Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[RoyalChick]

that's exactly what I was thinking for some of mine

No chicken could beat broody Tassels back to her nest!

 

[MrsNorthie]

I don't know what to do for the best.
I can't quarantine. It's just not realistic at the field.
I could get a Light Sussex ccockerel from my friend and he has offered a cockerel with a Light Sussex pullet which might make Mow happier. Poor Mow stands out like a sore thumb against the predominant greys of Fret, Tull and Sylph.
I'm locked in a loop of indecision currently.

The decision is difficult. Henry can't simply be replaced, because every one is an individual with their own personality, but I am sure between you and your friend, you could identify the best possible fit. There would definitely be an adjustment period, even with the cockerels hatched and raised here, by these hens, there was a hazing period. If one of the cockerels was a little annoying the hens would peck and chase them off. Then there is the cockerel himself, can you imagine, a cockerel who has been low man on the totem pole in a huge flock, suddenly being the ONLY man, he would think he has hit the lotto!

I will also add, if you are leaning towards bringing in a new cockerel and pullet, warmer weather is a better time to introduce new members, so you can be there for more of the daylight hours, comfortably. ;-)

 

[MrsNorthie]

Skeksis would have excelled at that. All I'd have to do is stand at the finish line shaking a bag of mealworms.

Because the house is so close to the chicken field, all I have to do is open the front door, and they come running. It sounds like herd of cattle thundering across the field. LOL

 

[ChaosMom]

British eccentricity knows no bounds:

I think if I ran a pub I might start a rival meet, and I would expect one of my hens to win!

Pretty sure my EE would win, except that she’d probably shoot straight up in the air and fly off. I’ve still, after two months, managed to catch her three (four?) times. <- this doesn’t count when she hops up in my lap for sliced almonds

I do love that the few Buff Orpingtons dominated what you Brits would probably call the “can’t be arsed” class!

 

[Perris]

Found some interesting images on Chinese painted wallpaper: chicken or jungle fowl? what do you think, and why?

(sorry about the poor quality; they were protected by Perspex and the reflection was unavoidable)

 

[ChaosMom]

Found some interesting images on Chinese painted wallpaper: chicken or jungle fowl? what do you think, and why?
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(sorry about the poor quality; they were protected by Perspex and the reflection was unavoidable)

Is it actually Chinese, or Chinese-style, so to speak? It somehow looks different from what I expected to see (style, details), but it’s lovely.

If you’re visiting a textile museum or some such, please grab some photos of Persian decorative crafts!

 

[Perris]

Is it actually Chinese, or Chinese-style, so to speak?

it's the genuine Chinese article, on the walls of (Queen of) Scot's apartment at Chatsworth (aka Pemberley, for fans of a certain TV version of Pride and Prejudice)

 

[ChaosMom]

it's the genuine Chinese article, on the walls of (Queen of) Scot's apartment at Chatsworth (aka Pemberley, for fans of a certain TV version of Pride and Prejudice)
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I’ll confess that I don’t do wallpaper at all, but I would secretly like to have a William Morris Arts and Crafts border in our dining room (house built in 1923, so period-faithful.) something like this:

 

[Perris]

though there has been some discussion of wallpapers , no-one has yet hazarded a guess on the chicken or jungle fowl question, so perhaps I'd better start . I think it's a chicken, because though it has very dark legs and slim body, its body posture is about 45 degrees (jungle fowl typically are more horizontal I read) and its hackles appear more full than those on jungle fowl photos I've seen. But it's a far from convincing case, which is why I asked what the rest of you think. Any advances on my effort?

 

[ChaosMom]

though there has been some discussion of wallpapers , no-one has yet hazarded a guess on the chicken or jungle fowl question, so perhaps I'd better start . I think it's a chicken, because though it has very dark legs and slim body, its body posture is about 45 degrees (jungle fowl typically are more horizontal I read) and its hackles appear more full than those on jungle fowl photos I've seen. But it's a far from convincing case, which is why I asked what the rest of you think. Any advances on my effort?

So it was on the wall of ?Mary, Queen of Scots’ apartment, meaning second half of 16th century then? (Why yes, I Googled.) Were there chickens as actual chickens at that time in China?

I don’t know when jungle fowl and chickens became recognizably different at various locations.