Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[Perris]

Wet poops are commonplace at the onset of molt here.

and sometimes during it, and coming to the end of it too, here. Would this be Sylph's first proper moult?

 

[Mother of Chaos]

and I assume he gave them no cause for concern on their personal safety front...?

Ooo, now we're getting into the deets!

("deets" = details for non-English speakers)

 

[ChickenshedStudio]

Nothing to be ashamed of imho. But please do look for info, how to prevent a red mite infestation, before winter comes to an end. These bastards thrive in our climate with mild winters and warm humid summers.

The reason they're in the rabbit hutch and the new coop is because the shed they were living in when we moved in was crawling with red mite, first among it's other deficiencies. There was no way to get it clean so we had to get them out asap.

 

[ChickenshedStudio]

OK, so I never made it outside other than to let the girls in and out, so instead I will post a pic of what I was doing all day long. It becomes less clear why I decided to go back to university to get that BSc (PS I have no faith whatsoever that any of this is correct, so don't tase me, bro):

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Chicken pics tomorrow!!!!! cross my heart

Oh that takes me back! my first degree was chemistry but it's mostly faded away now

 

[ChickenshedStudio]

their instincts are good

what sort of forage is available to them? often old neglected patches of land have a splendid collection of native wild plants and arthropods for chickens to feast on.

the veggie patch they're on at the moment has all sorts - so many things I don't recognise!
Later they'll be on about half an acre which is mixed: orchard with grasses and some open space, then increasingly scruffy woodland as they go up the hill, with hedgerows round the edges. I need to do a survey really but I'm hoping they'll find enough variety to keep them happy

 

[Perris]

all sorts - so many things I don't recognise!
Later they'll be on about half an acre which is mixed: orchard with grasses and some open space, then increasingly scruffy woodland as they go up the hill, with hedgerows round the edges. I need to do a survey really but I'm hoping they'll find enough variety to keep them happy

ah - sounds familiar!
Warning: it can be a bit addictive. My table of identified fauna, flora and funga now runs to 96 pages, with about 5 entries per page!

 

[kattabelly]

ah - sounds familiar!
Warning: it can be a bit addictive. My table of identified fauna, flora and funga now runs to 96 pages, with about 5 entries per page!

Spot the retired academic!

 

[kattabelly]

Some people on BYC - "You shouldn't let chicks jump up on you like that, if they're that friendly it means they're probably a cockerel and they'll attack you when they're older"

My pullets -

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

OK, so I never made it outside other than to let the girls in and out, so instead I will post a pic of what I was doing all day long. It becomes less clear why I decided to go back to university to get that BSc (PS I have no faith whatsoever that any of this is correct, so don't tase me, bro):

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Chicken pics tomorrow!!!!! cross my heart

Thanks for giving my flashbacks first thing in the morning! Ack!

 

[fluffycrow]

J did the chickens this evening. I had other commitments. J sent me a picture though.
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He’s a very pretty boy! Just needs a few sickle feathers to get away from his (fashionable, I must admit) bobtail!

His comb rivals some of the ones the Tsouloufati males sport