Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[RoyalChick]

Wow! I flinch in female sympathy!

Last time I did this was a few weeks ago during a heat wave. I suspect her of prolonging her broodiness because of the personal cooling service I provided!

 

[Mother of Chaos]

Last time I did this was a few weeks ago during a heat wave. I suspect her of prolonging her broodiness because of the personal cooling service I provided!

Oooo! As I suspected all along: chickens are WAY brighter than we give them credit for, and getting smarter and smarter!

"OK, all, we're almost there! At any moment, you'll get the signal to turn on our human overlords. After we eat, of course." Ba-KAWK!

 

[Perris]

I'm going to give this a fair trial.
It was recommended to me by La Fleche. I've used it before, but not on it's own.

https://www.ballistol-shop.de/Animal-Care-Oil-Ballistol-Animal-mild-aminal-care-500-ml_B-S_340.html

Have you tried dunking the legs once a week for 3 weeks in surgical spirit, as per Roberts, Diseases of free range poultry? Since during moult the scales are shed like the feathers, and the mites are thus more exposed, the best time of year to try this is approaching. Not sure how it may or may not interact with the German vegetable oil though.

 

[notabitail]

I have just wasted a ridiculous amount of time trying to imagine a Zoom chicken meeting. For one thing, they would never mute themselves!

It did make me flash back to this amazing cartoon:

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You forgot the guy wearing pajamas that stands up and falls over with the camera and mic on erupting in some loud yelling.

 

[Labsandchickens8]

Anyhooo... I apologize for highjacking the thread with geopolitics and such. It's just that I actually am really invested in these matters. Watching the chickens is my solace and comfort. So... Back to chickens. Apologies.

I think this information is extremely important and we all need to be thinking about it. And it does at least touch on chickens tangentially.
Thank you!

 

[LaFleche]

Well every time I have deployed ice she has given up within 1-2 days.
So my impression is that it works.

Tassels-on-ice:
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She might get frost bite.

 

[Mother of Chaos]

Y’all… Guys and gals…

Trudy the Broody is back to being her usual Trudy the Lunatic.

Don’t remember if I posted this last night: when I went out to shut them in the run, Trudy was still on the nest, but no longer panting. When I returned to close the coop, she was on a perch, trying to snuggle up to Lil, and making her usual chatter.

This morning she was first out of the coop, bouncing through the yard and scratching for goodies. I haven’t seen her go back in the run since then.

I did have to put the fake eggs back in the nest boxes so that poor Lil and Buffy could get back to business.

I know that correlation does not equal causation, and this may not stick, but:

 

[Mother of Chaos]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0DWMHY6V1?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

Dang, I paid $35.99 each less than a month ago

 

[BDutch]

I think this information is extremely important and we all need to be thinking about it. And it does at least touch on chickens tangentially.
Thank you!

Im no moderator, but as a follower of this thread I didn’t understand what it was you were replying to.

Checking , made it clear you replied/quoted to a 2 year old post. Unfortunately @TropicalChickies isn’t an active member anymore. Of course we all forgive you. Especially bc you are a relative new member and besides I suppose we all make unintended forum-mistakes. At least I do. Even after 10 years (and my English is still a bit weird too, even after trying to improve myself for 10 years)

 

[MROO]

Im no moderator, but as a follower of this thread I didn’t understand what it was you were replying to.

Checking , made it clear you replied/quoted to a 2 year old post. Unfortunately @TropicalChickies isn’t an active member anymore. Of course we all forgive you. Especially bc you are a relative new member and besides I suppose we all make unintended forum-mistakes. At least I do. Even after 10 years (and my English is still a bit weird too, even after trying to improve myself for 10 years)

@BDutch Anyone who doesn't know you at least a little bit would NEVER guess that English is not your birth language. And most others would never believe that you're mostly self-taught. Kudos to you, my Chicken Friend!