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Oh poor hun but it’s better than a dead chick and your hens getting the vampire disease. Hugz

So rats get into your treadle feeder or am I misunderstanding?

Really helpful as I am looking into a grandpas large treadle at the moment as local rats are going in through the little hen door to eat. This, in turn, scares my girls from going inside to eat. Thinking of putting the treadle outside to rub it in as far as the rats are concerned- a little bit...

Afraid I don’t know much about chicks as such but I recommend you remove the injured bird immediately, they get a blood lust and will continue to pick on her. Then I would check for overcrowding, there is lots of information on this site about how much space each girl will need although I don’t...

Unfortunately the scab is not the problem, bumblefoot is like a dandelion in that it has a root. The root is what must be removed. This involves another operation and after removing about 1mm around the outside the scab (not just the scab) the root must be found and removed or as much as...

Yep, gentle taps then water, till it comes out the bottom of the pot. Then let it stand to drain before putting your saucer underneath. Never let its feet get wet.

Bonjour Stéphan, Bienvenue! I live in sw France too. But on the other side of Agen to you. About two hours from Bordeaux. We have been having some pretty freaky weather, how are you managing to keep your hens cool in these crazy temperatures? Hugz

How exciting and how I envy you. If I knew 30 years ago what I know now I would have gone totally off grid. I’ve done the closest I can by having solar panels and self sufficient in veg (and eggs too of course). I think it’s great that you are homesteading and hope you get all the luck you...

I think you guys are all lucky, I don’t think our vets know how to spell Poule (live hen wandering around) only poulet (chicken already prepared for eating) Hugz

I’ve never done the killing bit, done the cleaning with geese, pheasants, ducks and chickens but it’s the killing bit I have no experience in. The thought of it kinda scares me but I’m sure I could although hubby wouldn’t eat it if he saw it alive 😂 Weather here is 28 today. Im a very happy...

So sad 😢 Perhaps you should get alpaca or goats instead 😉 The way I got into hens was by trying to persuade hubby to let me have goats then we compromised on hens 😉 Hugz

Bienvenue, I love geese, but keep my distance. My great grandparent's had a pair and they were definitely better guard dogs than the Alsatian’s she had. Or perhaps the Alsatian’s were just scared of the geese. My friend in uk had one of her pair stolen and the other pined himself to death. So...

Bonjour fromSW France 🇫🇷 How’s the weather where you ? 28 here today and on a mission to keep out mosquitoes from my hen house area, Hugz

He’s really not, he’s huge in height and build. I know it sounds like an excuse but look at these and the size of his head. Honestly he is emense. We have to feed him St Bernard food, his father was a crufts champion in 2015. Take a look …

My Big Bag Beefy Ben ❤️ aka Mr Squishy Bear, Shame they have to grow up 😂 Normally it is good coz their head gets filled with obedience and good things but Ben nah just Balls and Play. He is only 6 and has arthritis already 😔 probably coz he’s really big, but not fat, he’s 45kg ! A really big chap.