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    *Buff Orpington Thread!*

    Look on My Pet Chicken for no crow collar. I have one on a roo right now, but he actually crows through it. It does reduce the volume somewhat. I don't think it is cruel at all. He is still doing all his roostery behaviors with no problem.
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    Does anyone have experience with dogs herding chickens?

    The yard is fenced, but that cats squeeze under one gate. The dogs are a standard poodle and a German shepherd dog so they can't get out.
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    Southern NY, Dutchess county and below

    I don't know why my pics aren't showing up. I texted you with pictures I took yesterday.
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    Southern NY, Dutchess county and below

    Mahlzeit here are a couple of other older pics of the rooster. Please forgive the dog deposit in the first one.
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    Southern NY, Dutchess county and below

    Mahlzeit, he just turned 8 months old this weekend. It was cold by the time I figured out he was a roo (wasn't supposed to be) and it seemed unkind to try to relocate him during the harsh winter. I raised him from hatching and so wish he was a hen an I could keep him with the others, but my...
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    Southern NY, Dutchess county and below

    I have a very pretty splash ameraucana rooster I need to rehome. I am sad to have to part with him, but my town code does not permit keeping roosters and my very suburban (read close by neighbors) are getting fed up with the crowing. We are in western Suffolk county on Long Island. Here is a...
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    Hello from Long Island NY

    Wyandottes7 and LIChickens thank to both of you for those good pieces of advise. I do have a heating platform for their water on order. I figured I would insulate the wire areas of the run under and next to their coop with house foam insulation sheets on the sides that will be most likely to...
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    Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

    I know that grey is blue, but in comparing her to the two gray birds, I think she is really a black. The splash is very light, mostly white with a few black feathers. The other two are blue, one darker and one with a bit of black splashed in. Whatever colors they really all are though, they...
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    Does anyone have experience with dogs herding chickens?

    Since I put the birds outside I have been using for treats like fruits and mealworms as a way to move them to where I want. I do think the dogs are a big deterrent to raccoons and possums in my yard. Unfortunately I have feral cats in my neighborhood that are not afraid of dogs. I am...
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    Hello from Long Island NY

    I posted elsewhere about managing dogs and chickens and have gotten helpful suggestions there too. I am being very conservative about keeping a very close eye on Lily and the chickens and I have had Peeves on leash or at least wearing a collar so I can get physical control over his super fast...
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    Does anyone have experience with dogs herding chickens?

    Thanks for that insight about chickens scattering rather than gathering when pushed. I am going to take things very slowly. No matter how things come along I do not ever plan to leave either dog unsupervised with loose birds. I don't even let the GSD out in the yard on his own during the day...
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    Hello from Long Island NY

    Thank you for your warm welcomes. I will ask questions along the way I am sure. My biggest issues right now are getting ready for winter and getting my German Shepherd dog to relax around them. His herding instincts kick in. My poodle is doing great with them. No inside birds these days...
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    *Buff Orpington Thread!*

    I got my buff orpington as my Meyer Meal Maker. What a lovely surprise she is turning out to be. She is so sweet and loves being with me. My other birds are Ameraucanas (black, 2 blue and a splash). With the exception of the black bird they are much more independent than my Salome.
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    Does anyone have experience with dogs herding chickens?

    My standard poodle Lily has been doing well being around my young chickens. She has a very good recall and is obedience trained and titled in rally and agility as well as in obedience. I had her loose in the yard with the birds yesterday and she did just great. I called her right after taking...
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    how to stop dogs chasing chickens

    I agree that positive reinforcement of the dog for "leave it" to be done on an ongoing basis. It is also important that you are responsible for keeping the dog off your neighbor's property by what ever means is required. I do like Patricia McConnell and Sophia Yin (RIP. She committed suicide...
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