Andrea
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Animal sittingWhen you're house and animal sitting and realise that their cockerel might not survive to see Mummy & Daddy home.
I appreciate that it's job is to guard the ladies, but I'm feeding them FFS
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dpack
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they can be a bit frisky.
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Andrea
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Frisky? Damned thing ripped my jeans in it's efforts to rip me to shreds.
Last one I had that got like this was our Easter lunch. I've warned it.
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gregotyn
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How long have you to survive in torn jeans; it is warm where you are Andrea?
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Andrea
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I reckon I can survive the torn jeans as it's not too chilly in central Portugal in summertime! Although on the cool side today at only around 22 
I might not survive the boredom though. Counting the hours now.
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chickenlady
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You're doing a grand job there, Andrea. Animal sitters are a rare breed and should be cherished.
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gregotyn
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I used to farm sit for 60 sows and progeny, and 40 cows plus the dogs and pets when friends went away, but only for 3 weeks so not too bad with a part time man to help too. This was my holiday and a welcome change from looking after a tool yard for a heavy engineering company.
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Pel
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I understand the feeling from guarding cockerels! Off farm sitting this weekend, one of the first times I sat there they had a bantam cockerel that had it in for my welly boots. This is the same farm that has traditional Herefords with horns, I was more wary of the bantam cockerel than I was of the cattle! They've just got chickens now, no bantams.
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jettejette
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I once got a nasty infection from the spurs of a particularly feisty cockerel. I had to go to have the wound dressed every couple of days and endure a course of antibiotics! Take care!
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Andrea
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I once got a nasty infection from the spurs of a particularly feisty cockerel. |
