Recent content by Marion565

Dogs

Quote: Coons, dogs, skunks.... it does not matter what kind of a predator once they figure out there is an easy meal, they will come back. I learned that the hard way 6 weeks ago.

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I ordered 18 and didn't get any "packing peanuts" do figure. But you can tell Ideal if you don't want any extras, if you let them know they won't include any.

Pip's chicks : ..........but I do feel bad killing a dog that is just being a dog when I feel it is the owners responsibility! I felt the same way, until they took out my whole flock. And then they came back for the three that got away the first time. These dogs will be back!

Quote: They are 7 days old in that pic. It's fun to watch when they are outside, they go nuts trying out their little wings and god help any grasshopper that makes it in there

Thank you all for being so supportive. I love BYC!!

Here they are at their first outing. I love the little "angel wings"

I free ranged mine for 18 month before I had a problem, but it was a big one! Stray dogs came in and waited for my electric coop door to open. Took out my whole flock I am still convinced that I did the right thing by letting them free range on my fenced two acres. But I would be lying if I...

We were a family of 5 when I started out, I just wanted enough eggs for the five of us, well I fell in love with chickens (who would have thought? lol) and wound up with 17 hens and two roosters. No problem taking care of them I found it was actually "stress relief therapy".

So three weeks after two stray dogs took out my whole flock I got new babies yesterday. I ordered from Ideal and I plan on ordering some more in January or February. I hate to have to start all over again but I have to admit the little ones are cute. I went to a breeder and bought three French...

Lost all mine (22) to dogs. Have to start all over again

I found a mole in my chicken run, they didn't eat it but they sure killed it!

Both look like boys to me, sorry. But like the previous poster said, buying from hatchery does not mean you'll get all pullets. in my last 12 I got from the hatchery, I had two males