Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[Perris]

Hey - my hedges article won the compo! well knock me down with a feather!

 

[BDutch]

Hey - my hedges article won the compo! well knock me down with a feather!

Well deserved! Congrats.
Did you get a P-feather award?

Hope not these kind of feathers.

 

[RoyalChick]

Hey - my hedges article won the compo! well knock me down with a feather!

 

[Shadrach]

Hey - my hedges article won the compo! well knock me down with a feather!

Jolly good show.

For those of you who can't find or can't be bothered to look I've provided a link below. Reviews will help get the article noticed. It only takes a moment to do.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/hedges-for-forage-and-cover.79874/

 

[Shadrach]

I've noticed that people respond differently with reactions on posts.

I put a heart, Love, when I want to give a hug of commiseration, a gentle hand on the shoulder of camaraderie, a warm smile of acknowledgement and also appreciation of whatever is shared, it is more than just 'oh I love this, this is *positive*'. To me, it can mean a LOT of things.

Sometimes, I respond with a heart because I don't like the 'sad' emoji and to me, the heart reaction is me wanting to send a feeling of sitting *with* someone, instead of pity or aww you poor thing.

Never much had use for pity.

"like" is pretty much just an acknowledgement that I read something.

I always over explain myself /shrug

To be honest, I find the reactions limiting in the extreme and I wish there were a ton more heh

Shadrach, I am sorry for Fret

it hurts.

There is the option to import a few reactions; download and post as an attached file. This

is in the standard set for this platform but has been removed by the site owner I presume.

 

[Shadrach]

Could it be catatonia?

'Locking on' is something passerines have the appropriate anatomy to do. Galliformes don't and can't. Again suggests maybe she's catatonic?

I don't know Perris and I doubt there are many vets in the country that could diagnose the problem let alone provide a cure. We just don't know enough about the chicken and while it may seem rather heartless to be taking pictures of poor Fret in her condition perhaps, between Barking Bracket and Fret and the similar circumstances, we may improve our knowledge.

 

[Sally PB]

The doctors mostly just want to give people drugs, many of which give side effects worse than the problem.

I am VERY grateful that my doctor is not a pill pusher. We have discussed this more than once, and he is happy to not prescribe pills.

One needs a lot of things to live a healthy life in ones senior years, genetics will get you a long way, a simple lifestyle eating real food will get you a bit further, exercise daily has a major impact. Much like chickens, we weren't designed to sit on our arses all day, or (a point often overlooked by the fitness crowd) pushing ones body to flat out day after day, a point I am currently trying to drive home to my eldest.

Mental health is the current killer and it's not at all obvious the impact it has in the physical side. It's a very complicated topic.

I read the book Outlive. The author said that the 4 most important ingredients for a long, healthy life that are at least somewhat under your control are: exercise, nutrition, sleep, and mental health.

The last one is a very complicated topic. We just now beginning to figure out how complicated, and how much it affects everyone.

 

[Shadrach]

I give up my hopes on Fret after the last post.

 

[BDutch]

Are you back at the allotment again Shad? How is Fred today?

 

[BDutch]

There is the option to import a few reactions; download and post as an attached file. This View attachment 4163862 is in the standard set for this platform but has been removed by the site owner I presume.

I presumed @thistlewick meant the choice in a simple reaction without using the reply.

Like Thistlewick I often find it ‘difficult’ to make the right choice. Sometimes its sad, and giving a it what I like to do. But if the message itself is not lovely it feels strange to do so.

There really should be a 8th option imho to address our feelings more adequately. Or maybe replace the angry one.
A simple hug: Or a bigger hug:
would be better in many circumstances.

@Kiki or @Nifty-Chicken, Isn’t this a good idea?