One of my buffs fell asleep on a roost outside one night, its covered so I didnt see her when I locked up, got down to 10, she was fine, no issues. Just depends on the birds I guess.
I have a wonderful aussie shepherd. He's a big boy, larger than average. He is fantastic with the birds, he even helps me gather them in the run after free range time, its amazing to watch as I've never taught or asked him to do it. He runs ANYTHING off. Yotes, coons, strays, you name it, even...
My aussie is awesome with our chickens, aside from an occasional playful lunge, he's been a superbuddy and protector once he learned they are part of my pack.
Hi all, just thought I'd say hello and give a big thank you to everyone who's coops gave me inspiration and all the thread info contained on this site.
This is our family's first time raising and keeping chickens, we have two Buff Orpingtons that are 4 1/2 months old and 4, 3-week orps and 2...