What a bunch of whimpy snowflakes. The real and only solution to a stray dog or dogs caught killing livestock is a .357 magnum which insures no repeat performance. Trying to scare them away and yelling bad dog will only serve to set up a repeat scenario; just had that happen with my flock. I...
I just finished building my brooder from plans I found in Mother Earth News, can't wait to try it out. I used salvaged wood from an old barn and other scrounged material. Never posted pictures before so I'm not sure I have them uploaded. They're not showing on the preview.
I've been following posts for about a year and joined several months ago and just now getting active. This group sounds like a great bunch of people. I'm recently retired from teaching and have had a few hens around off and on over the years. Now that I have the time I'm excited about getting...