Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[Mother of Chaos]

The article makes a fair point. What many such articles don't take into account is accumulative poisoning. Some of these chemicals and particles our bodies are unable to deal with at our present state of evolution.

I've stopped reading the popular media on such topics, mainly because each "discovery" we have known for centuries. Much like chickens, we knew by trial and error what was and what wasn't good to eat and being mainly foragers, everything mattered. It was all good with a wide ranging diet. It's hardly surprising the highly processed foodstuffs and the industrial growing methods are causing us problems. Profit is a dirty word.

This is very true. The accumulation of microplastics is especially concerning. Fertility rates are dropping in many, many countries, and it’s not because “career women” are postponing or skipping having babies. Demand for IVF and other assisted reproductive technologies is skyrocketing.

 

[Perris]

Much like chickens, we knew by trial and error what was and what wasn't good to eat and being mainly foragers, everything mattered.

This reminded me of something Wright said of the tiresome task of trying to collect a basketful of bilberries, "they are food to eat as we were meant to eat everything - on the hoof" (The Forager's Calendar, August).

 

[Perris]

Leg treatment for both this afternoon. We are getting there.

so the German product is working? or are you using other thing(s)?

 

[Perris]

This is very true. The accumulation of microplastics is especially concerning. Fertility rates are dropping in many, many countries, and it’s not because “career women” are postponing or skipping having babies. Demand for IVF and other assisted reproductive technologies is skyrocketing.

what happened to sperm count concerns? that used to be in the news a lot, but seems to have gone quiet.

 

[Shadrach]

 

[Perris]

I was reminded this morning of a line from Chicken Run

Those chickens definitely look like they're planning something over the compost heap

 

[Shadrach]

so the German product is working? or are you using other thing(s)?

To early to say.
I'm treating more intensively.
The effects of earlier treatments may still be a factor.
The reinfection rate may be lower.

 

[HiEverybirdy]

Oh I’d be absolutely horrified if I took on the rooster roles! It’s been years since any of the ranging hens (if you exclude that incident with the senior hen) have crouched for me, or looked to me for anything regarding male duties. I’d very much like to keep it that way. Hopefully this newer batch grows big and strong, with a male or two to take over.
That should be fun to see as well, by the time he’ll have reached sexual maturity, some of the hens will be nearing 6 years old. I doubt they’ll be easily impressed

At least if they start to see you in a rooster role, that usually stops the moment the real thing arrives (and hopefully while the 6-year-old hens might be discerning, they'll also be good teachers to help the new guys fall into line).

Same when it's flipped, and a human-tamed bachelor rooster finally meets his hens. Some of you may remember how Andre used to dance to me for grooming.

Soon after those girls in the background integrated with him, I realized he had completely stopped shuffling to me for grooming, and my heart did a happy dance. He had a tribe and a purpose again, and real hens to touch up his face instead of Beakwipe's flimsy stand-in services.