I no I need a fence but unfortunately with 7 acres its very costly to get done so I am not able to do that anytime soon. something I will have to figure out as I go I geuss.
That won't be a problem. It's a learning process for me as well. I have only had dogs for house pets and not one that has a job. I'm most concerned with my training abilities and hoping I'm doing the right thing. I am doing lots of research to make sure of this. Thankfully I have patience and I...
Thank you for your reply it definetly helps...yes the fencing I will need to get done, hopefully sooner than later due to the cost of that it hasn't been done yet but it will be done eventually.
I am getting a maremma/Pyrenees pup. Mom is a maremma dad is a Pyrenees..they currently live where there is free range chickens around them. Thanks for the help!
I am getting a LGD this weekend to protect my chicken flock.
They used to free range my 6 acre yard until my neighbour's dog came in and attacked them on 2 separate occasions. Killed or took 7 birds and I never seen them return. Before this they were ranging for about 6-7 months with no issues...
I took him out of the coop again. He's been in his own barn for 5 days and I've been taking care of his wounds they seem to be healing good.I'm going to have to try the blu-kote or something because I did a test run today and put him outside with the hens and 5 of them instantly went for his...
My hens are pecking at my roosters feet until they bleed. When I noticed it I took my rooster out and put him in his own coop to heal, then I brought him back in and instantly 3-4 birds went for his feet again. I left them for the day thinking maybe it would stop, when I went to shut there coop...