After having a fresh farm breakfast at a client's house, Dr. Farnon decides they should raise their own stock. Although Herriot and Tristan aren't so sure, the next day ten pullets and ten piglets arrive at Skedale House. Dr. Farnon puts Tristan in charge of their care and hopes that he will soon have a productive bunch of hens and pigs to take to market. However, these hopes are quickly dashed. The hens will not produce, and Tristan is not adept at handling them.
Herriot arrives at Skedale House after a call to find the hens in a tree. Tristan has let them get out, and now he can't find them all. Dr. Farnon arrives home, furious because the chickens are all over the neighborhood, creating.....
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