Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[Shadrach]

22/05.
Three hours. Dry in the afternoon but cooler than of late.
Got the last of the paving slabs out of the extended run. Replaced the mesh overhang above the coop run gate. Moved two more plants from the field to the extended run and got a few courgette seeds planted in the extended run.
Playing with the digital zoom on the camera. Pretty good I think.

Mow.

 

[no fly zone]

Earthquakes. Earthquakes scare me more than tornadoes and hurricanes..LOL

For me it's their inept gov't.

 

[ChaosMom]

22/05.
Three hours. Dry in the afternoon but cooler than of late.
Got the last of the paving slabs out of the extended run. Replaced the mesh overhang above the coop run gate. Moved two more plants from the field to the extended run and got a few courgette seeds planted in the extended run.
Playing with the digital zoom on the camera. Pretty good I think.
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Mow.
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Your onions look great!

 

[fluffycrow]

Tax: two generations, mother Galadriel in the front, daughter and son in the back.

Galadriel has switched nest sites. Hopefully that means a second attempt at brooding in the near future

 

[Skyeknight]

Belated happy hatch day to him! He’s stunning. The fibro on him is very dark; quite unlike most hatchery quality Ayam Cemani one gets to see on this forum

Thank you! I will just put the following here.

It was a Dutch person that imported Ayam Cemani's to the Netherlands in 1998. As I understand it basically all Ayam Cemani's in Europe and America are descendents from these. Here I can buy hens on Marktplaats (Dutch version of craigslist) for less than 20 euro's. Roosters are avaible for free or less than 10 euro's. And if the pictures are to be believed that is without any leakage.

As far as I know good quality Ayam Cemani's are common here. I have seen some selling them with leakage, but most seem to have good fibro. Very much unlike the American phenotypes that simply seem to have been bred as much as possible to get alot of money.

Tax: two generations, mother Galadriel in the front, daughter and son in the back.

Galadriel has switched nest sites. Hopefully that means a second attempt at brooding in the near future

They look lovely! Do they have Cornish in them? Their faces have that beautifull mean look to them.

 

[fluffycrow]

Thank you! I will just put the following here.

As far as I know good quality Ayam Cemani's are common here. I have seen some selling them with leakage, but most seem to have good fibro. Very much unlike the American phenotypes that simply seem to have been bred as much as possible to get alot of money.


They look lovely! Do they have Cornish in them? Their faces have that beautifull mean look to them.

Agreed. Even here, where most breeds get mixed the second they step on Greek soil, it seems like we have some relatively nice examples of the breed. In all fairness, our Cemanis might have more Svart Hona blood in them compared to the US strains, but I’m not totally sure. You’ll probably know a lot more about that.

Thanks! No Cornish whatsoever. Galadriel is 50% Oriental Gamefowl (given to me as aseel), 50% Brahma. Her offspring are 50% Tsouloufati, and whatever genes she passed on (so around 25% iriental gamefowl, 25% Brahma)

 

[MrsNorthie]

For me it's their inept gov't.

There is that, too, but off grid, I don't think it matters too much. ;-)

 

[Skyeknight]

Agreed. Even here, where most breeds get mixed the second they step on Greek soil, it seems like we have some relatively nice examples of the breed. In all fairness, our Cemanis might have more Svart Hona blood in them compared to the US strains, but I’m not totally sure. You’ll probably know a lot more about that.

I believe in the Netherlands we are relativeley concerned with keeping breeds purebred and their "conservation" so to speak, especially our own national livestock and pet breeds. As far as I am aware our Cemani's remain pure, but I am basing that on the fact I can't for the life of me find a single Svarthona to be bought in the Netherlands. So there probably isn't any confusion possible. The US talks a lot about different strains from different breeders, but I haven't been able to find any information on those strains outside of this site. So I can't really say anything on those strains yet.

I really appreciate it that you think I am that knowledgeable on this subject! But I only know the theoretical stuff I read online, in the fall I will start breeding my rooster and only then will I gather actual knowledge and experience with the effects of leakage and stuff like that.

Thanks! No Cornish whatsoever. Galadriel is 50% Oriental Gamefowl (given to me as aseel), 50% Brahma. Her offspring are 50% Tsouloufati, and whatever genes she passed on (so around 25% iriental gamefowl, 25% Brahma)

Oh that's so cool! I am mostly interested in 50/50 crossbreds since the offspring between those tell so much about the genetics of the parents. So far I haven't been able to find any adult crossbred gamefowl, so seeing these really helps with understanding the gamefowl genes!
Edit: My message wasn't done at all and accidently posted it!

 

[ChaosMom]

FIRST EGG!!!

Go Lil! Laid maybe in the night or early morning? The egg was cold, and outside temp was in the low 50’s overnight.

There’s a soft spot in the shell, which was torn when I found it. But no signs of pecking; the yolk is intact. It was in the middle of the coop floor under her favorite roost; guess it just fell out in the night. Small of course, and a very pale blue-green, calcium dots all over. Lovely gold yolk.

She’s back in the nest box, scratching up the hemp and rolling the ceramic eggs around. And she’s maybe singing an egg song! A long, soft trill/growl, followed by several clucks. Now Trudy and Buffy are trying to make the same sounds.

 

[fluffycrow]

I believe in the Netherlands we are relativeley concerned with keeping breeds purebred and their "conservation" so to speak, especially our own national livestock and pet breeds. As far as I am aware our Cemani's remain pure, but I am basing that on the fact I can't for the life of me find a single Svarthona to be bought in the Netherlands. So there probably isn't any confusion possible. The US talks a lot about different strains from different breeders, but I haven't been able to find any information on those strains outside of this site. So I can't really say anything on those strains yet.

I really appreciate it that you think I am that knowledgeable on this subject! But I only know the theoretical stuff I read online, in the fall I will start breeding my rooster and only then will I gather actual knowledge and experience with the effects of leakage and stuff like that.


Oh that's so cool! I am mostly interested in 50/50 crossbreds since the offspring between those tell so much about the genetics of the parents. So far I haven't been able to find any adult crossbred gamefowl, so seeing these really helps with understanding the gamefowl genes!
Edit: My message wasn't done at all and accidently posted it!

Quite informative. I believe I have read about Svart Hona being added to Ayam Cemani in order to survive the European winters. Then again, I did not check sources (which is totally my fault), so I can’t say if this is actually true.

Hopefully you have success breeding your rooster. Ayam Cemani mix chicks will surely be pretty, and I imagine that studying how the genes from the parents interact will be quite fun. Maybe you’ll get to create one of those “zombie chickens”.

Glad I could help a bit! She’s the only 50/50 gamefowl mix I’ve got, unfortunately. I suppose a few more could be possible, since her parents are both alive and well.
PS: looking back at my previous post, having written “iriental” . Yay me. I suppose that’s one thing the desktop users don’t have to deal with as often, pressing on the wrong letter