About this site

Once upon a time, a French-German and British family from London decided to move to the French countryside with their 3yo. They have this big idea of renovating the old family home and settle for a new life with cheese and wine... and chickens! Read more here...

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April 2025
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Philippe MIGUET

A slow burner – Part 1: the chickens

I’ve been meaning to update this page a long time ago, but we’ve been bouncing between loads of work and frustrating nothingness, that it really was difficult to get any motivation or – rather – inspiration on how to continue this website. Post Chicken Chaos So, trying to catch up with where I left things of: the chickens. My husband

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January 2025
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Philippe MIGUET

Coop & Cage: First Experiences

I’ve been meaning to give an update on the chicken coop for a while, but kept putting it off. Whilst our chickens were quite happy using it. We have not been too keen. Mainly because it’s not been working out quite as we wanted. We’ve been looking into all sorts of chicken coops. Houses, simple coops, coops with a chicken

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Helpful Links

Life on the Plateau
Mairie Plateau d'Hauteville
Office de Tourisme
Haut-Bugey Agglomération

Chickens
YouTube Channel "Oak Abode"

Holidays
Au Pâturage Montagnard (for groups)

Leisure
La Praille (Google Maps)

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About this site

Once upon a time, a French-German and British family from London decided to move to the French countryside with their 3yo. They have this big idea of renovating the old family home and settle for a new life with cheese and wine... and chickens! Read more here...