Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[MaryJanet]

he doesn't sleep in a coop with the rest of them; I've no idea where he roosts. He's just waiting for us all at dawn by the feeding station!

He must be roosting somewhere nearby. Can you watch him as he trots off to bed?

 

[Perris]

He must be roosting somewhere nearby. Can you watch him as he trots off to bed?

I could, in theory at least. I'll do some research to find out what sort of roost spot I might be heading to. Following him through hedges, bramble patches, nettle beds, across ditches etc at dusk may not be so easy in practice

This was him standing in the drizzle this morning; he's lost some condition and he has a very pronounced limp when he thinks no-one's watching

 

[kcan2]

I could, in theory at least. I'll do some research to find out what sort of roost spot I might be heading to. Following him through hedges, bramble patches, nettle beds, across ditches etc at dusk may not be so easy in practice

This was him standing in the drizzle this morning; he's lost some condition and he has a very pronounced limp when he thinks no-one's watching
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Poor guy - he is lovely. If you are able to catch and help him, please do update with how he does!

 

[Shadrach]

Are you a Digger?

https://tribunemag.co.uk/2024/04/the-diggers-green-roots-2

 

[fuzzi]

Are you a Digger?

https://tribunemag.co.uk/2024/04/the-diggers-green-roots-2

Interesting read. It reminded me of the New England settlements, both Pilgrims and Puritans, back in the 1600s. They tried a collective society, but didn't succeed as such. Once each family was allowed their own plot and permission to do as they liked with their crops food became abundant.

 

[Perris]

they experimented with lots of different types of constitution in ancient Greece, whence the idea of politics, trial by jury and much else relevant to this. It seems all types that have been tried to date have their pros and cons.

 

[MaryJanet]

Are you a Digger?

https://tribunemag.co.uk/2024/04/the-diggers-green-roots-2

Strange you mention it, I'm a member of The Diggers Club, who mention Winstanley on their About page.

 

[RoyalChick]

Are you a Digger?

https://tribunemag.co.uk/2024/04/the-diggers-green-roots-2

Thanks for sharing. Interesting read.
I had to write an essay on the Diggers (or maybe it was Levelers more broadly) at school as part of ‘British Economic & Social History’.
Or maybe it was an exam question.

 

[Perris]

Thanks for sharing. Interesting read.
I had to write an essay on the Diggers (or maybe it was Levelers more broadly) at school as part of ‘British Economic & Social History’.
Or maybe it was an exam question.

you got to study this stuff? wow. The history curriculum I remember was boring in the extreme, kings and wars full stop.

 

[RoyalChick]

you got to study this stuff? wow. The history curriculum I remember was boring in the extreme, kings and wars full stop.

Yeah. I opted for social and economic history.
As a result I only know the order of the kings because some of them have numerals after their names. They didn’t seem very relevant.
But I know a lot (well in teenager terms) about the spinning Jenny, the Soho cholera outbreak (the water pump), and various harvest failures (including the potato famine) as well as social movements like Diggers and Levelers and however you want to classify Luddites.