Thank you from the US. Take care

@EnglishCountryLife

2 ай бұрын

Thanks David

Thanks for this lovely video. One day I’ll have chickens and I’m trying to learn as much as I can ❤

@EnglishCountryLife

18 күн бұрын

Good luck! We hope you enjoy them as much as we do 🙂

A great vid there Fiona, thank you. I only found out recently that hens dont suffer hearing loss and roosters have a form of ear plug that protects them when they put their head back to crow. I thought that was so cool, you know how loud the lads can be👍👍

@EnglishCountryLife

3 ай бұрын

That's a great fact. I should have included that as no.12!

@TheFarrierphil

3 ай бұрын

@@EnglishCountryLife it was a great vid, we need more like this one👍👌😃

@EnglishCountryLife

2 ай бұрын

We're trying! 👍😊

Interesting as always. The fact I like (and wish I could do) is that chickens can use each of their eyes independently so both their eyes can focus on different things at the same time. Ours enjoy catching small snakes and slow worms, the ducks are the worse as they happily catch and eat any unsuspecting sparrows that stray to close to them or are off guard sharing their food bowl.

@EnglishCountryLife

3 ай бұрын

Good point! I'm thinking a 2nd video might be needed!

Get well soon. Regards from Botswana 🇧🇼 Thank you so much for the video 🙏 you made me a chicken farmer by sharing your knowledge 😃👍 I started with four then 15 now I have 70 plus 🙏.

@EnglishCountryLife

2 ай бұрын

Wow that's amazing - thank you Ajay!

That was interesting, did learn some new things about my girls. Thank you!

@EnglishCountryLife

3 ай бұрын

You're very welcome! We're glad you enjoyed it.

Great video as usual ❤ Thank you Fiona 😘

@EnglishCountryLife

3 ай бұрын

You're very welcome! I hope that the ladies are doing well and so are you?

I watched a video showing a chicken grab a snake, shift it with it's feet & beak until it got one end in its mouth, and swallow repeatedly until the whole thing was down...the snake was small, 15 inches long or less, and less than 1/2 inch in diameter, but it was still something to see!

@EnglishCountryLife

3 ай бұрын

They do hunt very effectively!

Im learning so much with your videos. I love chickens

@EnglishCountryLife

2 ай бұрын

That's fantastic - we are still learning!

@laylac528

2 ай бұрын

@@EnglishCountryLife Always! Us chicken owners are always learning lol (they are interesting little monsters

@EnglishCountryLife

2 ай бұрын

Little velociraptors!

Is there any way to keep the non- flight feathers intact even when using a saddle? Also, what do you do about cleaning their backsides?

@EnglishCountryLife

3 ай бұрын

There are butterfly saddles which protect theirs shoulders over the top of their wings. You can see them in this video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/lIaszbqQmq2TftY.html For cleaning their bottoms, I just simply use water and take my time, drying them off with a towel and a warm hairdryer. You can see me cleaning Gannet the Orpington and the whole process in this video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/gZtmtdGhdqq8lpc.html

How do you keep your chicken area grassy? Mine destroy my grass within a week or so and my gardens are impossible to keep pretty.

@EnglishCountryLife

2 ай бұрын

Our chickens are in a large are of about quarter of an acre protected by an electric fence. If we keep the numbers liw the grass is fine. In Winter when the growth slows down, we only have 15 birds in the enclosure

Thank you that was really useful (and good to see that your leg is healing). I have always wondered about saddles and preening - especially how they affect the hen's ability to access their uropygial gland. I have only kept a cockerel once and put a saddle on his "favourite" hen as she was getting damaged feathers but I was then worried watching the flock preen that this was interfering with her normal preening habits. I know saddles come in different sizes and this was the "right" size. What is your experience of this? Thanks

@EnglishCountryLife

3 ай бұрын

I have a video showing the crucial measurements to make sure the saddle fits and she can still reach the gland kzread.info/dash/bejne/lIaszbqQmq2TftY.html

Hi Fiona, good to see progress with your leg. Can I ask if I should beak trim please? I don’t want to as my chickens are hard to catch and I’m not an experienced hen keeper.

@EnglishCountryLife

2 ай бұрын

Hi! We have never beak trimmed any of our flock. For a free ranging flick with lots of space we have never found it necessary

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@EnglishCountryLife

3 ай бұрын

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@EnglishCountryLife

Ай бұрын

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