A Badger Attacked our Chickens! Changing Seasons and Life at our Farmstead in Scotland.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 พ.ค. 2024
- This week we show the last jobs we did leading up to the winter season.
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I love that you saved the little mice and gave them food I have done this and people have called me crazy, the mice are animals with feelings too.. I say love all creatures big and small❤
Yes, what a touching moment!
Alexandra a girl who is not afraid of a little work....i respect that .
Mother and daughter are both fierce!
Again you are both working hard and may I say not afraid of it. You are 2 beautiful people and care too about the natural environment all the little creatures. The 2 mice you caught humanely and released. The Shroos you have I love them. Very inquisitive. Thank you for sharing another vid Gail & Alex. Stay strong stay safe.
Don't you two wish that really was that fast to do!
I really love how artistically you present your videos, beautiful filming and gorgeous music...very lovely indeed!
The cat sunning on the red carpet was so heart warming and sweet. Pretty cat
I absolutely love your drone footage, what a beautiful country Scotland is. It’s always taken my breath away. ❤
How beautiful the countryside is. We love your videos, the content, the music...and your adorably sweet relationship as you adventure together.
You guys live in a kind of paradise that beckons my soul. :)
What a beautiful recording. Thank you 😊
I love how some suncats are secretly made of chocolate. Also, man-schwoo looks mighty fine in that gorgeous golden hour light.
As you were clearing the walkway, I began thinking of hundreds of years ago when a Victorian or Saxon family were clearing their land and accidentally lost a broach or button or money while on their hands and knees! Imagine the thoughts and excitement of future mudlarkers treasure hunters finding one or two of your 21st century buttons or anything actually. I love your videos and remain amazed at the work and beauty you two put in to you life!
The two of you work so well together. And, that place will always need a lot of work. But along with all of the hard work, you get to live in the beautiful countryside, breathe fresh air, grow much of your own food and many other pleasures of farm living!
The photography is stunning! Great job!! Thank you for humanely re homing the little mice!🐭🐭 Love you ladies and the content you put out!❤
What a sense of accomplishment you ladies must feel,well done!❤
❤Beautiful Autumn colours
Hello Gail and Alex greetings from New Zealand 😊 I guess you know how lucky you are to have the gumption and where withall to do what you do! And I feel so blessed to be able to come along on your journeys with you both. I love your adorable fluffy cat! ❤ Beautiful scenery all the things you do I love to do to 😊❤
The countryside around your Farmstead is absolutely gorgeous, when all your flowers are in bloom you will be surrounded in beauty. I can understand all the hard work, planting and weeding and why you love it there. I've saved mousies before too, I thought my dad would have a stroke 🙄🙄Sorry about your poor chicken, always hungry critters about. More to catch up on ! Love and hugs 🥰🥰 xx
Brilliant drone footage, the tree colours were stunning. We got a badger as well and have to watch dog going out at night for toilet. Poor chicken 😢
Great progress on the weeding in front of the house ladies. 👍
❤❤❤❤❤Always working so hard.
Could you build an enclosure around the chicken coop and keep a guard donkey with them? The y can be rescued from kill-pens. If you make a little fundraiser, we can all chip in! 😊 You could grow hay with all of that land you have!
Every time I watch this wonderful channel I wonder how safe the shwoos are from foxes, but I never want to ask in case it is taken the wrong way. They just seem so vulnerable and exposed. The screaming of animals in the night really tears at the soul.
Thank you for saving the mice! Love you even more, for that! Alex, you could go into film making! You have a talent and Scotland is so beautiful! Your piece of property is heaven!
Hi, Gail and Alex. I reckon you two ladies have zero troubles falling asleep at night, with all the hard work you put into the upkeep of your farmhouse and gardening, not to mention the fast forwarding 😉 it must make for a good night's rest. ❤
I'm so sorry about your poor little chook dying from the badger attack. Hopefully, those solar-powered lights are helping to deter the badgers from attacking your chickens.
Great job on getting the ground ready for the new path. So sorry about your chicken, I hope the motion sensor floodlights help with that as well as making it safer for the two of you! Thanks Gail and Alex!
Poor Chuck 😔 well done for putting all those lights up Alex , and beautiful autumnal colours 🙏🏻
The drone shot of the changing colors was wow!
In this area you MUST make sure the coop boundaries are secure. Everything must eat!
Male Shwoo is looking lovelier and lovelier all the time. His feathers are really coming in... he's so pretty. So is the white shwoo... and the land is so pretty there.
Your home improvement professionals for sure.
Lay some fencing on the ground Bout a foot wide outside of chicken pen hooking it to bottom of current fence. Lay sod, mulch or something over it. The usually will give up when they try to dig and hit wire
Some of that drone footage is spectacular. Didn't know badgers would steal chickens.
Another stunning video I love the drone footage It was just gorgeous ! You are so artistic.
You certainly live in a beautiful part of the world!
Your videography is just so artistic and watching it is like watching a lovely film. You are creating a paradise around your home. I’m a musician and always am thrilled with your choice of music…what a lovely morning!
Always something to enjoy here. Love the filming. Today's is especially beautiful.
Lovely music, countryside and you and your Shwoos ! Fun, relaxing and beautiful video. I enjoy your mother-daughter team-work and joy in all that you do. You go girl, nice, useful projects.
I love watching you both work hard at improving your homestead. The lights will work for predators for a short time. You may want to find a way to confine the chickens in an enclosed area.. Maybe put laches on the nest boxes to keep them from being opened by anything but humans
How beautiful the views from above are...the lushness of the velvety green grassland and the trees.
The work your doing on the garden pathways and flower beds are coming on well.
What a shame for the poor hen. Grabbed from her sleep like that by the badger. Its so sad she died. Thats nature for you though. They all get hungry and will do what they have to to survive. I hope the lights will help disturb their foraging round the chicken coupe.
The mice you have are a lot bigger than the ones we have here. I like that you set them free. Every thing has its place. In the house is not one of them.
Outside you go. 😂 xx
the drone footage is gorgeous. u live in a beautiful setting. your poor chickens...my mom's last hen, abt. 7 yrs. old, recently died & she's very sad. when she went out in the yard it greeted her & followed her everywhere.
Again I absolutely love the music you play on your great videos! Thanks so very much 😊 ☺️ 😊
Beautiful magical place
The drone footage was spectacular. Thank you.
Badgers are so smart and strong. Here in the US they team up with Coyotes and the badgers dig out one side and the coyote waits at the other holes for prairie dogs or other ground animals to come out. That way they usually both eventually get a meal.
Well done - everything is pulling together so smartly
we had a raccoon eating the fish from our pond. I put some of those solar lights with motion detectors up figuring once they got triggered, it would scare the raccoon away. I think in the long run the raccoon was happy for the light because he could see better in the water to grab our goldfish. You have a beautiful view of the the land and a wonderful home full of history.
😮😅 They are so smart!
@@SongOfSongsOneTwelve and well fed after eating all the fish out of our pond. Pretty cool creatures.
It’s so beautiful all the work is really paying off
I love your voice Alex. Do you play instruments as well? Poor Chicken!
It isn’t Alex who is singing, she has confirmed it is someone else in other video comments.
Your property is very beautiful!❤
You are always working so hard. I know you have a brother, does he ever help? I live your videos.
I don't think he lives with them.
@@janetpendlebury6808 I think he / They ?Not sure if it's one brother or two .
does help with the videos .
Great job putting the lights up. The poor chicken......I been watching homestead rescue every week and I learned from them that the chicken hause should be build up. Also the chicken wire needs to be more like sturdy fence wire and leave it longer and dig it deeper into the ground.
Love the drone footage. Your area is so beautiful! Great job on the lights.
Grand job of those solar lights, Alex! So sorry for your 🐓 loss.😢. Your property is amazing! Love the drone footage, too. I once had a big dead stump that I turned into Mouse Central with drilled tunnels, food and wee furniture. Well away from the house. 🏠 🐁 Love to you both. Mary
The job of weeding the gravel such hard work, plus the grass keeps on growing, saving the mice been there done exactly the same hopefully you took them more than 2 miles away, crafty little things find their way home 🐭🐭🐭✨✨✨
I like how youboth have done upgrades and remodeled just about every part of your property. The rooms inside the wall the landscaping the building of the pen for protection of the birds . I hope you guys dont have a reoccurring badger problem. The small touches like the vine on the window and the heavy flower pots. Its all so awesome and beautiful. Even cleaning up the back porch closet type area. I really like the mudlark collections and how you set up your collection for presentation . I collect many things and kinda do similar things in the set up of the collections . I dont have the strength to do the work you lady's do.
Its like you guys live a old English fairytale. And a semi royal like a dukes or earls life. Sorry i dint know the female names of titles.
The trees look so beautiful, love the drone footage, I didn’t know that badgers attack chickens, poor little girl, Alex you did a great job putting those lights up, tfs x Julie
Beautiful vidio. Love watching. Thank you for sharing your life .
I recommend adding a guard dog to your family. One that is well known for protecting both the other animals at the farm as well as the two-legged family. My all time favorite all round guard dog is the Great Pyrenees Mountain Dog. Yes, they are BIG dogs but, actually eat less than a German Shepard. (I've had several of both breeds) IMO, They have been breed for so many many years to independently be on their own, up in the Pyrenees Mountains, guarding sheep and other farm animals and have adapted to eat what ever they are able to forage, causing them to be very low maintenance when it comes to calorie intake. Not that I like the idea of it, it's just how it is.
I have had several Pyrenees guard dogs over the years. Both those that are more adapted to being a "house dog", as well as those that have bonded with the animal herd they are in charge of keeping safe.
There is basically NOTHING these dogs won't subject themselves to, to keep their charges safe.
Over in Canada where I lived for 5 yrs, off grid, we had 7 Great Pyrenees dogs guarding our animals, cows, sheep, pigs, chickens, ducks etc.
I recommend getting at least 2 dogs, as it is easier for them to work as a team. One stays with the herd/animals, keeping them safe and the other takes off after whatever animal is intent on causing harm.
Since you don't have the large predators in Scotland, such as the wolves, bears, big cats and other that we have in Canada, I can't see why you would need more than 2 dogs. You will however need to socialize them and love on them as well, since they do need to be able to be handled if needed. Plus, they do love the love and attention, as most every animal does and once you have gained their love in return, there's nothing they won't do to protect you.
It was so sweet and wonderful watching especially the sheep/goats when the dogs were with them. Those big dogs would lay down in the middle of the sheep flock and the lambs/kids would be jumping all over them and also laying down to sleep on top of the big fluffy white dogs. Properly bonded with their charges, they will not harm any of them.
Downside of having Pyr's? You do need a good quality fence/net about 5 - 6" high. As 99.9% of these dogs, tend to want to roam and if you don't have neighbors that accept that, it can be a pain... One VERY good thing about Pyr's is, that if you do have a good fence, which you have closed EVERY escape route... Don't worry, the Pyr's will let you know exactly where the escape routes are... LOL It took me a whole summer to Pyr proof our fence but, once it is Pyr proof, NO animal will ever be able to get through that fence, unless they climb over it... 😂
One more reason why I love the Great Pyrenees dogs is that amongst all of these large herd guarding dogs, the Pyr is the most calm one. Of course, individuals can differ but on a whole, a Pyr will usually NEVER use more force than what is required and will do everything to chase off whatever, before using more "force".
Love the drone footage. Thank you for sharing!
oh no
Another great video, It was a short time ago that I learned about "the lost tower diaries " but now I'm trying to catch up. You both have a lot of energy. Thanks and take care.
GROOVY GIRLS THANKS
Beautiful photography.
"Wee, sleeker, cowran, tim'rous beastie," My cat catches mice and I let them go.
Who needs the gym when you have a homestead? 😊
🙋♀️❤️ Your property shows all your hard work and love. Your country side is beautiful!
When w ill you show more of the inside and work on crafts?
Such a pretty kitty🥰
Thanks for caring for the mice you are the greatest , you have my upmost respect, love the vid , much love , peace ✌️
Poor wee chook.. they can literally die of fright. They are such sensitive and nervy little creatures. I’ve had ours die of fright. It’s horrible. You feel dreadful, like you’ve let them down. The badger is just being a badger. It’s a battle of wills. You just have to outwit the badger. Mothballs are good too. They hate mothballs. Or is that cats?😊😊
Such pretty scenery!
I really love all of the flora and fauna we get to see in your videos. ❤The music and drone shots 🤌💋 A cinematic smörgåsbord!
Ow! My nose!
Absolutely beautiful shots of the gorgeous colours in your surroundings! ❤Thank you Ladies for sharing your countryside. I love Scotland and have been there a few times over the years.❤
If you spray salt and vinegar mix on the weeded areas…the weeds die and don’t come back…repeat after a heavy rain
lol I use the dry cat food and the bird seeds for them but my mice are the ones the darn cat keeps bring into the house to play, I then spend 10-20 minutes trying to catch them and letting the cat think I’m pleased with him lol I let them go out the back near the oak tree as it’s got lots of hiding spots for them.
Hi 👋🏻 Gale & Alex, you both are very strong, but sweet ladies. I love watching what you do and how you do it. Your passion for animals are amazing. I was in shock when you captured the mice and let them go then fed them. I thought I was the only crazy one when I did that about 5 years ago. 😂😂😂 I don’t like them because of the diseases they carry, but I didn’t want to hurt them. Great work on your yard and putting those lights up! I know badgers are really bad is there a way to get some locks to put on the chicken coop? I hope they don’t hurt or kill anymore chickens. Have a fantastic weekend ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💜
Wow‼️ The autumn drone shots are magnificent‼️❤️❤️
I love the drone footage Alex ❤
I love this new channel. Well done!
Poor chuck , we had to stop keeping ducks because of the otters x
Alex the camera fall was a great scene transition lol. Hope it’s ok.
Just curious, did the lights keep the badgers away? Thank you for your views of the country, I love them.❤
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Pls make some personal cat videos 😊 he is so sweet. ❤❤❤😻
We have foxes and badgers which cause us little inconvenience. We also have what we call the “Snorting Grunter”,so called because it,you guessed it,snorts and grunts. My daughter heard it while camping in our woods,my son heard it outside his bedroom window,and I heard it while locking up on a March evening. What is it? You tell me!
Sounds like a pig or wild boar.
Sounds like a hedgehog
@@sticklebacksummer Thanks for the reply,we have hedgehogs (rehomed from a rescue centre),however whatever is making these noises sounds quite a bit bigger. Roe buck?
I love all of your videos you gals are awesome 👍🏻 Im glad you are finding ways to protect your livestock.
What a beautiful farm you have, all the hard work worth it. I save mice as well they are all gods creatures. The colours of the trees are amazing, with the beautiful music.
When I had chicken I put barded wire under the fence stop fox digging under dose help and I did lose another chicken
Is there a reason you don't compost your weeds? Those mice are going to be very happy to find those nuts😊
Oh, I forgot something... LOL
Where can I find and buy the type of boots you both have. Every time I see them, I want a pair... ☺❤
I hope you relocated your lil rodents at least 2 miles from your home. Otherwise they will be right back there. Where you find 1 or 2, there will be more. I have relocated 90 this spring. From my garden(they are eating my garden uo) and around the outside of my home.
I always want to say something ,but don't always know what to say LOL. anyway ,always feel its a treat when I get notification Of a new video on either channel . The place is really looking great , do you think you will get more animals .like a dog or a ? goat ? mini donkey ?
I was wondering why are you removing grass and leaving just dirt in? ❤️
They dont want grass on the pathways.
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What is half three. In America we don't use that statement.
I'm wondering the same thing. Most likely it 3:30pm but it could be 2:30pm.
half-past three / 3.30 pm / 3.30 am - half an hour past three o'clock
Although you're quite privileged, you're not afraid to get your hands dirty. Love your videos x
What do you mean by privilege.
@ronald8136 Yeah, I'd like to know what is meant by "privileged" too.
If they were privileged they would be getting people in to do everything.
Relocating rodents I get, as long as it's far enough away to keep them from coming back and not some place where they'll become a neighbor's problem. Intentionally feeding them though? Not a hope in heck.
Scotland dream country ❤
Put some screws in a board and place them under the fence to the chicken pen all around, that should help with the badger digging or cattle panel or spike or Aluminum pie pans hanging on the chicken wire, it makes noise, should help. Raccoons, Opossums, foxes, coyotes reek havic sometimes , and ground hogs are the bad critters...sorry about the chicken, it's always sad when you lose a good layer. ❤...good job Alex, show that badger no fear hun! 😊