Chicks can live outside even in cold climnates as long as you have sufficient heat lamps they can all huddle under and no drafts. Its the wind chill that gets them (ive heard). I have only nine in my flock but they moved out in to the cold sierra-Nevada climate at week 3, and not one of them has...
I agree with Kelsie. I just raised nine baby chicks, and am now coming up on 3 months with no issues. I myself had to work all the days i owned them except weekends. There first few days with me, they were left alone at home during work. Food, water and heat is all they need. Dont read to much...
Oh wow, see you never know who you can run across on a chicken website! Your dogs are beautiful and have quite a lot drive. French ring is something i wish i knew more about, as im relatively new the competitive dog world.. my boy is a USA conformation Champion, Herding Test Title, Beginners...
Ha i need one of those t-shirts. Although i try not to really correct people on em because most people love my dog and want one, and most people just don't have the time of day to properly treat a mal. Most people cant make sure their dog runs miles a day, most people cant give their dog a job...
HE totally does look like a rabbit! Yeah that little valley is crazy, objects appear small until you walk up to them, and than they look huge. Best part is, no one goes there. Just a little slice of personal heaven :)
malndobe, good eye not many people discern between the BM and the GSD. I will start working actual meats into his diet i feel if i switch between the two the kibble will be spilled all over the floor and he will be holding out for the meat. Even when he is hungry Kibble barely gets him excited...
Wow Chickerdoodle, thanks for all the info i am looking back into the previous pages for your posts. but i will look at Zoo diets. The dog food i have now is garbage. There is a lot to be desired for the food i give my dog. I will also consider a nicer blend of dog food, as opposed to the cheap...
good to know GD91. I figured there would be time that they adapt to the raw meat. Do you give them veggies/fruit too? How about bones, I know cooked bones are a hazard because they can splinter causing intestinal bleeding but raw doesnt. (according to google). I'm starting his new diet in march...
Yes, he is a herding dog. He even has his AKC sheep herding title. The look is EXACTLY the same as your dogs in the first picture, My birds are about the same size too. Last night i did leave him next to them and he did at one point make them freak out, i Immediately grabbed his collar and...
Oh man ChiniakChicken im really envious of your set up. I just got some chickens and want to get into greenhouses a little bit down the road. It seems like the Hen house and the Green house can really benefit each other in colder climates. I dont live in Alaska but the Sierra Nevadas have their...
Im thinking about getting into supplementing raw meats int o my dogs diets. The garbage i am feeding them now is showing. The dog in my pic is really starting to slow down a lot and not because of age ( he's 4). I know its the food. The high drive dog he is should be obvious until age 12 or 13...
Deaux, i am new to chickens too! I have got my 9 Chicks already, they are two weeks old on Friday! by your logic sand seems like the best choice for you (keeping in mind im beyond new), However i would start with wood shavings. The chicks i have try to eat the wood shavings regularly. Only now...
I put mine in a Rubbermaid too. I have a 250wawtt red heat lamp on them though, but this allows me to keep em in my garage until they are big. And its cold here at night, as low as single digits. the heat lamp works though, maybe to well even. The bulb is worth keeping them in the garage and not...