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    Théo and the chickens des Sauches

    Thank you for sharing news of Light. It's heart warming to know she's doing good, and that she was treated to food from her favourite restaurant 😊 ! She might decide she actually likes going to the vet ! I will be taking a much longer break from keeping the thread and posting on BYC, if not...
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    Théo and the chickens des Sauches

    I sincerely appreciate all the kind thoughts for Laure. It's been a week now, I'm still processing her sudden death. I am taking a longer break from writing, reading, thinking, and (over)analyzing about anything to do with chickens. Hopefully the desire to do so will come back at some point, I...
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    Théo and the chickens des Sauches

    Fly high Laure 19/05/2023 - 11/03/2025 If only... I hadn't been intent to try to make you live without getting another implant. I hadn't been so sure that in case it happened, a single soft shell egg wouldn't be the one to kill you, that we'd have time to react and take you to the vet. If...
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    Théo and the chickens des Sauches

    I haven't and won't be much online for a while, my dad had a skiing accident tuesday. He's ok now and back home but there's been a lot of logistics to sort out and still is. I'll be spending most of next week at my parents place, so I won't see the chickens a lot. Unfortunately Murphy's law has...
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    Théo and the chickens des Sauches

    Yes, I worry he could have a heart attack stressing himself out. I might try some herbal stuff for stressed animals on him. She is certainly interesting looking, a bit big to my liking. She looks a lot like Kara, similar shape and her markings with the heart shapes in front. Which makes me...
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    Théo and the chickens des Sauches

    100% sure. The first time Merle ever turned broody she was very young, she had only been laying for maybe three weeks, and she started dustbathing all the time and looking very strange, sort of like a junkie. I was sure she was ridden with lice, and I checked her over and over, when she was...
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    Théo and the chickens des Sauches

    That's quite a joyful tune ! I've tried to think of it these two mornings. It feels almost appropriate now, but at times I've been feeling more along that line : I was going to begin this post by saying how much I enjoy the fragile peace between the two roosters while it lasts, but tonight...
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    Théo and the chickens des Sauches

    You're really too kind to offer ! But I have all the time to do this, I'm not in a hurry, and I'm lucky to have a lot of free time. I do appreciate it, though. I'm beginning to realise you are very devoted to the BYC site and not just the mean rooster hater I first thought you were 🙂.
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    Théo and the chickens des Sauches

    We have been busy the last days taking down a few trees in the gully that were caught in the electrical lines. One was very tricky to access so my partner's father came over - in case something happened he could drive my partner to the ER, whereas I don't drive. But he didn't want to do things...
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    Théo and the chickens des Sauches

    I agree with Light that it's a beautiful heartbreaking story, but also a very powerful one, raises hard questions about if and how we can take care of wild life, and facing consequences for the choices we make. It would make a really good short story, if you like writing. Thanks for telling us...
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    Théo and the chickens des Sauches

    I do (enjoy the landscapes and the place) and I don't that much (worry for nothing). It's easy to get over implicated when I'm with the chickens all day, as they become my only focus. But running more is good for my mood, to get out of the place a bit, take a step back and remember how lucky we...
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    Théo and the chickens des Sauches

    I think it's sweet that your husband loves Light so much. I can understand it could be a bit excessive to live with 🙂! I hope she does ok until the vet's appointment. Laure still hasn't layed another egg! It's been nine days now. She looks fine as far as I can tell so maybe it's a hormonal...
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    Théo and the chickens des Sauches

    We are all happy that the sun is making it's come back, even if it means temperatures below freezing in the morning. Although there was a continuous drizzle we only had 15 ml water in all, so just grey damp useless weather, in my view ! Still no egg from Laure ...so still waiting to see how it...
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    Théo and the chickens des Sauches

    It's been drizzling the last three days with temperatures staying between 3 and 5 (37 to 41). That's more like spring weather for us, and not very pleasant, although it's good that the soil gets damp. The chickens have been having shorter days, going to bed early. Today they were all in bed at...
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    Théo and the chickens des Sauches

    Whow, that's incredible! I never imagined chinese pre- teens would read that ! I didn't like it so much as a child. It was at my grandma Granny's place, and she loved it and we read it together a few times, but I wasn't really touched by the points the book made. I think it adresses adults...
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    Théo and the chickens des Sauches

    ...for Bernie, with her leg and then being an only survivor) for me it's in a way like death is just catching up the time that has been freely gifted. ************ The gorgeous weather is over and we're back to grey, damp and cold for a few days. I'll be short but I wanted to post two things...
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    Théo and the chickens des Sauches

    I hope you've found the right emotional place with your wonderful hens ! I'm taking things as they come. I wouldn't mind not always feeling like a chicken dying was the end of the world 🙂. Both pictures made me smile ! Snow is wonderful when it's a rare thing. Yes, I hope Meimei makes it to...
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    Théo and the chickens des Sauches

    Piou-piou's story 🐥 05/06/2022 - 22/12/2024 Part 3 : There's no time to loose, I heard her say 🎶... Looking back on that period, after the fox attack at the end of 2023, up to her death before Christmas 2024, I remember months of sheer happiness, when she finally got to enjoy life to the...
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    Théo and the chickens des Sauches

    Indeed. I want to see them more often while they still are, rather than wait until they won't be. Thinking about you especially, I realise i'm lucky they live that close. They, my brother and I, all moved in the same region within a matter of seven years. Some hens have weak shells when they...
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    Théo and the chickens des Sauches

    I was away for two days to see my parents, and my aunt and uncle who came to visit them for a few days. While my parents are in good health and don't consider themselves as old people, I can't help but notice how so many of their relations are dropping dead these last months... or preparing to...
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