Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

Shadrach · 2026-01-13T18:41:18-0600

Mother of Chaos said:
- it’s dusk, and they’re starting to put themselves to bed, but I played this on my phone, and they all suddenly stopped and looked. Especially in the high notes (high frequencies). I couldn’t capture the simultaneous looks, bc the music stopped when I switched to Camera.

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Did you know that chickens pick up sub bass frequencies from receptors in their legs. Maybe if you went out with a high fidelity music player (20 Hz to 20 kHz) they may start dancing to the bass frequencies.

Oops. I forgot. i have insisted that roosters don't dance. :oops:

Mother of Chaos · 2026-01-13T18:44:14-0600

Shadrach said:
Did you know that chickens pick up sub bass frequencies from receptors in their legs. Maybe if you went out with a high fidelity music player (20 Hz to 20 kHz) they may start dancing to the bass frequencies.

Oops. I forgot. i have insisted that roosters don't dance.

I will have to give this a try!

I blew out multiple bass speakers in my car in my younger days…

Mother of Chaos · 2026-01-13T18:48:49-0600

(I thought that I posted this earlier, but it seems to have vanished)

Nighty-night:

Shadrach · 2026-01-13T19:55:25-0600

one and a half hours today. Mainly dry in the afternoon. Rain moved in as I went home.
The pop door was shut again when I got there, I really don't know what happened this time. The batteries in the controller unit were at replacement level according to the unit yet they were new a few weeks ago. No broken string, nothing wedged in the door channels to prevent the door opening. Was the rat trying to chew the door when it started to open and got trapped or wouldn't stop chewing. :confused:

The damage isn't much fortunately and I had spare batteries and once the new batteries were installed and a the settings adjusted the door operated as normal. I've fixed an aluminium vent guard on the front of the door. I forgot to take a picture and maybe that will do until I get the 2mm thick alumimium door cut along with the runner guards.

Being in the coop given their recent level of inactivity isn't likely to be very stressful for them although they want to come out when I get there. They want to drink first usually and this means I should look for a larger water bowl for inside the coop just in case. They've got more than 4sq feet per bird in there.

I'll be going to the field before mid day tomorrow just in case my defenses prove inadequate and Psycho Chew A Coop has done more damage that prevents the door opening. :rolleyes:

It's been one of those days.

They came out to drink and eat, foraged a bit in the extended run. Glais went off for a dust bath with Sylph close behind leaving me and Mow enjoying the milder weather.

I took this picture of a flock of jackdaws. :duc