Recent content by MsDachshund

Thank you so much. No, everyone grew up together. I have chickens, turkeys, guineas on land and they make one big flock. The chickens go off on their own at night but the guineas and turkeys go sleep together. The guineas follow my Samson around like they are his minions and groom him! My...

Name: Samson Age: 1 yr Breed: Royal Palm turkey Heritage

I have 17 guineas and I love the ugly birds! But, I have no idea how to tell them apart as far as male and females. Some birds have larger waddles than other birds. They are five months old. There is only one at a time that does that constant buckwheat. Will females buckwheat constantly...

I have a chicken in real bad shape. I was gone for the weekend and had people come by to feed and water chickens. Got back Monday a was going through normal routine and one of my hens which is about two years old was not acting right. Then I noticed she smiled real bad. I looked at her vent...

Zazouae, he is handsome and very cute pic with duckling. Love the Wienner! I love dacschunds too. Will be getting some more eventually. Not ready yet, as the sting of losing two elderly dacschunds was just last August.

Zazouse, she is beautiful! I had an Irish wolfhound and I had to brush her daily, and I have one longhairs cat and have to brush him daily, so I am used to brushing! I like the Great Pry and that breed is one of my choices. I'm also looking attn adult Anatolian that is 1 1/2 and she's already...

I do have a problem with large predators, coyotes and black bear and when we move to the 150 acres which backs up to a national forest, well, lots of wild life. I have more than birds, I have goats now, I will be getting some sheep, miniature donkeys, and miniature cattle. I guess most here...

Thank you all very much, you have given me such valuable information

I am very interested how many of us on here use Livestock Guardian Dogs (LGD). I don't have any yet but I do have predictors, fox, coyotes, and the other usually but we are going to be moving to about 150 acres and will encounter larger predictors such as black bear and mountain lions. Still...

This time with my baby chicks I don't keep them under the heat lamp 24/7. I take them out when the temperature is warm enough and put them in what I call a chicken play pen. Heavy screen attached to 1 x 1 's made into a box with a partial covering for shade. Nothing can get in. They get to...

One thing about hawks I forgot to mention. They are fast and dispatch their victims very quickly. The one I saw the got mine, I was in the yard and didn't hear a thing! I just happened to go over to the chickens a saw the murder with hawk still there. If your dog didnt hear a thing, I would...

Hawks or opossums. I have caught those predators in the act. That was the results. If the hawk is young and chicken kinda hefty they can't carry it off and will take it apart in pieces.

I never tried the vinegar. They do like scrambled eggs. Haven't tried yogurt yet either. Mine love tomatoes too.

I have one Jersey Giant rooster. He is bigger than the hawks. He is Snow White. Hawk tried for the girls once. Roo beat the hawk! He was a little bloodied but I have not had a problem with hawks since. True story! Scared the hell out of me when they were fighting. Never new birds made the...