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  1. fluffycrow

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Fret has had a good life. Very sad to read that it might be coming to an end, and I’m sure you’re not feeling great about it, but I’m sure that if asked (and if she could answer), she’d say her last few years were happy ones. The last of the “old guard”, she will join Henry and Carbon. You’re...
  2. fluffycrow

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Sad news about Fret. Hopefully with your care and her resilience, she can bounce back
  3. fluffycrow

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    You know it’s going to be a good day when Shad posts photos from Catalonia:lol:. Lovely photo there with Cillin (I think:oops:). You’re right, things are much easier when roosters let you get that close:love. Currently only Big Red will let me. Tax because I suspect I am behind. Not many good...
  4. fluffycrow

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    So sorry for your loss :hugs
  5. fluffycrow

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Congratulations! What a cute bunch
  6. fluffycrow

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Much like the chickens in Catalonia, the chickens here have never exhibited this. We’re sitting at 38 degrees Celsius right now, much more pleasant than the 40-45 we had last year. The roosters seem to get dark tips when the temperature drops, rather than when skyrockets. I suppose it could have...
  7. fluffycrow

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Oh they’re absolutely gorgeous :love ! They look like they would do great in warmer climates, maybe retaining some of the Penedescena genes? Happy hatch day to all the new hens and roosters
  8. fluffycrow

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    That’s great news! Hope he keeps improving, and that’s it’s also nothing heart-related
  9. fluffycrow

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    How is he doing now?
  10. fluffycrow

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Huh. Quite interesting. Seems to be quite the opposite here. The adults (especially under Kolovos) loved to carve out paths in the long grass, which all the guard dogs, past and present, loved to use at night as well
  11. fluffycrow

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Gorgeous eggs:love
  12. fluffycrow

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I have seen the same. Spring as usual is a time of plenty, and they love this spot; it has clover, but also the non-clumping grass that Shad talked (typed?) about a few weeks ago. Right now, the area looks much worse. Our hot, dry summers, along with the frequent visits from the chickens have...
  13. fluffycrow

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    That was quite interesting and a little sad to observe last September. The fox attack that happened (and apologies if it’s getting annoyingly repetitive) claimed Lady Gaga and Erica. The former was the head rooster of the bantam (then) tribe, while the latter was a mid to low-ranking hen of...
  14. fluffycrow

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Pullets here will start laying at five and a half to seven months old no matter the time of year. I don’t recall having any pullets wait until spring to lay their first egg. However, pullets that started laying in the summer or very early autumn might take a break during winter. Please take...
  15. fluffycrow

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Love this photo. The new phone camera is really good. Glad that you’re back, and hope that everything that was keeping you away has been solved, or wasn’t life changing
  16. fluffycrow

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    From the few experiences we’ve had here, it’s usually the work of more than one hen. Typically one that lays poor quality shells, and the next that comes to lay. The thin-shelled egg breaks easily when the other hens try to move it around with their beaks. Over a week or so, they understand...
  17. fluffycrow

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Absolutely gorgeous view!
  18. fluffycrow

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Happy hatch day to her! She’s very pretty, the feathering on her wing and saddle area is especially captivating
  19. fluffycrow

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Socrates :p ? Hopefully I’m wrong, then! We’ll know soon enough. Maybe 10 chicks would be more manageable.
  20. fluffycrow

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    The cutoff point I was given when I was inquiring for my first (artificial) serama hatch was 10 days. Supposedly, fertility drops drastically after that. When Cruella hatched her second brood in her secret nest, 14 out of 15 eggs hatched. Even if she were a daily layer (which I know she isn’t)...
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