Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[kcan2]

Rain this morning then dryish until around 4.30pm. Windy with 30mph gusts.
They were waiting at the gate wanting out when I arrived. They ate and headed out the gate as soon as I opened it. They got about an hour on the field before the rain showed up. They saw it coming before I did and it pissed down.View attachment 4298652View attachment 4298653View attachment 4298654View attachment 4298655View attachment 4298656View attachment 4298657

So much rain!
Did I miss the Boris update?

 

[BDutch]

Usually there is no need to trim as in cut. It is a good idea to file the spur points round and check down the spur shaft for rough patches. A good quality nail file does the job.

I tried filing the upper beak of Ini mini. It didn’t work good enough. Goes too slowly and Ini mini didn’t cooperate. Cutting a piece off with a baby nail cutter (no sharp ends) works much better. I only file the sharp edges after cutting now.

I need to cut her upper beak regularly. Ini mini is my oldest Dutch bantam who is getting 12 yo this spring. Here her beak got at a point it hinders her (eating and preening) and I need to cut it.