How does the puppy get access to the chickens? I'm going to assume the birds free range? First of all you have a breed developed to hunt large game so it will probably be more difficult than with a lot of other breeds to train him to leave them alone. I have 7 dogs and they will kill chickens.My...
I have 7 dogs that will kill small animals including chickens, electric fence wire keeps them away from the chickens. they dont pay any attention to them anymore in their run but if one gets out they will kill it
lisa
wanted 4
got 12
dogs subtracted 11
got 6 more
got 7 more
got 7 more...again
broody hen = 7 more
3 broody hens = 14 more
subtracted excess roosters
got 2 more for Christmas
i think there are about 35 now
ordering 25 this spring
was this is gonna get bad a choice?
welcome to the mad, mad world of chickens. they are just like tater chips, you can't have just one. wouldn't happen to be close to corinth would you.
lisa
I don't care that much for eggs but will eat them occasionally and I can tell the difference between store bought vs our fresh eggs. To me store eggs have a bit of an "after taste" while the fresh ones don't.
Lisa
There's something so sad about old building's being so neglected. I have a few pix of an old house here that was falling apart. Sadly it's gone now. What's the name of your fb group?
Lisa
Had chickens as a child and loved them, even had one that would come when you called he name, Herman, didn't know he was a hen when I named her.Fast forward to adulthood, well at least I'm older, and wanted chickens, first husband said "no those dogs of yours will just kill them" so I started...
What part of Tn are you in? I'm in west Tn and what we do is close coop windows and doors, stack bales of straw against the sides that face north and add more shavings to the floors.
Lisa
if you notice any interest from the dog just run an electric fence wire around the bottom of the fence to keep them from digging thru. I would replace my gates with six footers. Even if these folks don't buy the house anyone that does is likely to have a dog. just keep a watchful eye on things...