Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[fuzzi]

One and a half hours. Got lucky with the rain and frog marched them out on to the field. Got around three quarters of an hour out on the field.
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More rat blocking.
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Ooh, lovely dirt! (photo #4)

 

[Fluffy_Butt_Hutt]

Yours sound significantly more polite than mine. Once I had a piece of meat stolen from my sandwich.

Mine are this way too! The chickens only have interest in the food in my hand
Plenty of times have I rationed out some of my food, but they ignore it. Instead, my lap, back, arm I'm eating my food with, or any place they can perch and extend their deceptively short looking necks my way to try and steal a piece.
Additionally, they're picky! They usually won't try "new foods" until I take a bite of it in front of them and then hold it out for them. I have mounted skewers that I will stab food to peck at, but with "new foods" they often won't take a determined peck at it for hours without an introduction. New foods being food they haven't had for two months or more. Every time they don't recognize the occasional cucumber it's both frustrating and hilarious!