Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[L-plate chicken mum]

I’m too upset to give more details right now.
Post in thread 'Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock'
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28974670

 

[kattabelly]

Another beautiful but cold afternoon.

It's been snowy here for less than a week and I know you're hundreds of miles away but for some reason the green grass in yesterday's pics still took me by surprise

Rognvald crowed the day before yesterday. It was a funny three-syllable version and he did it a load of times but hasn't bothered since, that I've noticed. The Light Sussex cockerel who doesn't have a name yet is still being really good other than a bit clumsy and overenthusiastic with the ladies (but not actually rapey). Last night he had one chick under each wing on the roost

 

[Shadrach]

It's been snowy here for less than a week and I know you're hundreds of miles away but for some reason the green grass in yesterday's pics still took me by surprise

Rognvald crowed the day before yesterday. It was a funny three-syllable version and he did it a load of times but hasn't bothered since, that I've noticed. The Light Sussex cockerel who doesn't have a name yet is still being really good other than a bit clumsy and overenthusiastic with the ladies (but not actually rapey). Last night he had one chick under each wing on the roost

It's odd. Henry was very good with the chicks. He was a Light Sussex.
My friend who keeps Light Sussex's says all his boys have been good with chicks, but not all were good with people or other males.

 

[Shadrach]

Two rather cold hours today. It froze last night and there were still icebergs floating in the water. It's going to do it a gain tonight apparently and then it's going to stay above freezing but it's likely to rain.
Mow and Sylph were in the coop when I arrived. Glais came out to meet me.
Glais came out and tore around for a while. Mow and Sylph only came out from under the coop to eat and drink.

The clouds behind the trees really did have silver linings.

 

[kattabelly]

It's odd. Henry was very good with the chicks. He was a Light Sussex.
My friend who keeps Light Sussex's says all his boys have been good with chicks, but not all were good with people or other males.

He's been great with me so far. I grabbed the chicks earlier after we got caught in a sudden blizzard and they screamed for a minute until they realised it was warm inside my jacket - he was a couple of feet away and watched closely when they started complaining, but nothing in his body language made me think he might do more than watch without a lot more provocation. Kept talking to him and letting him see what was happening, and he happily ate some food from my hand and stopped watching once they were settled. He'll let them eat and be around him during the day but only actually seems to look after them when they roost at night. He bit me the first time I had to put the chicks on the roost in the dark and rearrange some others but he's been fine ever since, now he knows what's happening.

Other than the odd wing drop I've not noticed him pay any attention to Rognvald and Donald yet. If anything he could do with being a bit less good with them - they've reached that neck grabbing stage and he'll look over but leaves the pullets to fight their own battles.

 

[kattabelly]

That last photo is one for the caption competition thread!

 

[Vulpes vulpes]

That last photo is one for the caption competition thread!

It's a really good one!

 

[BDutch]

No chickens where I am now. But a real amazing sky at sunset. Both silver and golden lining.