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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Two and a half hours of mist and drizzle but warmish at 10C. Glais and I are bored. Mow and Sylph aren't much fun at the moment. Nobody really wants to go out. Normally both Mow and Sylph will put up with light rain. Glais and I make forays outside together while Mow and Sylph stay under the...
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    That's something I need to look into for the field. I miss not having fresh chilli peppers.
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    It froze last night. Today just felt damp and cold despite the temperature being a couple of degrees above yesterday's. They came out for a forage stayed out for about an hour but didn't look comfortable. Glais was keen to stay out but Mow and Sylph just wanted out of the wind. Sylph can't walk...
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I've just realised this thread was four years old three days ago.🎂
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I was pleased to see the pop door had operated and everyone was in the run when I arrived. No sign of further rat damage.:fl Two and a half hours of mostly sunshine at 6C maximum with a light wind. Everybody went on to the field for about an hour and half, then went to the coop extension as the...
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    They're filling out nicely. :loveThey've got about the same spur growth as Glais. Glais certainly isn't all grown up yet. He's got a bit of a way to go yet in size and mentality.:love
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    Food/water in coop

    I'm reluctant to leave food in the coop at any time. It always seems to attract something other than chickens. I leave chick food in the coop for the first few days, or until mum marches the chicks outside. Even those few days has caused problems that necessitated daily clean outs, usually due...
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I've been looking at them. They don't have a great reputation for reliability. I've been very pleased the the old style chicken guard I bought. I'm going to try out replacing the string with a guitar wire. If the wire can be turned around a machine head on a guitar it might just work.
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Got to the field at one thirty to find the pop door still shut.:rolleyes:T he string had broken. It's hard to see how it could have been chewed, no signs of a mouth being on it and no way I can see of getting at it. Anyway, it was broken and there was a pile of plastic on the ramp from the rat...
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    Fermenting Feed

    Why do you believe you've been over feeding them? What have you been feeding them? Ducks have a similar digestive system to chickens. https://ducksofprovidence.com/duck-digestive-system-anatomy/ One small but important difference is ducks tend to have a smaller crop capacity than chickens...
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I used to peg down the the snap traps I've set in the past with tent pegs. These were the old type on a bit of plywood sheet so a couple of holes for pegs was easy enough. Thanks for reminding me.
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Ah, yes of course. Not sure I could get fine powder to stay on any of the chew points. I could leave some on the ramp and some might stay on the nest box roofs. Any dry powder on surfaces is history within minutes at the field because of the wind.
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    You're right unfortunately. It's got to go. I will probably end up setting snap trap enclosures.
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Three hours today. It stayed dry with sunny spells, 8C maximum, while I was at the field. The wind though was gusting at 30mph plus. Everyone did venture out for five minutes then a gust came, almost taking mow of her feet and everyone went back into the coop extension. Glais came out on and off...
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