Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[Molpet]

chicken-farm to rescue a a couple of chickens directly from the farming industry before the are send to the slaughterhouse?

are you thinking meat chickens? Mine have restricted feed and still get huge. This is at 12 wks

 

[BDutch]

are you thinking meat chickens? Mine have restricted feed and still get huge. This is at 12 wks

I recall that Shad was talking about rescues who are spend layers. Not meat chickens.
Giving meat chickens a descent life after being fed with grower, up till a point they can hardly walk (obese), is almost impossible.
Imho it’s disgusting what the commercial chicken hatcheries have done with their inbreeding programs creating these fast growing meat chickens.

Having to lay an egg each day is not natural either and these chickens (commercial laying hens) often have a short lifespan too. Even when sold as backyard chickens as a chick or pullet at point of lay. These poor creatures can have a short but descent life after a spent life, with a lot of luck.
Caring for such rescues is very noble and in general not an easy task.

 

[MrsNorthie]

So fun story…today my dog started barking her head off and I looked out to see a guy up in the trees under the power lines spraying something on the bushes (which had just been brush-hogged a few days ago). I resisted the urge to load the shotgun because I saw the electric company truck on the road but went out and hollered “can I help you!?” He didn’t speak English. But his boss told me if I don’t want the power company spraying herbicide on my property I need to call them and let them know. He assured me it is safe for animals but added they don’t spray it where cows are. I guess I need a bull to protect my chickens from poison.

Our's did the same a few years ago, it killed grass 50 feet from where they sprayed and I am glad our garden and chickens are on the far side of the property. I will contact them to see if I can tell them to keep their poisonous garbage off my property.