Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[Perris]

Partially disassembled all four coops this afternoon for a power wash. The three broodies in occupation were not impressed at being evicted and just left with a lawn to sit on .

Rhondda and Aberglasny have both been at it for more than 6 weeks now, Paprika only a fortnight, but needs must; with all the broodies we've had, and recently being parked under trees, the coops had acquired some uninvited guests that we'd all prefer were gone. What with Janeka again on another secret nest somewhere, and some moulting, only four are laying at the moment, so once they were done, it was out with the hose. Then the relocation of coops was rather too far from the last location for their comfort (and out of sight of the last location; big mistake), so we spent a full hour trying to herd them in the right direction. As I type three roos are still out there somewhere, along with the usual tree huggers Cadle and the Swedish Flower teens. But the palaver did disturb Janeka enough to emerge from her nest and take refuge in a coop, so there was a silver lining . It remains to be seen if it has had any lasting influence on the broodies, whether they'll pack it in as Xmoor did (she's now moulting), or whether they'll keep on truckin', in more comfort now at least .

 

[BDutch]

French fries aren't French!

Maybe they are historically. There are 3 different stories.
1 invented by Santa Teresa de Jesús, Salamanca
2 patates frites / friture, on the Pont Neuf
3 unlikely and strange story about replacing fish with potatoes

"Let's go Dutch" is an expression probably derived from "Dutch Treat", which means everyone pays for their own food, there's no treat involved.

Such a ‘Dutch treat’ is something very unusual in the Netherlands. A treat means that the one who invites pays the bill.
Maybe it’s done with a colleague appointment sometimes. Certainly not with friends or family. One table: one bill If it’s not an invitation, we usually split the bill evenly, no matter who consumed little/much.

Janice paying tax:

 

[Shadrach]

27/07.

 

[Mother of Chaos]

Maybe they are historically. There are 3 different stories.
1 invented by Santa Teresa de Jesús, Salamanca
2 patates frites / friture, on the Pont Neuf
3 unlikely and strange story about replacing fish with potatoes


Such a ‘Dutch treat’ is something very unusual in the Netherlands. A treat means that the one who invites pays the bill.
Maybe it’s done with a colleague appointment sometimes. Certainly not with friends or family. One table: one bill If it’s not an invitation, we usually split the bill evenly, no matter who consumed little/much.

Janice paying tax:
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Is this an aerial overpass of some kind? Do you have your very own wildlife corridor??

Edit to add - a wildlife corridor to save animals from being injured and killed by vehicles:

 

[Mother of Chaos]

A new mystery: all three older pullets are dozing on a roost outside the coop. (They’re inside a fully protected and locked run; just not inside the Nestera coop.) They’ve been there for a hour and a half. This after they routinely stand in the open doorway at dusk, calling a straggler to come in and join them.

They aren’t acting upset, like there’s a critter currently in there. But might they smell that a snake or rodent has been there? Or have they suddenly, spontaneously, and unanimously decided to sleep out under the stars? -er, under the tarp.

I’ll check for signs of *waves hands* something in the morning, but has anyone had this happen to them?

It’s been hot, but the coop is in deep shade with door and back off, and the sides aren’t warm.

In fact, it would be wonderful if this was simply something they wanted to do, which could help with integration of the noobies, but I doubt I’m going to get that lucky.

Edit to add: the noobies are in a dog crate in a sectioned-off area at the other end of the run, and they’ve never been in the coop. They’ve been here a week now, and there doesn’t seem to be any drama associated with their presence.

 

[MrsNorthie]

n fact, it would be wonderful if this was simply something they wanted to do, which could help with integration of the noobies, but I doubt I’m going to get that lucky.

Ours went through a phase where they wanted to roost outside, and when the run was secure, we let them. The mohawk maniacs still try to, but the out door area is no longer secure, as we have been opening it up more to increase their spaces, so we don't let them.

 

[Companihen]

A new mystery: all three older pullets are dozing on a roost outside the coop. (They’re inside a fully protected and locked run; just not inside the Nestera coop.) They’ve been there for a hour and a half. This after they routinely stand in the open doorway at dusk, calling a straggler to come in and join them.

They aren’t acting upset, like there’s a critter currently in there. But might they smell that a snake or rodent has been there? Or have they suddenly, spontaneously, and unanimously decided to sleep out under the stars? -er, under the tarp.

I’ll check for signs of *waves hands* something in the morning, but has anyone had this happen to them?

It’s been hot, but the coop is in deep shade with door and back off, and the sides aren’t warm.

In fact, it would be wonderful if this was simply something they wanted to do, which could help with integration of the noobies, but I doubt I’m going to get that lucky.

Edit to add: the noobies are in a dog crate in a sectioned-off area at the other end of the run, and they’ve never been in the coop. They’ve been here a week now, and there doesn’t seem to be any drama associated with their presence.

Ours so the same. Once the chicks are about 5 months old they stop sleeping by choice in their eglu but instead of going into the main coop where all the others are they sleep in the dead plum tree. They do this for a few months and when i think the hens are nearing coming to lay, I have to cover the tree with something to encourage them to join the bigs in the main coop... so they actually see the eggs/egg boxes. The eglu and the coop are all in the same secure run area. I've had 3 sets of chicks who have all done this.