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Hi, am new so just thought I'd say hello.
Have just spent a frustrating 10 minutes in torrential rain under a brolly in my dressing gown putting my chickens to bed.
Usually it's no problem, just shut the door or throw a little corn and they pile in, but when it's monsoon time - noooo! Let's run round and round the house.
Have noticed some ticks on three of my chickens. Have been piling on the vaseline and it seems to have worked but does anyone use anything different? They've had them in their ears and under their eyes. I'm presuming they've picked them up under the trees and it's part of being free range and hoping it's not something I'm doing wrong. House is kept clean and powdered every so often.
Hope all your chickens behaved tonight and went to bed like good chooks!
Have just spent a frustrating 10 minutes in torrential rain under a brolly in my dressing gown putting my chickens to bed.
Usually it's no problem, just shut the door or throw a little corn and they pile in, but when it's monsoon time - noooo! Let's run round and round the house.
Have noticed some ticks on three of my chickens. Have been piling on the vaseline and it seems to have worked but does anyone use anything different? They've had them in their ears and under their eyes. I'm presuming they've picked them up under the trees and it's part of being free range and hoping it's not something I'm doing wrong. House is kept clean and powdered every so often.
Hope all your chickens behaved tonight and went to bed like good chooks!
My lot all put themselves to bed early on Tuesday when we were having a torrential downpour so I didn't have that problem. Next time (if there is one) get someone to video it, you never know, it might get you a few quid from one of the funny animal programmes on the telly 
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