Recent content by ComfortablyCrazy

Peppers sound like a good idea if the dog doesn't like them. I'm curious to know if it works Good luck!

I've been doing the olive oil trick and it seems to work the best. Too bad I can't do it in the house. Every time I use my printer they come running out of it.

Thanks for all the info. I am keeping the girls in the coop unless i am home to make sure the bull mastiff isn't outside trying to dig out of the yard and into the coop.

The chicken coop has an enclosed run attached to it, but with 16 chickens it just wasn't big enough. Well, at least in my opinion. Petunia would pick on the chicks if I didn't let her out to get away from them. The coop is only 6x8 (a pre-existing "brooder" according to my landlord). The...

I am new to the whole chicken thing. I have never been much of a bird person. I have three dogs, small bull mastiff, 7, George; Lab-Whippet mix, 1, Sugar; and a red heeler, 7 months, Koda. On May 14, 2011 I picked up 14 chicks. (3 Ameracauna, 2 polish, 3 buff orpington, 2 bard rock, 2 rhode...

I am new to the whole chicken thing and was really enjoying it until earlier this week. My Landlord accidentally let two of my dogs out of the house while I was gone and with nothing to do for 5 1/2 hours they chased and killed 9 of 14 chicks that I got on May 14th. Luckily my two layers...