Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[MrsNorthie]

Ours are all doing great, so far. Today is the worst here, for this spell:

 

[Shadrach]

Aberglasny, Erddig, Nefyn and Sully are 1 today

Nefyn was a scrawny teen-looking cockerel for most of that time, but recently he's really filled out, and now resembles closely his brother/ cousin/ dad/ uncle/ some other close but 9 month older relative Gwynedd (on the left here), except N has white shanks and G has slate. They both resemble dad/uncle/grandad Killay, bar their single v his P comb. If the current generation of chicks produces another male like this, once they get their combs and adult plumage, I wonder if it counts as a new landrace? Anyone know how many generations are required to call a phenotype 'fixed'? View attachment 4158179
Erddig meanwhile has the red jungle fowl look inherited ultimately from Phoenix, and shared by Tintern, except E has green shanks while T has slate. View attachment 4158180
I'll try to get some nice photos of the girls hens later; they're laying atm.

Nefyn and Gwynedd are incredibly similar looking.

 

[Shadrach]

That’s great news! Hope he keeps improving, and that’s it’s also nothing heart-related

It would be interesting to know exactly what's going on with the males getting dark purple comb tips in hot weather. Henry did it and once active for a while the blood would flow to the tips again and no adverse effects noticeable. The roosters in Catalonia rarely exhibited this. Around 38C to 40C the larger males did, most noticeable when roosting.
Those I've seen close to, or having a heart attack lost blood to the entire comb and wattles and the colour was more blue.

 

[thistlewick]

It would be interesting to know exactly what's going on with the males getting dark purple comb tips in hot weather. Henry did it and once active for a while the blood would flow to the tips again and no adverse effects noticeable. The roosters in Catalonia rarely exhibited this. Around 38C to 40C the larger males did, most noticeable when roosting.
Those I've seen close to, or having a heart attack lost blood to the entire comb and wattles and the colour was more blue.

I am right now in the middle of a horrible heat wave with temps at (36-37) 98-99 and "feels like" (41-43)107-110 and none of my roosters have had this happen. Just info for the pot.

It's been 4 solid days with temps like this, and it's going to last a couple more.

There was a nice break this evening with a storm, humidity at a swampy 90% but it went down to a blessed (32) 90 degrees.

 

[Mother of Chaos]

I am right now in the middle of a horrible heat wave with temps at (36-37) 98-99 and "feels like" (41-43)107-110 and none of my roosters have had this happen. Just info for the pot.

It's been 4 solid days with temps like this, and it's going to last a couple more.

There was a nice break this evening with a storm, humidity at a swampy 90% but it went down to a blessed (32) 90 degrees.

And July and August yet to come.

 

[Shadrach]

I read recently that aart had died. BYC won't find another with aart's level of knowledge and experience in a hurry. A sad loss.

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/wilcoxnewspapers-pcl/name/anne-arthur-obituary?id=58161790

Three hours today. Grey with occasional drizzle and warm during the day at 21C.
Fret are quite well when I opened up. She also ate more of the supplements I took and had a forage on the field when I let them on to that, At roost time her crop was about half full.

Fret and Mow.

Tull and Sylph.

Tull and Mow.

Sylph, Tull and Fret.

Tull and Mow. I moved the two bags containing oyster shell and grit from where they had been for a few weeks and there were lots of wood lice underneath.

 

[Mother of Chaos]

I read recently that aart had died. BYC won't find another with aart's level of knowledge and experience in a hurry. A sad loss.

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/wilcoxnewspapers-pcl/name/anne-arthur-obituary?id=58161790

Three hours today. Grey with occasional drizzle and warm during the day at 21C.
Fret are quite well when I opened up. She also ate more of the supplements I took and had a forage on the field when I let them on to that, At roost time her crop was about half full.

Fret and Mow.
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Tull and Sylph.
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Tull and Mow.
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Sylph, Tull and Fret.
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Tull and Mow. I moved the two bags containing oyster shell and grit from where they had been for a few weeks and there were lots of wood lice underneath.
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Aart always called herself a draftsman in her posts, but she was an engineer per her obituary. A great, great loss.

 

[Sally PB]

I miss Aart's knowledge, her dry humor, and even her pithiness and occasional snark. I learned early in my time here on BYC that praise from her was high praise, indeed.

 

[Mother of Chaos]

I miss Aart's knowledge, her dry humor, and even her pithiness and occasional snark. I learned early in my time here on BYC that praise from her was high praise, indeed.

She was wonderfully helpful answering my questions. Clear, direct, matter-of-fact. For whatever reason, I’ve always gotten along and worked with engineers well, although it would probably be pretty disastrous if I were married to one.

 

[MrsNorthie]

I am right now in the middle of a horrible heat wave with temps at (36-37) 98-99 and "feels like" (41-43)107-110 and none of my roosters have had this happen. Just info for the pot.

It's been 4 solid days with temps like this, and it's going to last a couple more.

There was a nice break this evening with a storm, humidity at a swampy 90% but it went down to a blessed (32) 90 degrees.

When the storm blew through here, it dropped 20 degrees...I will enjoy it while it lasts, but we will pay for it tomorrow. The mid to upper 90's do not usually last too long here.