Posts by doop

This has been discussed many times on here and a few very good posts on this go around. First you can't just get a good dog they are made from the day you take them home. I don't mean to be rude, but I believe most pet owners that don't...

Sounds like like a squatch. They prefer red hens. Lol.sorry for your loss.

+1. My hand raised hen lays down for me too, but the hen raised wants nothing to do with me.

I have to agree with all the above, however the lady I got my first birds from had black sex links and had a couple go broody, but she had 50 or so. I hatched some eggs from some b.s.l, And one of those has gone broody twice though.

There maybe a few dogs out there that you might not be able to trust, but I think that if you start from the time they are a pup 99% would learn if you were diligent about your training. My mom volunteered for friends of animals so we...

Trusting your dog with your birds all starts with basic obedience. I have a lab who I started getting him bird crazy (loving to find and chase birds) at 8 weeks old, before I had chickens. We hunt grouse, and ducks constantly. Threre is...

I'm about 30 miles from Duluth, but make it to the boundary waters quite often. You do need a permit nowadays for most areas. Some areas have changed dramatically from fires, and major blowdowns though.

Congrats on the herding dog. There's days I wish I had one for my dang guineas and one of my Turkey hens who refuses to be herded in by myself daily. I think if you leashed her for a while and made her wait awhile and gave her a release...

My mama hen with 4 2 week old poults and a foster keet started squatting again for the Tom, is she going to start laying again? And how long will she take care of her babies? I just dont want her abandoning her babies too soon, as I...

I don't know if I'd make her sit again, but I'd probably get her some chicks to raise for you. I definitely would secure her run though first.