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Sep 20, 2011 21:47

I'm getting 4 rescued ex-batt chickens on October 15th. Putting them on my allotment. Tasks yet to do ( Read more... )

real life, garden, chickens, birds, animal welfare

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dimwit68 September 20 2011, 22:01:21 UTC
Hope you have a plan for all the eggs :)

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bethanthepurple September 20 2011, 22:29:15 UTC
1. CAKE.
2. My belleh.
3. EGGS ALL GONE.

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frightened September 21 2011, 05:55:14 UTC
Well, ex-batts are fairly unreliable with the laying anyway. They've been pushed to produce as many eggs as possible before they go into their first moult (at which point it's cheaper to slaughter and replace them than feed a bird who's temporarily stopped laying), so they're worn out by the time they're rescued, even though they theoretically have several more years in them. (Realistically, they live about a year. See above re: worn out.)

But yeah. I figure there's girlfriend, friends, colleagues...

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bethanthepurple September 20 2011, 22:29:40 UTC
You are the bestest chook-mommy :D

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redandfiery September 21 2011, 13:13:59 UTC
The previous owners of my house kept chickens, and I still have this galvanized metal feed dispenser thingy knocking around in the back garden somewhere. It will need scrubbing and disinfecting, but you're welcome to it if you want it? Save you a few quid, at least.

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translucent September 22 2011, 15:54:49 UTC
Sign is genuinely a really good idea, because I wouldn't know - if I were on an allotment and saw it I'd be vvvvv happy that I'd learned something and had a fear/prejudice (wtf why are these very miserable-looking chickens here?) overturned. xx

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