Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[BDutch]

Yes I am able to view here.

I get the gist of what they were discussing. Just wondering did they discuss the scanning of eggs at day 3 for gender? This is technology that is being worked on here, they can do this but need to have a fast way to check all the eggs.

No, they punction the eggs after 9-11 days (after scanning where the vessels are). Draw a a tiny bit of fluid from the eggs. The egg white fluid goes into a tube with a reacting fluid. The color shows male or female.

They then sell those eggs that are male, or otherwise use eggs for food purposes.

The male eggs are smashed and sold to a factory. Maybe to make animal food with it.

Was this the discussion they were having with the egg cartons near the beginning?

Yes. The supermarket sells eggs with a label: “no dead male chicks” .

 

[Molpet]

No. You click the like for the pic. It pops the thing for the pass code and when the desktop comes up, it auto-opens the internet with a new tab for whatever the pic is like you did a search for it. I might like the pic, but I don't need/want to know more about the pic right now.

I was able to shut off the same "feature" for the desktop pics, just not the lock screen.

I have this on my new PC. I quit clicking on the like/dislike top right. I just click in the middle, where the login would be, and the login pops up. Then it doesn't go to the info about the picture.

 

[BDutch]

So I guess I'm wondering if chickens can tell when bad weather is coming and roost accordingly. If at all possible,

Mine don’t. If they have the wish/habit to sleep outside they do this in bad weather too. They often start to do this in nice weather.

A couple of years ago I had a few hens who liked to sleep in the pear tree near the coop. Others , on other moments slept in the ivy that grows in/on fence.
I didn’t want them to sleep outside mainly bc its not safe with weasels and other predators here.
My solution: I gave some scratch an sometimes a few dried mealworms, just before or around sunset. After arriving, I locked them all in the net covered run. (There is a auto pop door to the coop where they always go at dusk/before dark.)
Doing this for weeks on a row to break the habit. Next spring they gave another try. Acting quick before it becomes a habit is much easier.

A few years ago I had chicks that started roost in a netted run. Bc the older hens didn’t allow them on the roost. When the weather was getting bad, I covered the netting with a waterproof cloth (temporary). I sold most chicks and kept two who I gave a tiny coop to sleep in.

My experience is that chickens don’t always want to sleep together in one ‘roost-room’. A second coop can do wonders to avoid unwanted behaviour.

PS normal rain showers don’t hurt healthy chickens.

 

[MrsNorthie]

PS normal rain showers don’t hurt healthy chickens.

We have some that love to be out as long as it is not a torrential down pour and of course the boys, whether they like it or not, stay with the girls no matter what. let them decide, but I may get the boys some rain gear.

It get's quite hot and humid in the summers and we do get below freezing for periods in the winter, most of our trees lose their leaves by December so there is not much natural shelter, we have very few evergreens any where on our property, so getting soaked through could be uncomfortable at best and tragic at the worst. We have multiple shelters for them to hide under if they do not wish to go in the coops.

 

[rural mouse]

This behavior is tied to Windows Spotlight, which displays dynamic images and information on the lock screen. Below are the steps to disable this feature:Method 1: Disable Windows Spotlight via Settings

1. Open Settings: Press Windows + I or click the Start button and select Settings.
2. Navigate to Personalization: In the Settings app, click Personalization in the left-hand menu.
3. Select Lock Screen: Click Lock Screen on the right side.
4. Change Background: Under Personalize your lock screen, change the dropdown from Windows Spotlight to Picture or Slideshow.
   • If you choose Picture, select a static image from your computer or a solid color.
   • If you choose Slideshow, select a folder with images.
5. Disable Additional Info: If you still see a Get fun facts, tips, tricks, and more on your lock screen checkbox (available when using Picture or Slideshow), uncheck it to prevent additional information prompts.
6. Close Settings: Your changes are saved automatically. This should stop the browser from opening when you interact with the lock screen.

Method 2: Disable via Registry Editor (Advanced)If you want to keep Windows Spotlight but remove the "Learn about this picture" icon or its browser-opening behavior, you can edit the Windows Registry. Be cautious, as incorrect changes to the registry can cause system issues.

1. Open Registry Editor: Press Windows + R, type regedit, and press Enter.
2. Navigate to the Key: Go to the following path:
   
   <span>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel</span>
3. Create or Modify DWORD:
   • Right-click in the right pane, select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value, and name it {2cc5ca98-6485-489a-920e-b3e88a6ccce3}.
   • Double-click the new DWORD, set its Value data to 1, and click OK. This disables the "Learn about this picture" icon.
4. Refresh Desktop: Press F5 on your desktop to refresh, or restart your computer.
5. Optional - Disable Lock Screen Tips: To further reduce lock screen interactions, navigate to:
   
   <span>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager</span>
   • Find RotatingLockScreenOverlayEnabled and SubscribedContent-338387Enabled.
   • Set both to 0 to disable additional lock screen content.

Hope this helps.

Method 2, I can get to here

I tried typing in at the end </span> and hit enter....computer chimed and moved the cursor to the beginning. Does this mean anything?

Nevermind, found it in the next step

 

[rural mouse]

I have this on my new PC. I quit clicking on the like/dislike top right. I just click in the middle, where the login would be, and the login pops up. Then it doesn't go to the info about the picture.

Alternatively make a point of just clicking the don't like so it changes the pic. Seems rather back-handed and awkward to me.

@MrsNorthie
And after restarting computer, the line modification thing didn't take it off. At this point, I give up.

 

[Vulpes vulpes]

Somewhat surprisingly, most mornings my tree huggers are dry. Only twice since this tree hugging en masse started in late June/early July have some of them looked bedraggled in the morning; most seem to have picked roosting spots that give them shelter from any rain overnight. Of course that may be just a coincidence of picking somewhere that offers shelter from nocturnal aerial predators. But I imagine they learn to tell from what's growing on the bark whether a potential roosting spot stays dry, or not.

This is an encouraging answer. It makes sense, after all wild birds find a way to stay dry in even the most violent storms. I didn't want to assume that chickens could, since they're domesticated animals that aren't native to these environments. We have a high percentage of evergreen trees here, which should offer plenty of shelter. One potential issue is that, from my understanding, the most sheltered part of a conifer is up against the trunk. However, it behooves chickens to roost on thin, faraway branches that won't support the weight of a raccoon. Of course, I could put metal flashing around the trunks of trees they roost in, but that would remove those trees as potential habitat for squirrels and other climbing animals, which I'd like to avoid if possible. I hope any chickens that decide to roost in trees can find a good balance and stay safe

 

[RoyalChick]

This is an encouraging answer. It makes sense, after all wild birds find a way to stay dry in even the most violent storms. I didn't want to assume that chickens could, since they're domesticated animals that aren't native to these environments. We have a high percentage of evergreen trees here, which should offer plenty of shelter. One potential issue is that, from my understanding, the most sheltered part of a conifer is up against the trunk. However, it behooves chickens to roost on thin, faraway branches that won't support the weight of a raccoon. Of course, I could put metal flashing around the trunks of trees they roost in, but that would remove those trees as potential habitat for squirrels and other climbing animals, which I'd like to avoid if possible. I hope any chickens that decide to roost in trees can find a good balance and stay safe

I wouldn’t put any faith in metal flashing. I tried that one year to preserve my peach crop.
The raccoons were clever enough to figure out a way around it and the squirrels just went up a (not very) nearby tree and leapt into thin air and managed to grab a branch of the coveted peach tree.

 

[MrsNorthie]

Alternatively make a point of just clicking the don't like so it changes the pic. Seems rather back-handed and awkward to me.

@MrsNorthie
And after restarting computer, the line modification thing didn't take it off. At this point, I give up.

Microsoft has gotten really pushy with things that they don't want you to turn off. :-( We recommend that our customers turn off updates so they can control when they get pushed through, to allow them to test them thoroughly and roll back if there is an issue, but Microsoft still pushes some updates through.

By the line modification, are you referring to the Registry Edit?

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

Well @Shadrach I was so tired when I got the rooster home and he was so chill I decided to just let him out and see how it went. Amazingly, it went well! He…uh…introduced himself to a couple hens then went around tidbitting and crowing and doing his little rooster dance and it’s like he’s been here all along! I’ll be interested to see where he sleeps. His left foot looks like it was broken at some point and healed at an angle but it’s not slowing him down any