My chickens are a joy for the family. In all my years keeping birds, chickens are the closest to perfection ❤

@Pavlovafowl

3 жыл бұрын

Hi RayMondo, I replied once but for some reason it was deleted bu who knows who. In case you never saw it here goes again - apparently the trick is to put a like on your own reply??? You are so right - they are an absolute joy - I couldn't have put it better nor could I imagine our garden without them. Much love from Normandie, Sue xxx

My chickens are definetely pets. Three of the five I have love to cuddle and when we are not cuddling we are working in the garden together. It's a great stress relief to just sit down and watch them go about theyr business.

3:56 😍 OMG...this babies 💗 we can't resist🤗🤗🤗🤗 Sweet cute Lovely 🥰🥰

@Pavlovafowl

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Adriana! I am so happy you enjoyed this and in particular that you took the time to let me know that you did! Love from Normandie, Sue xxx

Of course we know what great companions poultry can be. I loved the little quail cuddling into your hand for some love. Take care my friend - Marcie

@Pavlovafowl

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Marcie! Good to hear from you! Yes, that quail was really friendly, I've found quail to be really affectionate once they trust you. All the very best from your friend in Normandie, Much love, Sue xxx

Cute video! Enjoyed it very much. My mom always speaks about her cats, dogs & poultry pets with equal affection.

@Pavlovafowl

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Hannah - here goes trying to reply to you again! I hope this will stay up - Thank you so much for your lovely comments - they are much appreciated. Your Mom is so right, they make wonderful companions - and they lay eggs too! Much love from Normandie and a Big Hug for your Mom, Sue xxx

Beautiful video full of heart, meaning and joy. Thank you for making this wonderful tribute to Chickens etc. Its delightful and gratefully received.

@Pavlovafowl

3 жыл бұрын

Hi there and great to hear from you, as always, I replied to you much earlier but it mysteriously disappeared along with several others, not sure what is going on here but we shall see if this one stays put - I am taking screenshots!! You are so welcome, this was a really fun video to make, I've been wanting to do this for some time. It's also great to hear back from people and know it resonated with them, that's the icing on the cake! Much love from Normandie, Sue xxx

@runjettyrun3819

3 жыл бұрын

@@Pavlovafowl Sue, much love to you from Australia xxx

Yeah 💗💗💗 I Love my chickens pets😍 They are so sweet and cute 🐣🐓🐔🐤🐓🐔🌷🌹🌻🌼💐 Salute you from Brazil 🇧🇷 God Bless All Animal Lovers 💙🙏💙

@Pavlovafowl

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Adriana Thank you so much for sharing this from Brazil and for the Wishes, they are both very much appreciated. Much love to you and your chicken pets from France, Sue xxx

@adrianaesposito_didi_

3 жыл бұрын

@@Pavlovafowl Thank you my dear Sue 😍 🤗 We love your videos full of love for Life 💗Nature 💗and Animals.💗 🌹 This is a lovely channel to gladden our hearts.🌹 Thanks for sharing your love with us.🥰🥰🥰😘 God Bless You Very Very Much 🙏🙏🙏

Another lovely, sweet video! 😊❤ Our fluffy lot has certainly helped me appreciate life a lot more, and although I love and appreciate nature, they have encouraged me to research and help nature as much as I can, or certainly disrupt it the least amount as possible, and to find fantastic channels such as Sue's and her bloomin' brilliant blog site too! Thanks again Sue 😊❤ xx

@Pavlovafowl

3 жыл бұрын

Aaww Thank -you! That is such a lovely set of comments - you made my day Kirsty! I have found a whole load more of potential 'pets' just hatching on the top of the tool shed in the deepest part of the forest garden. My hens certainly know how to be creative with their nesting sites. Several hens have taken to making a new nest each day and laying just one egg in each. My guess is they will then chose the any of the nests I don't find and then carry any other remaining eggs to it or lay some more in that one. I have seen hens carry eggs over short distances (gripped under their chins) so I wouldn't put it passed them! The one hen I noticed doing this single nest egg yesterday, has an attendant rooster/cockerel, so I guess she'd get him to carry eggs too! Much love from sunny Normandie and thanks again for the wonderful testimonial - I need all the advertising I can get! Sue xx

@kirstybroens4456

3 жыл бұрын

@@Pavlovafowl You are so welcome, the very least I can do! :-) Your hens (and possibly roosters) carrying eggs ... that sounds amazing! How wonderful, I have never heard of that before lol! Have a great rest of the day. Love Kirsty xx

The best pets of all time :)

@Pavlovafowl

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Charles, This is my second attempt to reply to you - the first one disappeared! I absolutely agree, best pets ever! Although I did love Lily, my cow as a child, Much love from Normandie, Sue xxx

@charleswright4742

3 жыл бұрын

@@Pavlovafowl Thank you for the thoughtful response. I appreciate the quality of the videos you make and also the message that you share with your videos. I really wish the people of today could understand that all animals are equal, and that there is no real reason to mistreat any one of them. I myself hope to have a property some day where I can raise animals and take care of them in the right way, and maybe teach the younger generations the importance of acknowledging all of these animals--chickens, turkeys, quails, cows, goats, pigs--as our beloved pets. Thank you again for your videos, have a wonderful day.

Lovely video Sue. You, of course, know my thoughts on the matter - poultry make brilliant pets. I just can't get enough of them. BTW, thanks for your comment to my quail video. For some reason I got an email with your message in but it didn't appear in the video comments so I couldn't reply there. I will certainly note the smaller ones to see if they are the boys. It won't be long before their feathering reveals all :) All the best Sue. Take care. Mags x

@Pavlovafowl

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Mags, Thanks for those lovely comments, they are appreciated as always. Yes, chickens, quail etc are addictive and there is no cure, thankfully! Well that is interesting in re my comment, I'm getting some of those coming in too, in fact there is one already on this video. The comment shows up on email and in the drop down menu below my avatar but not on the page, something fishy there. There is also something odd going on with external views, I do a lot of competitions on Instructables - you should have a go by the way - it's fun - but my last but one Instructable got featured on their front page so did Andy's, who has gone in for the same competition! I've got over 2,500 views and Andy over 6,800 (each with a YT video included at the top of the first page) but analytics are showing 1 view for each of us from the site for the whole of July! By the way are you on Odysee or Bitchute, let us know and we'll sub you there and send me your invite code for Odysee and you'll get some crypto. Re your quail are they all pharaoh? I believe apart from the speckled breast in the female, the size difference should show up quite quickly as well. I've written an article on my site about the pharaoh, if you are interested: holistic-hen.blogspot.com/2018/01/colours-of-coturnix-quail-celebration.html#.WliZtXBrykA Your quail look super fit - they are great escapers by the way but I guess you know that by now! They also have an amazing powerful cry , mine when raised with a hen, just stand wherever they've lost themselves to (usually about a few centimetres away) and shout 'Mummy! Mummy! Mummy!' They are worse than kids! They'll probably start doing that to you once they are out and about! Yet another wonderful aspect of poultry! Much love from Normandie and big hugs to the chicks, chooks and quail, Sue xxxx

I like your channel a lot. It was thru your website that I first learned about quail, and now I have 9 birds. They give me tons of eggs, more than I can eat, and are so much fun. I recently hatched 4 bantam chickens. I gave 2 away, and kept 2. I had no idea chickens were so wonderful! They're cuddly, funny, affectionate, cute, really smart, and make absolutely fantastic pets! I don't know why more people don't keep them. Wish I could post a picture of my little rooster, Bruce. I love him to pieces. Thanks for turning me onto quail! Oh, and I love your setup and farm.

@Pavlovafowl

3 жыл бұрын

Hi three! Thank you so much for your lovely comments, they are appreciated and you are so welcome! You really made my day telling me about your quail and bantams - that is the reason why I do this and in particular for quail because in general they get such a raw deal from humans! The World would be a much better place if more good people took care of birds and appreciated them for all the attributes you list. Yes we should have Bruce featured and here are two ways: One is to go on Instructables, where this film and an article of the same name have been posted www.instructables.com/Do-Poultry-Make-Good-Pets/ Go down to the end of the piece and look for the words: Be the First to Share Did you make this project? Share it with us! I Made It! - This last is a live button, press it and you can upload your image and write something about Bruce and he will be featured The second way is to go onto the Odysee version of this film: odysee.com/@Pavlovafowl-Organic-Forest-Garden-Poultry:d/do-poultry-make-good-pets:4 and then put a picture of Bruce in the comment box. You do this by using the following code  So the code inside the round brackets will be that of Bruce's image wherever you have it already posted and can pick it up with a right hand mouse click or whatever on the device you use. Hope this is explained well enough! I'd love to see it!! On Odysee it will just show up as a live link because I am not important enough a channel to have actual images yet but I will be able to see it via the link. Much love to you and your flock from sunny Normandie, Sue xxx

@fiestacranberry

3 жыл бұрын

@@Pavlovafowl You are welcome, Sue! I will try and get a nice picture of him today. I live in a tiny apartment, but I've wanted chickens forever. When I learned about quail from your blog, I suddenly saw a way to fulfil my dream! Quail are great _stealth birds,_ because they're pretty quiet. Lori & flock in foggy San Francisco.

@Pavlovafowl

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Lori! Brilliant - I love that you were able to get them! I look forward to seeing the photo. I pinned a message to the top of this page saying that inspired by your comment I thought it would be great if anyone who likes to would put a picture up of their bird - to inspire others to think of having a bird as a pet. However, it was taken down or any way disappeared as soon as I put it up. I tried again but no luck. I'll keep doing it though and maybe it will stick!! Might try it tomorrow in the film details. Much love from a cold evening in La Baie de Mont Saint Michel, Sue xxx

@Pavlovafowl

3 жыл бұрын

@@fiestacranberry Lori - Bruce is just adorable - thank you so much for posting his picture on the Instructable. Much love to you both, Sue xxx

@fiestacranberry

3 жыл бұрын

@@PavlovafowlThank you! He thinks so, too, LOL!

You were the luckiest little girl. A cow for a pet! Been my wish ever since I was 5 - and slightly inspired by the Christmas movie Annabelle’s Wish😊✨

@Pavlovafowl

2 жыл бұрын

Hi there Cathina, Great to hear from you as always - I had a wonderful childhood, my whole life on our farm was idyllic but my cow Lily was the icing on the cake - bit of a strange metaphor but I'm sure you understand! I'll have to look at that movie but I hope you get a cow for a pet, if you haven't got room at the moment you might try a cow share, I think that would be a great start. Other than that there are some small breeds like the Breton Pie Noir here, which is a beautiful old race. The old lady who used to live in our house many years ago had her own cow but no land at all, she used to graze her along all the foot paths and drovers' roads that criss cross this area. I've often thought we should reinstate the idea of 'common ground' or common forests, where we could graze animals, as in the Middle Ages.' Much love from Normandie, Sue xx

@Cathiina

2 жыл бұрын

@@Pavlovafowl Oh, Sue, these stories are beyond wonderful. They really warm my heart. I live in the middle of a huge city with a limited budget (still a student). But my dream is indeed to one day purchase a farm house and run a romantic b&b, with chickens, goats, pigs, and of course my own Annabelle (cow). For now it is still a dream :) (But I did own 1/8th of a cow once, albeit they were for food not for pets :( ) I would love for more nature too where animals could graze. And that old lady who used to live there sounded like one tough nut! Walking a cow instead of a dog. Wonderful! Also much love from Copenhagen :)

Nice

@Pavlovafowl

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! All the very best from Normandie, Sue xxx

Agree.

@Pavlovafowl

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! All the very best, Sue xxx

I've had all sorts of pets since a toddler. Chickens didn't come into my life until mid 2017 and now if I could only have one pet, I wouldn't choose anything else but chickens.

@Pavlovafowl

2 жыл бұрын

Oh what a great choice! I just love my chickens and couldn't imagine our garden without them. I learn so much from them and they never cease to amaze me - every day is different. Love from Normandie, Sue xx

@yeshuas5172

2 жыл бұрын

@@Pavlovafowl Mine have taught me so much also and I've seen things I would not have believed had I not seen with my own eyes (or heard). Yes, amazing little creatures; truly a gift from God. Love to you too! Hugs.

Why ever not!

@Pavlovafowl

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely and it always amazes me when people don't understand this because for all of us - in the know, there are so many missing out on having a poultry pet. Hope people get inspired by both the film and equally by the comments. Much love from Normandie, Sue xxx

السلام عليكم انه من العراق انتي من يا دوله🤗

@Pavlovafowl

2 жыл бұрын

أشكركم على تعليقاتكم الكريمة مع أطيب التمنيات

Hello, Sue, is it?...I can't quite remember. I've talked to you before long ago about mites and such. Since then, all but one of my darlings have passed. I have only Bernadette left now. We (my animals and me) spend a good deal of time with her, being her substitute flock. I have a concern about her keeping warm all alone in winter. She has a lovely coop which I will secure with curtains to keep out cold wind etc, but do you have any suggestions about how to keep her warm? I live in Western Oregon, so winters are mild for the most part, but a lone hen may very well feel chilled.

I hope you have seen my post about Bernadette keeping warm. It's below, and this is Goldyn :)

@Pavlovafowl

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I've been having a good think about it. Also I hope you got my thank you note. My main solution, in similar circumstances here, is to bring my older hens indoors in the Winter at night - I have a wood burner and a wood cooker so these retain heat and I can keep them in a cardboard box next to one of the stoves and I make a wooden perch/roost inside the box for use at night. During the day, if it is particularly cold, they have a piece of warm fabric or hay for them to sit on in the box . Secondly and this is something one of my sister's lone ex battery hens worked out for herself - she's in Scotland so can be very cold in the Winter - the hen would roost with the horses (you mention your other animals) - my sister's hen would roost on one of the horse's backs at night and thus keep both warm and safe. In the wild jungle fowl have a well documented history of symbiosis with other animals and birds, both for finding food and warmth and being for being alerted to and kept safe from, predators. I'd try this out with Bernadette and your other animals and see if you can find a solution this way. It would also be good company for her as well! My third solution is this:- a chicken coat: holistic-hen.blogspot.com/2015/11/caring-for-chickens-in-cold-weather.html#.VjdJwpdVKlM I found this gave a whole new lease of life to my old frizzled cockerel whom spent most of his Winter huddled in the log basket indoors but with a coat, he started going outdoors again. He wore it also to sleep in and it was so designed that he could fly up on to the roost with it on. If I think of anything else I'll let you know - there are special heaters you can buy of course but I have no experience with these. All the very best from sunny Normandie, love, Sue

@whoknowswho7494

2 жыл бұрын

@@Pavlovafowl Yay, after all this time I remembered your name! And I did get your thank you. I am happy to send you coffee for your wisdom. At what temperature should I bring her in? It is fairly temperate here, rarely going below freezing-but with climate change...last year we had an ice storm that tore many of the trees down and left us without power for a week. I'm also thinking of just bringing her in every night once it gets cold so she is not subjected to warm night and then cold night. I only have kitties and my little dog, and no one wants to curl up with her-she devils the kitties, and my little dog devils her. It's all quite humorous. I'm also going to make her one of your coats! In pink fleece. And thank you once again for your kindness and wisdom. Peace.

@Pavlovafowl

2 жыл бұрын

@@whoknowswho7494 Hi Goldyn - you are so welcome! Aahh, no maybe Bernadette won't roost with them then - it sounds like you have your hands full with keeping them all apart! I think if she is fine feathered then you may have to keep her in every night once the temperatures drop because you are quite correct, constantly changing temperatures does trigger a stress reaction in birds. I think you will see the telltale behaviour pretty quickly when she feels it is too cold for her to be out. However, once you have her coat made she should feel comfortable being out during the day even in snow. I think it will very much depend on the levels of humidity as well as cold because that is always a no no for the older chickens but they love to be out in the sunshine in the Winter. A pink fleece coat sounds great - I hope you will send us a photo. Love from Normandie to you all, Sue xx

Only silkies are good house pets but you have to attach a face mask to their wings and butt to stop them from pooping all over the house. They’re slow quite and fluffy and very clumsy so they won’t run all over the house like other agile breeds. With a bird diaper or a face mask you can also prevent them from pooping on your floor but you’ll have to change the mask/diapers every once in a while. Bantams are also good but they’re too active and will make a mess if you have pots in the house.

I love chickens but I don't want to get new chickens, as their health is too frail.

@Pavlovafowl

2 жыл бұрын

Find an organic poultry keeper/farm and go and visit them and see how the birds are kept. Chickens are incredibly robust, it's only when they are kept in too small a space, in a poor quality environment and on the wrong diet and are routinely medicated that they get ill. Good luck and if you have a problem, go to your local organic shop and find out where they get their eggs. All the very best, Sue xx

Hi Sue, would like to ask please if I should be soaking Tabatha's foot (bumblefoot) prior to treating with cabbage poultice? Also, would like to add crushed fresh organic oregano leaves in with the poultice ... do you think it would be beneficial or should just use the organic cabbage please? We have done this for 4 days and there doesn't appear to be any change, although I have noticed the little white dot disappear from when I first noticed the bumblefoot, just before treatment. Thank you very as always for any advice please. Best wishes, Kirsty xx

@Pavlovafowl

3 жыл бұрын

Hi there Kirsty, The cabbage poultice draws out the the inflammation to a tell-tale bumblefoot black scar. On the hen we treated - after five nights of successive fresh poultices this is exactly what happened and then after a couple of treatments with one drop of tea tree essential oil diluted in a teaspoon of coconut oil, per day this scar burst open and a load of gunge came out of it include a hard piece of something. Sorry to be graphic! I didn't see this happening (thankfully) so no photos on my blog article but this is how my neighbour described it. In the last 18 months and for obvious reasons, I have been reading up on bacteria and viruses and come to the conclusion that both are actually doing a cleaning job by themselves and it is only if the body is out of kilter that you get an overgrowth of inflammatory agents (see: Béchamp or Pasteur. A Lost Chapter in the History of Biology by E Douglas Hume, you can read it and download it for free on the Internet Archive). The cabbage should reduce the inflammation anyway (with its antioxidants and anti-inflammatory agents) and clean up the foot (anti-microbial sinigrin) from whatever is in it. You could also use green clay, check my articles on treating with clay in re the protocols for using it if you are uncertain: holistic-hen.blogspot.com/2016/07/treating-serious-roostercockerel-wound.html#.V50GzO2li1E Oregano has similar antimicrobial properties, particularly in its essential oil form but it is incredibly strong and I use it very sparingly in extreme cases of imbalance. I would think about upping Tabatha's wild invertebrate nutrients and cutting out any grain - apologies if you have already done this - just about everything - including parasites in my philosophy goes back to the health of the gut - you are what you eat. Also to address, is the nervous system - again this is food based but if you think Tabatha's pecking order status has been changed or anyone else's has been boosted to super-dominant levels then this could be a big part of the problems. There is a new school of medical thought coming out of Germany that actually puts the nervous system/spiritual state above food in importance for optimal health - which is very interesting, however as optimal nervous system function needs optimum nutrient intake, I would see them as inextricably linked. You could also think about giving her a clay foot bath - again check the protocols for this (don't use plastic or metal bowls, for example) but remember that all detox functions are quite a burden on the system so you don't want to be doing too much of them. With clay you will also need to make sure she is drinking plenty of water. Hope this is of use but without the scar, I'm not sure Tabatha has bumblefoot she could have had an infected thorn or similar? The cabbage would treat that too and help it to be expelled but I would still want to be thinking about why this happened in the first place. Much love from sunny Normandie, Sue xx

@kirstybroens4456

3 жыл бұрын

@@Pavlovafowl Hi Sue, thank you very much indeed for this!! I think Tabatha has bumblefoot actually, as with what you have told me, she has a black pad, so I am hopeful the same will happen with her pad, in that the tea tree will do the same lol ... and no worries at all about your "graphic" description, glad of the details :-) I did wonder if the oregano might be a bit too much, and I do appreciate how powerful it is! :-) I forgot to mention before, that I think we have a similar situation as you have, regarding the terrain in the garden, as there is a lot of (unearthed) rubbish around, and I remember when we first moved in, there was evidence of a large bonfire that had allsorts of metal and glass etc that had been thrown in with the fire (we cleared this and strimmed the whole "derelict" part of the garden!! I keep coming across pottery and glass especially, when the chooks have had a good rake through. I do of course get rid of the rubbish immediately, but unfortunately I did come across a small piece of glass in the greenhouse a few days ago, so possibly Tabatha stood on it, of maybe landed on a sharp small stone? I am plucking ferns and other wild plants/flowers from our abundant messy cottage garden, along with organic compost for the quail, and there's the organic veg growing in the greenhouse too. I have to be honest been giving them layer crumble (non-gmo) along with some fermented and sprouted grains, as was concerned about them not laying for over a week, but as soon as I started with the crumble, they lay regularly, although I'm not bothered at all for myself, was just getting concerned for them, and I give them their eggs back as boiled eggs almost every day. Thank you for the reference regarding Pasteur and Bechamp ... I came across a video last year, by a chap called Tom Barnett regarding viruses, and then I researched online ... although I had to look quite a way down the search list, I came upon a website stating how Pasteur was a fraud and a plagairist, and that a lot of people in his home town knew he was a fraud, and that he even admitted this on his death bed! I did not "wake up" until Aug-Sept last year, but do welcome the Truth with open arms! The one good thing that has come out of all this I feel! I hope you don't mind: here's the link to Tom's website and he can be viewed on Telegram as well. I gotten to know/feel more and more, through researching, that sadly there are a lot of "controlled opposition" out there, but also a lot of honest, non-egotistical people, who just want everyone to know what is really going on, and help people in just helping themselves, and to realise just how powerful we actually are/can be, as individuals and certainly collectively, and feel Tom is definitely one of those people!! tombarnett.tv/ Best wishes and love from sunny (atm) Highland spot :-) xx

How’s the pigeon??

@Pavlovafowl

3 жыл бұрын

He's gone back to the wild - he slowly got more confident and moved further away from the run he was in, I left it open slightly, after a week he suddenly decided it was time to be free. All the very best and thank you so much for asking about him, Sue xx

@zackerin2071

3 жыл бұрын

@@Pavlovafowl ah that’s lovely, I have a young wood pigeon myself and don’t know how I should release him, any tips?

@Pavlovafowl

2 жыл бұрын

@@zackerin2071 Hi there Zac, It really depends on your individual circumstances. With my first baby wood pigeon rescue several years back, I managed to get one of my own pigeons to befriend him. She even cleaned him up after he had fed although she was too young herself and had never had chicks, so didn't feed him. As they had this bond it was easy just to release him into the garden with her and although he quickly returned to a wild state he always came back to the garden to feed and to roost in the bay tree with some of the hens at night. With my latest pigeon however it was very different as I no longer have fantail pigeons but do have wood pigeons and a couple of tame town pigeons in the garden. If you have something in your garden that could attack him and if he is still very young and bonded to you, then I would wait. As he gets older he should get 'wilder' and become less attached to you and thus less trusting of the surroundings (so won't sit on the ground, waiting for you to feed him, for example, where he would be vulnerable. I have found this happening with all the wild birds I have rescued, it's as if they know they are ready to leave. If he is already showing signs of wild normal nervous-around-humans, behaviour, then I would start him perhaps in a large enclosure, if you have one and then begin to leave the top open, so he can leave but also can go back if he feels stressed. If you don't have such an enclosure then you may have to just place him up in a tree, say above your head height and then see what he does. This worked really well with my recue dove - she hung around for a bit and then finally a wild dove called and she flew off. I've seen her since and know she is OK. Hope this is of use and hugs to you both, Sue xx

@zackerin2071

2 жыл бұрын

@@Pavlovafowl thanks this helped a lot, he has become more wild e.g flying away from my shoes and pecking my hands, he doesn’t mind faces tho, thanks for the info!! Xx