Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[Mother of Chaos]

When a broody comes off the nest to eat and poop and looks all normal, and then The Fluff:

 

[Shadrach]

Two and a half hours today. 26C and dry with a decent breeze.
Guess who trod on the edge of the tray.

I've been watering this fruit bush which they haven't bothered with much until the last couple of days.

A sit down in one of the greenish patches of grass.

This was apparently a better keeping cool option.

Ant and an apple core.

Today's harvest and barter. Tomatoes for two small courgettes. Plums from the orchard. Pears from the orchard. They're a bit unripe still but it's a question of getting them before the bugs. Last of my potatoes and one courgette.

 

[fuzzi]

I was working in the gardens late this afternoon, and decided to cool off and take a rest in the coop. I was there to see Rahab getting her brood up on the roost. Green is still having some issues, he's a bit of a Baby Huey.

He did eventually get there.

 

[Mother of Chaos]

I was working in the gardens late this afternoon, and decided to cool off and take a rest in the coop. I was there to see Rahab getting her brood up on the roost. Green is still having some issues, he's a bit of a Baby Huey.

He did eventually get therd.
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Awww… he looks like me trying to get up the front steps of my church!

Apparently people in 1923 had much stronger legs and knees than now. - and also, didn’t need air conditioning or restrooms!

 

[kcan2]

This was apparently a better keeping cool option.

Also keeping cool today was one of my neighbor’s hens, who found a nice shady spot on a paver and put it in park for a good bit:


During which, my bantam rooster made enthusiastic overtures, but she effectively shut down whatever he had in mind by ignoring all his attempts at light conversation.

 

[Molpet]

Awww… he looks like me trying to get up the front steps of my church!

Apparently people in 1923 had much stronger legs and knees than now. - and also, didn’t need air conditioning or restrooms!

There's an outhouse out back.
When I was a kid several local relatives only had outhouses

 

[Mother of Chaos]

There's an outhouse out back.
When I was a kid several local relatives only had outhouses

Yep!

There are two… historical restrooms at the back of the sanctuary. Over time, more have been added here, there, and elsewhere, but the church and the added education building are on multiple levels, with stairways straight outta Fawlty Towers, the John Cleese TV series with multiple staircases inexplicably changing directions every five steps or so. There’s one lift in the most inconvenient spot possible, taking an eternity to travel every half floor. (Yes, we have half floors/ storeys.)

As Chair of the Building and Grounds Committee, this is somehow my problem.

 

[Perris]

Today's harvest and barter.

Looks great, and just the right sort of quantity for a meal. Have you got plans for the plums? Crumble? Or something like jam when the glut comes? I've finally found a fig recipe that works for me: sautéed in butter and brown sugar till it's sticky

Your girls are looking especially lovely at the moment. Do they actually eat courgettes, or is there something else by those plants that they like?

 

[Shadrach]

Looks great, and just the right sort of quantity for a meal.

That's what I though. Just need to include a couple of eggs and I've covered most bases. Shame it doesn't go on all year like this.

This lot of plums are a gift for someone at the flats. I'll pick the same or more this afternoon and probably make a crumble. I might make a hot chutney with some if I can find the recipe.
One of my favourite puddings was a hot fig chutney in a meringue. The meringue need to be s bit sticky on the inside. It's a real gob smacker.

Sylph and Mow will have a nibble on a courgette but they're not keen. Henry used to try to get the hens to try them.

On the topic of food. I got told about this place which isn't far from you.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/T...try=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDgxMy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw==

 

[Perris]

I'd not heard of that restaurant; one to try next time I'm in the area. There's an unusual nature reserve nearby, of dune habitat. I expect the seafood is really good round there.
https://www.visitwales.com/attraction/nature-or-wildlife/kenfig-national-nature-reserve-917595