Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[ChickenshedStudio]

Much excitement here today - Lightning laid an egg!!
She is one of the two remaining hens from the 5 we inherited in the summer, she's at least 6+, breed unknown, and she hasn't laid since we moved here.

She was very underweight when we finally managed to catch her in the summer, and she had the name 'ScaredyChicken' until my nephew renamed her because she was so averse to people. She's not any fonder of us now, but we had to treat an injury last month and she was in much better condition, so it's just lovely to see her laying.

I'd noticed Abney paying her lots of attention and he even started herding her today - then she was seen heading into the coop. Even better, she's laying in the same nest box as the pullets!! (I'm leaving the eggs in in the vain hope of broodiness)

 

[SimpleJenn]

My cat says woof

 

[Mother of Chaos]

Tax for everything (I'm on the installment plan, I fear:

The nice, jungley goal - please ignore the random detritus from the winter; it's on my list:

The current state (different part of yard):

I’m so over having my backyard look like a penitentiary exercise area

 

[Shadrach]

Is attaching a piece of really bright ribbon or string or something an option that could work for you?

Not really. It hasn't happened often enough to warrant drastic measures.

 

[fuzzi]

I'm not getting game hens again...

 

[Shadrach]

27/03 and 28/03...I think.
Just can't seem to get away from the wind at the moment. It's been pretty full on for a few days now. Not awsome gust speeds, just that annoying 25mph to 30mph constant pressure.

Mow in the nest box at roosting time. She's out all day. Yeah I know she's cute, but what's she doing in there? I don't mind. I just want to know why. Tonight when I checked on her before shutting them in she looked awfully like a pancake. I had a feel under her chest and belly and she isn't hot. Hmmm.

I just took a gone to roost picture on Thursday.

Sylph is irritable at the moment, with everyone. She's also finding places to sit for a while; not quite nests but not her normal behaviour. Hmmm.
At least their timing is decent. A week laying, three week sit, chicks in April.

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

I'm not getting game hens again...
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Send her my way! I love me a rebellious chicken

 

[fuzzi]

27/03 and 28/03...I think.
Just can't seem to get away from the wind at the moment. It's been pretty full on for a few days now. Not awsome gust speeds, just that annoying 25mph to 30mph constant pressure.

Mow in the nest box at roosting time. She's out all day. Yeah I know she's cute, but what's she doing in there? I don't mind. I just want to know why. Tonight when I checked on her before shutting them in she looked awfully like a pancake. I had a feel under her chest and belly and she isn't hot. Hmmm.

I just took a gone to roost picture on Thursday.
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Sylph is irritable at the moment, with everyone. She's also finding places to sit for a while; not quite nests but not her normal behaviour. Hmmm.
At least their timing is decent. A week laying, three week sit, chicks in April.
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Sylph looks like she's melting!

 

[fuzzi]

Send her my way! I love me a rebellious chicken

Give her time, she'll fly there.