Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.
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kattabelly
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It's been snowy here for less than a week and I know you're hundreds of miles away but for some reason the green grass in yesterday's pics still took me by surprise
Rognvald crowed the day before yesterday. It was a funny three-syllable version and he did it a load of times but hasn't bothered since, that I've noticed. The Light Sussex cockerel who doesn't have a name yet is still being really good other than a bit clumsy and overenthusiastic with the ladies (but not actually rapey). Last night he had one chick under each wing on the roost
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It's odd. Henry was very good with the chicks. He was a Light Sussex.It's been snowy here for less than a week and I know you're hundreds of miles away but for some reason the green grass in yesterday's pics still took me by surprise
Rognvald crowed the day before yesterday. It was a funny three-syllable version and he did it a load of times but hasn't bothered since, that I've noticed. The Light Sussex cockerel who doesn't have a name yet is still being really good other than a bit clumsy and overenthusiastic with the ladies (but not actually rapey). Last night he had one chick under each wing on the roost
My friend who keeps Light Sussex's says all his boys have been good with chicks, but not all were good with people or other males.
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Two rather cold hours today. It froze last night and there were still icebergs floating in the water. It's going to do it a gain tonight apparently and then it's going to stay above freezing but it's likely to rain.
Mow and Sylph were in the coop when I arrived. Glais came out to meet me.
Glais came out and tore around for a while. Mow and Sylph only came out from under the coop to eat and drink.
The clouds behind the trees really did have silver linings.
Mow and Sylph were in the coop when I arrived. Glais came out to meet me.
Glais came out and tore around for a while. Mow and Sylph only came out from under the coop to eat and drink.
The clouds behind the trees really did have silver linings.
kattabelly
Crowing
He's been great with me so far. I grabbed the chicks earlier after we got caught in a sudden blizzard and they screamed for a minute until they realised it was warm inside my jacket - he was a couple of feet away and watched closely when they started complaining, but nothing in his body language made me think he might do more than watch without a lot more provocation. Kept talking to him and letting him see what was happening, and he happily ate some food from my hand and stopped watching once they were settled. He'll let them eat and be around him during the day but only actually seems to look after them when they roost at night. He bit me the first time I had to put the chicks on the roost in the dark and rearrange some others but he's been fine ever since, now he knows what's happening.
Other than the odd wing drop I've not noticed him pay any attention to Rognvald and Donald yet. If anything he could do with being a bit less good with them - they've reached that neck grabbing stage and he'll look over but leaves the pullets to fight their own battles.
kattabelly
Crowing
That last photo is one for the caption competition thread!
It's a really good one!
No chickens where I am now. But a real amazing sky at sunset. Both silver and golden lining.
L-plate chicken mum
Crowing
Shut the door bucket boy, it’s freezing!
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Mainly sunny afternoon after a below freezing night, -5C and it didn't get past 3C at the field for the rest of the day.
Today was one of those days that leaves one thinking there is still much to learn about chickens.
I got to the coop run gate expecting them to be under or in the coop; they were standing waiting at the gate. I opened the gate and they all came out waiting for me to put the food down. They all ate and I was rather surprised to see that Mow took up her get this gate open so I can get onto the field stance. I opened the gate and they all went out onto the field.
I expected them to head straight for the fruit bushes, but they went foraging for twenty minutes and then headed to the fruit bushes.
Glais saw me take the green treat container from my rucksack and came over. We walked back to the fruit bushes and they ate their treats there. Glais and Sylph went off to do some more foraging and Mow relaxed by the fruit bushes.
I'm sitting in my chair on the field during most of the this. The only guidance I gave was when Glais started to hover between me and Mow and Sylph. At that point I escorted him back to where Mow and Sylph were and he didn't hover for the rest of the day.
Glais bounces around a lot. He flies, he runs and he climbs. Despite being nine months old he's still very teenagerish. One of his tricks is to run at the hens. This tends to make them nervous. He tried it again today and they both just stood there totally unimpressed. The look at me boyish antics have had their day it seems and Glais knows it. He'll have to behave in a more grown up manner in future I think if he's going to impress Mow and Sylph.
For the last half an hour they all went foraging and they went further into the field than they have for about three months without me being there herding them. Glais got so far down at one point I was about to go and bring him back closer to home.
They all came back together once the sun had dropped below the horizon, ate together in the coop extension and went off to roost. Mow went in first. Sylph had found something interesting at the edge of the run fence and Glais went and got her and then they went to roost.
It is difficult to explain just what a difference in behaviour there was between today and the last few months; despite me moaning about it for the duration. It's like Mow and Sylph have switched on overnight.
I'm tempted to think this change has something to do with the moult they just undergone. The change in behaviour has been more dramatic then the shedding and regrowing of feathers.
It's going to freeze again tonight after which the temperature is forecast to rise.
Today was one of those days that leaves one thinking there is still much to learn about chickens.
I got to the coop run gate expecting them to be under or in the coop; they were standing waiting at the gate. I opened the gate and they all came out waiting for me to put the food down. They all ate and I was rather surprised to see that Mow took up her get this gate open so I can get onto the field stance. I opened the gate and they all went out onto the field.
I expected them to head straight for the fruit bushes, but they went foraging for twenty minutes and then headed to the fruit bushes.
Glais saw me take the green treat container from my rucksack and came over. We walked back to the fruit bushes and they ate their treats there. Glais and Sylph went off to do some more foraging and Mow relaxed by the fruit bushes.
I'm sitting in my chair on the field during most of the this. The only guidance I gave was when Glais started to hover between me and Mow and Sylph. At that point I escorted him back to where Mow and Sylph were and he didn't hover for the rest of the day.
Glais bounces around a lot. He flies, he runs and he climbs. Despite being nine months old he's still very teenagerish. One of his tricks is to run at the hens. This tends to make them nervous. He tried it again today and they both just stood there totally unimpressed. The look at me boyish antics have had their day it seems and Glais knows it. He'll have to behave in a more grown up manner in future I think if he's going to impress Mow and Sylph.
For the last half an hour they all went foraging and they went further into the field than they have for about three months without me being there herding them. Glais got so far down at one point I was about to go and bring him back closer to home.
They all came back together once the sun had dropped below the horizon, ate together in the coop extension and went off to roost. Mow went in first. Sylph had found something interesting at the edge of the run fence and Glais went and got her and then they went to roost.
It is difficult to explain just what a difference in behaviour there was between today and the last few months; despite me moaning about it for the duration. It's like Mow and Sylph have switched on overnight.
I'm tempted to think this change has something to do with the moult they just undergone. The change in behaviour has been more dramatic then the shedding and regrowing of feathers.
It's going to freeze again tonight after which the temperature is forecast to rise.
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