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    Training dogs with chickens

    Just had a trial by fire unintended test of my Boxer puppy in chicken training. She passed! 6 months old, very food motivated,I’ve been sitting near the coop with my 8 old girls milling around wanting treats (dry corn tortillas). Been at it for a few weeks. She sits facing me (on leash at first)...
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    Chicken Breed Focus - Catalana

    I’m going to Catalonia in September and hope to visit a few Catalana owners. Wonder if I can fly home with some fertile eggs? Going to look into that. I live in Central Texas where we get hot weather, but also can get vicious cold snaps lately. Anyone out there know if they’ll be okay with...
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    Official BYC Poll: How Long Have You Been Raising Chickens?

    I’ve been at this for 24 years. Fortunate to have a large, sturdy, 100 year old chicken house on our 8 acres here in central Texas. Girls free range every afternoon after laying. Grateful for but puzzled by never losing hens to hawks, which are always around. My two large dogs always wandering...
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    Broody girl has 10 fosters!

    My friend has luck with this, so I gave it a whirl with my broody partridge Wyandotte. She sat on blanks for a week with that steely-eyed glare, so I bought ten 1 day old chicks from Ideal Poultry in Cameron Tx. We live near, so this was easy. Well after dark I slipped those chicks in her box (a...
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    Managing a self-sustaining flock

    In central Texas we have hawks, fox, all the usual predators. I feel that our large, usually outside dogs deter predators The dogs are trained to ignore the chickens (not that hard to do-be very firm and they'll understand). Seems to work for us.
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