Search results for query: *

  1. chickenewbee

    Reintegration by supervised visits ?

    Yes, I can see it now...parents with spray bottles Fortunately my kids have done a good job with theirs, and they are well-behaved. But there are plenty of wild ones out there.
  2. chickenewbee

    Reintegration by supervised visits ?

    Okay....it did sound judgmental to me. It did cure her of the habit of completely ignoring everything I told her, and doing whatever she wanted, including chasing the cat. She was a pretty hard case when I got her out of the shelter. I don't think anyone had ever told her "no" before. Once...
  3. chickenewbee

    Reintegration by supervised visits ?

    Well, I guess you should have had a talk with whomever it was let the dog get to the age of ten without any manners and then dumped her at the pound. You could have given them instructions. I just fixed her issues to the point where she could be adopted and live peacefully with her new...
  4. chickenewbee

    Reintegration by supervised visits ?

    Cured her From that point on when I told her to stop, she stopped.
  5. chickenewbee

    Reintegration by supervised visits ?

    I had one really stubborn foster dog who was a bad barker. I bought a super soaker and when she started spinning and barking I could nail her from thirty feet away.
  6. chickenewbee

    Reintegration by supervised visits ?

    Oh, mine are pretty spoiled But mine are Red Sexlinks and a Buff Orpington, and they could be less stubborn. I also handled mine a lot when they were growing up, and maybe they were used to me telling them what to do. I can see how a water bottle would work....I've used that with dogs, too...
  7. chickenewbee

    Reintegration by supervised visits ?

    Actually, mine seemed to understand very quickly that I was not going to allow fighting, and gave it up. I was kind of surprised at how quickly they figured it out....let's face it, chickens are not rocket scientists. I don't think I had to "peck" any of them more than twice, although each...
  8. chickenewbee

    Reintegration by supervised visits ?

    I reintroduced mine by first putting her in their cage when the other hens were outside of it. I figured they would get used to her scent being there before they actually saw the bird, and she would get familiar with her new location without the additional stress of the other birds. Then I...
Back
Top Bottom