Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[Shadrach]

The cook book arrived. Good recommendation @Perris
Couldn't resist making anothe Dundee cake.

 

[RoyalChick]

The cook book arrived. Good recommendation @Perris
Couldn't resist making anothe Dundee cake.
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Now you are just teasing me - I still don’t have any eggs - and none of my ladies look even close to laying

 

[Sally PB]

I'm glad to read Henry is feeling better.

Nice looking cake, too!

 

[no fly zone]

Glad that henry is doing better.

Was shoveling snow this morning and some crows were flying around above me sounding all mad. I knew it wasn't directed at me, so i was just watching them. Turns out they were mad at this hawk in the tree across the street. It was huge, and definitely could have taken down a rooster even henry's size with ease.

 

[BDutch]

Turns out they were mad at this hawk in the tree across the street. It was huge, and definitely could have taken down a rooster even henry's size with ease.

Glad it was just a sparrowhawk I had behind our garden yesterday.

 

[HiEverybirdy]

Was shoveling snow this morning and some crows were flying around above me sounding all mad. I knew it wasn't directed at me, so i was just watching them. Turns out they were mad at this hawk in the tree across the street. It was huge, and definitely could have taken down a rooster even henry's size with ease.

Glad it was just a sparrowhawk I had behind our garden yesterday.

A hawk was circling over the chickenyard last week. We ran out and waved our arms, but it wouldn't leave, so we slapped our legs and told the big hound dog, "Go get that hawk."

This prompts him to rush out and run in circles, barking. He's not sure why he's doing this, but he enjoys it, and it's the best way to scare off a hawk.

Except it didn't work this time. Further, the chickens seemed unconcerned about this large hawk circling over them. Confusing!

We kept waving arms and barking until the hawk flew off a minute later. Crisis averted, I walked into the woods to collect sap.

Through the trees, I heard and saw the reason for the hawk's unusual behavior: 2 bald eagles over the upper field! That hawk could've cared less about us noodle-winged ninnies, and the chickens knew the hawk wasn't hunting; it was agitated about the eagles, which are massive, like 4 of those hawks taped together.

We aren't close enough to big water to see them often. I peep them maybe once a year. They're amazing, but it would be stressful to have them around more. They'd grab a Henry or Andre the Giant Chicken-sized rooster in a single dinosaur bite.

 

[no fly zone]

A hawk was circling over the chickenyard last week. We ran out and waved our arms, but it wouldn't leave, so we slapped our legs and told the big hound dog, "Go get that hawk."

This prompts him to rush out and run in circles, barking. He's not sure why he's doing this, but he enjoys it, and it's the best way to scare off a hawk.

Except it didn't work this time. Further, the chickens seemed unconcerned about this large hawk circling over them. Confusing!

We kept waving arms and barking until the hawk flew off a minute later. Crisis averted, I walked into the woods to collect sap.

Through the trees, I heard and saw the reason for the hawk's unusual behavior: 2 bald eagles over the upper field! That hawk could've cared less about us noodle-winged ninnies, and the chickens knew the hawk wasn't hunting; it was agitated about the eagles, which are massive, like 4 of those hawks taped together.

We aren't close enough to big water to see them often. I peep them maybe once a year. They're amazing, but it would be stressful to have them around more. They'd grab a Henry or Andre the Giant Chicken-sized rooster in a single dinosaur bite.

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I had bald eagles fly over the yard from time to time when we were in FL. Definitely could not let my chickens free range at all unless I was right there with them.

 

[BDutch]

This prompts him to rush out and run in circles, barking. He's not sure why he's doing this, but he enjoys it, and it's the best way to scare off a hawk.

I had to LOL at this point.
Not funny what followed.

Glad we don’t have eagles here. And I haven’t seen a goshawk either here in all the 10+ years I have chickens. Buzzerds, and Sparrowhaws are more common birds of pray here.

Goshawks are the biggest birds of prey around where I live. They are regularly seen near the Rhine river which is just 1 km from our house.

 

[SimpleJenn]

We have redtail hawks, golden eagles, and bald eagles in the area I live. They're all very intimidating, especially to my little 10 pound dog.

 

[Perris]

The cook book arrived. Good recommendation @Perris
Couldn't resist making anothe Dundee cake.
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Lighter in colour and heft this time? Looks very good in any case

Now you've got her book, I can recommend Patten's cassoulet recipe, which delivers a really tasty all-in-1-pot job, though no doubt you'll complain about the cost of some of the ingredients . Her golden stilton soup is particularly delicious too - and cheap, especially if you acquire a block of stilton whose date is up (all use by dates on cheese are a gift to thrifty shoppers ). Enjoy!