Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[no fly zone]

- Dear iPhone: please stop changing “flock” to “Glock.” I have chickens, not firearms. kthxbye

Why not both?

 

[Mother of Chaos]

Why not both?

With my vision (retinal disease) and terrible balance, I’m pretty sure that I don’t need to be armed!

 

[Appalachickens]

I’d love to have a Buckeye one day, if for no other reason than the coloration, but I’m pretty sure that my local chicken lady has never had them.

Thank goodness. I’m very happy with a flock size of five.

- Dear iPhone: please stop changing “flock” to “Glock.” I have chickens, not firearms. kthxbye

I was once trying to type Glock on my phone and it changed it to Glockenspiel. Very helpful.

 

[Mother of Chaos]

I was once trying to type Glock on my phone and it changed it to Glockenspiel. Very helpful.

“Back, you dastardly villain, or I shall ring chimes at you!!”

 

[Perris]

could I ask where you got your Penedesenca eggs from?

one woman in Devon breeding them

I got them from her; at that time, they were only 1 generation away from the stock she obtained in person from Penedes. My birds are 4 now.

One of my cockerels bred successfully with hens of other breeds before he passed (all 3 boys died of unknown cause(s) more or less young, while all 3 girls are still thriving), and when they cross back the Penny genes appear to be strong; at least, one of my hybrid hens looks like a pure partridge Penedesenca - only distinguishable from the three older and definitely pure bred ones by her comb (as they are only distinguishable from one another by their combs), while a couple of younger roos look very like that male, and I think they are all 75% Penny. But it's guesswork since they mate as they wish here, and both hens and roos are promiscuous.

 

[kattabelly]

I got them from her; at that time, they were only 1 generation away from the stock she obtained in person from Penedes. My birds are 4 now.

One of my cockerels bred successfully with hens of other breeds before he passed (all 3 boys died of unknown cause(s) more or less young, while all 3 girls are still thriving), and when they cross back the Penny genes appear to be strong; at least, one of my hybrid hens looks like a pure partridge Penedesenca - only distinguishable from the three older and definitely pure bred ones by her comb (as they are only distinguishable from one another by their combs), while a couple of younger roos look very like that male, and I think they are all 75% Penny. But it's guesswork since they mate as they wish here, and both hens and roos are promiscuous.

Ah, ok. I know you let your birds breed as they want and I didn't expect you'd be looking to sell/swap/re-home any, just wondered if you might have another contact. Thanks anyway

I'm going to have to go and read all the regs and guidance for importing hatching eggs now just because I don't like loose threads and open ends