Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[fluffycrow]

I was reminded this morning of a line from Chicken Run
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Those chickens definitely look like they're planning something over the compost heap

That is a gorgeous photo!

 

[MROO]

I was reminded this morning of a line from Chicken Run
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Those chickens definitely look like they're planning something over the compost heap

That looks more like a conspiracy to hide a body!

 

[fluffycrow]

Tax. A hen way too terrified to go into the nest boxes, the broody monster is just too close

 

[Perris]

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what a lot of eggs in those nestboxes! is that you trying to encourage broodiness, or lots of other hens with a bit more bottle than the poor wee thing on the top?

I hope you and yours are not being threatened by the wild fires in Attica; looks awful around Keratea.

 

[fluffycrow]

what a lot of eggs in those nestboxes! is that you trying to encourage broodiness, or lots of other hens with a bit more bottle than the poor wee thing on the top?

I hope you and yours are not being threatened by the wild fires in Attica; looks awful around Keratea.

None of the above, actually! Well, sort of. You might remember a post of mine on BDutch’s natural breeding thread about encouraging broodiness back in May (I think). Well, they’re the bantam eggs from then. A few have been added since then, but now their purpose is less about encouraging broodiness, and more about encouraging nesting in more than one nest (which proves extremely annoying when a middle or low ranking hen wants to brood).

Every summer, the wildfires are a threat. Things in Attica are always very bad, we have had wildfires very close to us each summer. Right now we are ok, but we don’t know how long that will last

 

[thistlewick]

Do you have a Pro model Pixel? Mine doesn't let me do all of the depth of field and all the manual controls until after shooting the photo.

I have a mirrorless camera I lug around when I want photos taken with a real zoom lens.

My old Note 9 had more controls than my Pixel.

Yes, that's why I said it depends on the phone. Samsung will have these capabilities as well, the old Galaxy had manual ages ago - though since I switched to Pixels I don't know if it can capture RAW now, it could not back then.

...quick google search found loads of phones that capture RAW apart from Pixel Pro phones;

iPhone Pro 12 (and up)
Galaxy Ultra (s21 and up)
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
Vivo x200
Sony Xperia
Huawei Pro

I only use RAW when I'm wanting to *do* photography for something a little better than just snapshots I take with my phone, however, the phones do just fine, even in JPG (plenty of evidence in my thread)

The only reason I think I'd drag out my heavy cumbersome kit now is if I needed something particular for the glass I have.

 

[Labsandchickens8]

That's one of the things I appreciate most on this thread, how much I have learned. Thoughtful discussions on feeding, habitat, roosters and brooding and the occasional sidetrack into all kinds of interesting things. I have changed my chicken keeping philosophy a lot over the years, I think to the betterment of their quality of life, and a lot of that is due to this thread, and the people contributing to it, not least of all, Shadrach himself, because it's all about the chickens and what they need, and not about eggs or dinner. And of course, THE PICTURES!
Maeve says the grass really is greener on the other side.

X2. I've learned so much! Thank you and please keep telling people about the limitations of a coop and run model. As you've said many times, people here in the U.S. seem to think it's fine. We need to at least try to do better for our feathered prisoners.

 

[Mother of Chaos]

Now that the local wild birds stripped the blackberries, we moved one side of the chicken yard fencing to include the blackberry bed and the path in front of it, and released the Krakens.

The cat was sprawled out in the last remaining shady patch under the berries, and I stood by with the Trudinator (squirt gun) at the ready. She definitely stared, but stayed relaxed, maybe having decided that at her age, comfort beats aggression.

She is in the circled spot, 2’ away from Buffy and 4’ from Lil. And the lion shall lay down with the lamb, or, I guess, the chicken:

 

[Shadrach]

09/08.
Warm and dry. Spent most of my time wandering around with Mow and Sylph taking pictures.
For some reason there is a limit on file size I can upload even though the site resizes them. Maybe I've u[loaded my limit. Well, they do keep saying they love pictures!
This lot have all been resized before uploading.