Recent content by Meeker

You are absolutely correct CrazyTalk and I don't have a problem with keeping the dog off their property. I've been training him to do just that since day one. I started this post trying to understand if the dog could and what the remains would look like if a dog had been responsible. I...

He naturally stays close, since day one, and I have been working with him on the boundary lines. He is at the point where he will sit on the edge of the property and just watch everything but at some point he does get "bored" and wonders over to play with their calf and roll in whatever stink he...

I know I should just contain the dog to my property it's just that I've spent a lot of time training him to know where the property boundaries are and to stay close. I also understand it only takes a second for all that training to go out the window if he locks onto something of interest. I will...

I was thinking to try using a muzzle before leashing him all day.

Yesterday I was approached by my neighbor, of six months now, claiming, putting it nicely, that my dog killed one, of two, of their turkeys AND a wild possum but none of the dozen or so chickens they have freely roaming around. The neighbor is insisting that my dog be leashed and never allowed...

I would avoid the tractor style coop altogether and have a fix structure in the middle with the two doors as you pointed out, makes much more sense. cheers

That sounds exactly like what I've been thinking, just goes to show how much more I need to learn and that knowing the "lingo" is key to any activity. Thanks for pointing this out! Stick around I'm sure I'll have some more (novice) questions.

Hi All, I'm a newbie not just to this forum but also to raising chickens so please forgive my ignorance. I'm going through the research/planning mode and have an idea I'm trying to explore before committing to anything. So here it is... We plan on starting small and expanding as the learning...