Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[ChaosMom]

Tax:

 

[Shadrach]

Completely understand this. Happened to me too a couple of times.

We have splendid weather here. Happy chickens and the daisies started to bloom at the edges of the lawn/grass field.

We have a saying in the Netherlands:
Maai mei niet. Translated: Mow May not. To give the flowers a chance to bloom and multiply, and help the bees and other foraging insects .

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PS Maai mei niet in writing was translated above. If you listen it sounds the same as Mow me not.
Its not an old but a new saying launched by a foundation to preserve nature (not sure which one it was).

Same thing here. I've had some trouble explainng to some of the plot holders that neat and tidy isn't the way nature like things, or nature has a different idea of neat and tidy.

 

[Shadrach]

I presume you wait till fall to relocate the fruit bushes? In the Netherlands gardeners recommend to relocate plants, late fall or winter, to give the bushes a better chance to survive.

Nope unfortunately. I've moved a couple and while not happy they're growing new shoots and I'll have to move the others in the near future or lose them because the plot has been dug over.

 

[fluffycrow]

From the article:
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And this is probably the best case for most chickens in such “farms”

 

[ChaosMom]

Same thing here. I've had some trouble explainng to some of the plot holders that neat and tidy isn't the way nature like things, or nature has a different idea of neat and tidy.

My husband gets freaked when he sees chicken poop in the litter, and I’m like “Ooo, nitrogen! Better add some pine needles for the carbon!”

 

[ChaosMom]

And this is probably the best case for most chickens in such “farms”

I really don’t want to go full-out vegetarian, but it’s getting harder not to.

 

[ChaosMom]

Nope unfortunately. I've moved a couple and while not happy they're growing new shoots and I'll have to move the others in the near future or lose them because the plot has been dug over.

We planted blueberries last week, either 3 months too late or 5 months too early. They’ll just have to deal with it!

 

[fluffycrow]

I really don’t want to go full-out vegetarian, but it’s getting harder not to.

Same here.

I’m hoping it won’t have to get to that point; between butchering a few males from the birds here, and the ones sent by relatives chicken should be covered. That leaves red meat, which I should cut back on anyways

 

[Shadrach]

I really don’t want to go full-out vegetarian, but it’s getting harder not to.

I'm having that problem. It's costing me money.
I was moaning about this topic to a friend at the field. They siad I would be hard pushed to make a case for to poor to buy decent food given I feed the chickens steak and fruit and nuts, none of which are exactly cheap!

 

[Shadrach]

Yesterday.
I check BYC on my mobile phone during the day. It's got to be a bit of a habit. I don't post unless I'm on one of my computers at the flat.
Got back from the field late, ate and crashed.

It rained a bit. Nothing major in the afternoon while I was at the field.