestone for a chicken!

Thank you, Perris.

They seriously need names, but I only do "dumb" names, and I reckon these girls need something better than that

Not dumb… ridiculous.

Temps are just great for you over here in France today. Anjou - 35C.
For me too hot to undertake anything but swimming , drink lots of water and enjoy a book/chat in my hammock.

 

[BDutch]

Betws and Idris are 1 today so Betws got some cashews View attachment 3912609
while Idris is still sitting... View attachment 3912617

Congrats Perris!

 

[HiEverybirdy]

Evenings at the Elderberry. They've been popping by this tree for dessert the past few weeks at dusk, when it's cool enough to abide the workout.

 

[kcan2]

Evenings at the Elderberry. They've been popping by this tree for dessert the past few weeks at dusk, when it's cool enough to abide the workout.

Great job capturing those impressive elderberry extensions!

 

[Companihen]

Zacchaeus attempted to mate today. First with a younger pullet, who ran away squawking, then with Lydia, one of the Dominiques, who's having some crop issues, has been feeling under the weather. She turned and gave him a dressing down, a "what for"! He looked confused. He struck out a third time as I heard a commotion and witnessed him running from one of the Sussex hens. Poor Zack. I was thinking he's got a ways to go to become a Henry.
View attachment 3915538

How old is he? Such a face!!

 

[Perris]

Evenings at the Elderberry. They've been popping by this tree for dessert the past few weeks at dusk, when it's cool enough to abide the workout.

love it!

One of mine (Frida) prefers to imitate a high wire walker and tiptoes her way along implausibly slender branches till she can reach them

 

[Perris]

Busy day yesterday. It was Hafod's and Whitford's 2nd birthday, and hatch day for Idris & Rhondda's clutches.

Bit of back story required: Rhondda went broody in the nest box next to Idris about 2 weeks ago, and since this is a big improvement on her secret nest in the hedge, I didn't want to break or otherwise discourage her this time. So I shared Idris' clutch between them, leaving Idris with her own 3 eggs, and giving Rhondda her own egg plus Maria's in the box next door.

All eggs hatched on schedule, all chicks seem 100%, but one that was cheeping loudly yesterday was dead in the nest this morning; I've no idea what the problem was. Carefully examined it for clues, but found no deformities, looks perfect, no blood or other sign of being pecked anywhere, no ectoparasites, no breaks. It had absorbed and apparently consumed its yolk (no bulge in that area). It seems to have had Amadeo’s colouring – grey and lemon down and yellow skin, so I guess that was one of Idris' 3, though it was in Rhondda's nest. Shame it didn’t make it.

The other four are a little black chick - that must be Maria's; a dark brown chipmunk; and two regular chipmunks. The two broodies seem to be getting on fine, side by side on the coop floor, feeding whichever chick responds to them, and sheltering them likewise. This is my first experience of co-brooding, and it seems to be going well so far. It also satisfies two broodies' instincts, with relatively few chicks Photos to follow.

 

[Perris]

here we are: Hensol (black chick) just visible behind the others, and the two broodies sitting quietly side by side

 

[fluffycrow]

here we are: Hensol (black chick) just visible behind the others, and the two broodies sitting quietly side by side
View attachment 3916568

Congrats on your newest hatch! Sad to read about the chick that passed .

Congrats to Rhondda and Maria of course, hopefully they co-brood well. Will be interesting to see what their relationship will be, as well as which mum each chick favours

 

[fuzzi]

How old is he? Such a face!!

Four months old yesterday.

He still hasn't crowed, but there's a couple roosters living next door who are quite vocal, he may feel intimidated.