Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[Shadrach]

While Kolovos had his group, and Big Red was still with his two hens, he would regularly sound false alarm calls, which I always interpreted as jealousy/an attempt to win Kolovos’ hens by proving himself as a sentinel

Tribe 2 and 3 often got fed kitchen scraps and treat food on the terrace at the front of the farmhouse. There would be some attempts by chickens in one tribe to get at the food of the other tribe. Notch would give an alarm call and everyone would scatter to cover. He just carried on eating and when he did give the all clear call it was his hens that came out to eat first. It was quite deliberate.

Mow learnt to peck at my boots for treats from Henry. It's a shame she didn't learn how to be as gentle and accurate as Henry was. Both Mow and Sylph learnt very quickly that when I show them the empty treat container there isn't going to be any more that day. They also worked out very quickly which containers were my food and which were for them. They tend not to hassle me when I eat but as soon as I pick up a container with treats in I can't get them out from under my feet.

Being allowed to eat my food in peace is I think interesting. They didn't bother Henry when he ate the supplied feed but they would bug him for treat food, sometimes snatching it out of his beak.

So, a lot of things they've learnt from watching Henry rather than Fret their mother. Some people say the male has very little to do with the upbringing of chicks but I don't believe this to be true; it's just a different type of teaching at a later age.

 

[Shadrach]

A bit over two hours today.
The surprise on my arrival.
I couldn't get through the gate.

We've had a bit of wind. As one can see from the picture, the chair took some of the weight and the gate and the strong part of the new fence (it's fine) took the weight from the top branches.
The tree hasn't come out at the roots. It's broken just above the point the roots spread out from the underground part of the trunk.

Out with the Silki saw.

This is the new arrangement for the chicken related stuff, eggs, feed, medications, etc. It also provides me with a seat under the coop extension and at last, a flat surface on which I can stand chickens when I'm checking them over or tending to something.

Cut some today. Do the rest tomorrow.

And then on to a birthday dinner for one of the family. It's birthday season; five in the space of two months.
Eldest's husband baked this.

 

[Mother of Chaos]

A bit over two hours today.
The surprise on my arrival.
I couldn't get through the gate.
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We've had a bit of wind. As one can see from the picture, the chair took some of the weight and the gate and the strong part of the new fence (it's fine) took the weight from the top branches.
The tree hasn't come out at the roots. It's broken just above the point the roots spread out from the underground part of the trunk.

Out with the Silki saw.
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This is the new arrangement for the chicken related stuff, eggs, feed, medications, etc. It also provides me with a seat under the coop extension and at last, a flat surface on which I can stand chickens when I'm checking them over or tending to something.

Cut some today. Do the rest tomorrow.
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And then on to a birthday dinner for one of the family. It's birthday season; five in the space of two months.
Eldest's husband baked this.
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Oof! I’m sorry you lost the tree! What kind was it? Did it provide much shade or shelter?

 

[fuzzi]

A bit over two hours today.
The surprise on my arrival.
I couldn't get through the gate.
View attachment 4227422

We've had a bit of wind. As one can see from the picture, the chair took some of the weight and the gate and the strong part of the new fence (it's fine) took the weight from the top branches.
The tree hasn't come out at the roots. It's broken just above the point the roots spread out from the underground part of the trunk.

Out with the Silki saw.
View attachment 4227423

This is the new arrangement for the chicken related stuff, eggs, feed, medications, etc. It also provides me with a seat under the coop extension and at last, a flat surface on which I can stand chickens when I'm checking them over or tending to something.

Cut some today. Do the rest tomorrow.
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I love that last photo of the gals..

 

[kcan2]

A bit over two hours today.
The surprise on my arrival.
I couldn't get through the gate.
View attachment 4227422

We've had a bit of wind. As one can see from the picture, the chair took some of the weight and the gate and the strong part of the new fence (it's fine) took the weight from the top branches.
The tree hasn't come out at the roots. It's broken just above the point the roots spread out from the underground part of the trunk.

Out with the Silki saw.
View attachment 4227423

This is the new arrangement for the chicken related stuff, eggs, feed, medications, etc. It also provides me with a seat under the coop extension and at last, a flat surface on which I can stand chickens when I'm checking them over or tending to something.

Cut some today. Do the rest tomorrow.
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And then on to a birthday dinner for one of the family. It's birthday season; five in the space of two months.
Eldest's husband baked this.
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Cake looks magnificent, ladies look cozy, tree looks to be a poor celebrant of the winds of change but a good way to earn birthday cake-eating rights!

 

[tranquiliti]

Here it is!​

Full Text

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• Hillemacher S, Ocklenburg S, Güntürkün O, Tiemann I. Roosters do not warn the bird in the mirror: The cognitive ecology of mirror self-recognition. PLoS One. 2023 Oct 25;18(10):e0291416. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291416. PMCID: PMC10599514. PMID: 37878556.​

 

[MrsNorthie]

Notch would give an alarm call and everyone would scatter to cover. He just carried on eating and when he did give the all clear call it was his hens that came out to eat first. It was quite deliberate.

What a sneaky rascal! They are far more intelligent than most people give them credit for and I would guess far more intelligent than most of the humans that judge a chickens intelligence.

The tree hasn't come out at the roots. It's broken just above the point the roots spread out from the underground part of the trunk.

That is not a nice surprise, but hopefully, with the roots still intact and safely in the ground, the tree will make a come back.

And then on to a birthday dinner for one of the family. It's birthday season; five in the space of two months.
Eldest's husband baked this.

That is a lot of birthdays in close proximity, good thing you like cakes! Your SIL looks to be an excellent baker. Is that Orange with almonds or walnuts with chocolate icing?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Happy birthday!

 

[Perris]

So, a lot of things they've learnt from watching Henry rather than Fret their mother. Some people say the male has very little to do with the upbringing of chicks but I don't believe this to be true; it's just a different type of teaching at a later age.

Indeed. And it varies with the male; some have good instincts for it, and some don't, as with hens. I also think it helps chicks' development into sociable adults when they have both good and bad examples to observe.

 

[Perris]

As one can see from the picture, the chair took some of the weight and the gate and the strong part of the new fence (it's fine) took the weight from the top branches.

is the young apple tree OK? looks a bit squashed in photo 4.