My 2 female dogs are Australian Shepherd/Blue Healer mix and Australian Shepherd/English Springer Spaniel mix. They are very well trained, obedient, and well exercised. From day one when I got my first baby chicks, I had the dogs with me to tend the chicks and always handled the chicks down...
Well, just a final chapter to this story. Cogburn got the puddin beat out of him again. I decided one of them had to go and Pretty Boy was younger and therefore more tender. So I butchered Pretty Boy. Now Cogburn is Happy Happy Happy and doesn't hide out in the coop all day. Lesson learned...
Thanks for the heated dog dish idea, I had been thinking about trying one for my ducks but had not considered the ice cream bucket approach. I bought 2 different galvanized bases to put my galvanized chicken waterer on an ended up taking them both back to my local farm store. One worked for a...
I can't believe it! I checked on Cogburn Sat. evening and he Does have an eye where I thought it was missing. I guess it took 4 days for the swelling to go down and the dried blood to flake off to reveal it. I still have not put the 2 roos back with the flock, giving Cogburn plenty of time...
I recently merged my 18 month old flock (1 roo & 11 hens) with my 6 month old flock (1 roo & 22 hens & 2 guineas). I moved the older smaller flock in with the newer bigger flock. I moved them at "go to roost" time and other than a minor skirmish between the roosters the transition seemed to go...
I am always cruising BYC for info so finally decided to join! I'm still fairly new to chicken keeping and have a lot to learn. My husband & I live on 10 acres (7 crop 2 pasture 1 yard & chickens). We have 33 hens & 2 roos, 2 Guineas, 2 Muscovy ducks, 2 horses and 2 rescued Australian Shepherd...