Recent content by Bev in Nevada

In my experience with hunting dogs (actually hunted with them) and my herding breeds (border collies and Malinois) here's what I have learned over the past 35-40 yrs of working dogs. the instinct to "carry" is extremely strong in a field dog, it's genetically hard wired into their core being...

Thanks, I will look into my options on how to do this

I have a pre built MPC henhouse, its worked great for the last three years. Until now, it seems that a crow has learned what the chicken egg laying song means and is going in the hen house and getting my eggs. I have 8 hens in this area, four lay in the morning and two late morning and two that...

California Hatchery (californiahatchery.com) has low ,minimum order numbers Bantams - 3, Silkie Chickens - 3, Standard Breed Chickens - 3

As they say "Leave a light on for them, and they will come" try putting a light on in the hen house for a few days......that fixed my in two days....

well, you got me curious about the crow thing haha, here is what I found http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/a-murder-of-crows/crow-facts/5965/

I am so sorry for your loss.........I wish I had meat birds, I'd send you some.......

was it the Aussies in your sig line? if so, many now a days are NOT bred to be natural "herders" they have to be taught how. They get out there and just do what they think they should do and it ends up chasing, then drive kicks in and you get plucking and total mayhem......*IF* you do not want...

congrat's! I think that everyone should get treats! My Barred Rocks lay eggs that color. What a nice size for a first egg!

HAHA! I was just looking at mine and thinking the same thing! Mine look just like yours! Cant wait for answers!

we had little "pullet" eggs from our Barred Rocks and Rhode Isl Reds at that age.....

http://www.news.sierrawave.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3946:serial-break-ins-by-bears-in-lakes-basin-continue&catid=6:&Itemid=200021 Bears do break into homes......

If you do not want a gun to shoot to kill the next time, get a good paint ball gun. Those suckers hurt!!!!

18 total chickens here, 8 are 1 yr olds from MPC (and still doing GREAT) Have 10 babies that arrived as day olds on tues of this week, all doing GREAT! I've looked at what the feed store has here and in my mind I keep seeing what MPC sent me last year....I just cant buy anything that doesnt...

There is no breed of dog bred to protect poultry. There ARE however several breeds bred to protect live stock (four legged ones) For a dog to "do its job and protect" whatever it has been trained, it needs to be with "whatever" 24/7. IOW's, if the dog is not outside with the poultry, it cannot...