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I have 19 week old orpingtons, ameracuanas, and a 21 week old EE. Still no eggs! I check everyday and say maybe in another week

Neffchick: Not certain if you have tried this yet or not, but you may want to contact a local Akita rescue organization near you or in your state. The people that work with purebreed rescues know the breed and are usually a wealth of information. I know she is not purebred, but that seems to...

I am sorry about the loss of your birds. The way you listed your puppy was Akita as the first breed. Is she more Akita than the latter two breeds? The reason I ask is, Akita's are known to have a very high prey drive. They make wonderful guard dogs for the family, but do not tend to view...

I completly agree with what Dainerra said in reference to the breed/breeds of dog and the importance of training. All dogs should be obedience trained and socialized. If you are getting a puppy then definitly get it into training classes. Like someone else said, the trainers do really train...

Quote: That is horrible! Just shows you how some dogs are unpredictable. You were smart to not breed her again.

It sounds like you are doing a good job socializing your birds and dogs together. Just remember that a dogs breed can never fully determine how they will or will not react in a given situation. Some have GSD's that will kill their chickens and others treat them like their pups. Everydog is...

Quote: I hope your hen is doing better, and I hope that you will be able to keep the neighbors cat from bothering your yard and animals. Hopefully some of the suggestions, like the scarecrow sprinkler and others will work. If it comes down to it, trap it in a live trap. Maybe then the...

Quote: Sorry I don't know those cats to ask them. What I was saying was cats are territorial and tend to stay near their homes. If they are not spayed or neutered then they wander long distances to find a mate. The same can be said of dogs Which by the way, I am more of a dog person than a...

I am not certain what the point of the toxoplasmosis reference was. Cats, most definitely can become carriers of toxoplasmosis, whether they are indoor or outdoor, because if they had a mother who was not indoor her entire life then that would transfer to her babies. Therefore, there is a...

Quote: the difference is that these are DOMESTIC cats. It would be like you saying "It's ok that my chickens go into my neighbor's garden and eat the veggies. They are chickens and birds eat veggies" It's ok to free-range your chickens or your cats. The line is drawn when your...

Quote: Just like I believe that there are people who seem to forget that chickens are raptors, which means they are omnivorous, therefore they will even canibalize! Please, anyone can make an argument demonizing one type of animal or the other. Since you like to do research, you may want to...

Quote: Exactly I do think that she should use a water gun or hose to make the cat stay away from her coop. My cats follow me to the coop and like to pounce out of the bushes to make the hens scatter if they are free ranging in my yard. They are not trying to kill them, just tease them. So...

I saw this thread and found it very interesting. It seems that many people have strong feelings about cats. I for one have 3 cats that are primarily outdoor/indoor, being outdoor foremost. My one cat Thomas is 16 years old and the other two are much younger. My cats are very good at rodent...

Thanks for all the ideas! I had not heard of the hav-a-hart trap. It sounds like from the reponses, I'll have to outwit the fox. I will definitely try some of these methods. We have plenty of wildlife around here to feed this fox, it seems he was getting his tummy full with little or no work...

I finally saw what has been killing and taking my chickens one by one. I have lost a total of 9 this summer, among them my favorite hen and rooster. A huge fox! When I kept loosing them I decided to keep them penned up in their run and not let them free range anymore. They would be taken...

I have a little Maran chick that hatched almost 48 hours ago and is not eating yet. It will drink sugar water that I am giving it. It is having great difficulty trying to stand up, I put shoes on her because her toes were curled, but it seems as if one leg is weaker than the other, not really...

Here is a picture of my eggs that I just had shipped recently. The darkest colored egg is a Maran and the lighter brown eggs are Australorps, and the orthers are EE's.

I am all done as well. The last remaining EE did not pip and I think it quite right about lockdown as well. The little Maran chick that was the last to hatch is having trouble with curled toes and not standing. So I looked up how to help correct this and I had to make her chick shoes and a...