We have cameras in the front of the house, so I have pictures of them... I've posted in the texas thread. I got the feeling from AC that taking it into our own matters is a no no... thanks! My daughter is crushed!
Any one have a quick link for dogs killing an entire flock in the city limits? Two dogs (who have owners, just not sure who they are) have been running around the nieghborhood. They got into my back yard and under the 10x10 kennel we have set up over the coop and took out all my girls. :( I've...
I'm in this situation :( Two dogs that have been running around the neighborhood got into my back yard yesterday. We keep our wooden coop in a 10X10 dog kennel and they broke a couple chain links and got under the kennel :( They killed all 5 of my hens. I don't know who owns these dogs and we...
I have (had) 3 buff orpingtons and 1 americuana all about 1 yr 3 months. Let them out of their run to roam in the back yard. I came out to one of my orpingtons laying flat on her back! :( she was still warm on her back and there were no wounds or blood anywhere. There was a small puddle of water...
We haven't put the collar on our boxer but if he sees the remote in our hands he still *thinks* he can get shocked, not too bright
Poor guys lips are too flappy for him to handle
We did string her up and his collar and left him for about an hour, he knew he was in trouble. It seems he has the 'better to ask forgiveness than permission' mentality When we started with the shock collar we dedicated "back" to keep him away from the chickens, it works pretty well. But like I...
I believe dogs can live in harmony with chickens, eventually. Some dogs are harder to train, and some dogs are untrainable. Our boxer is gentle, great with the kids, and other dogs but when he sees a smaller animal he has the chase jitters.
Two of our instances have been because the chickens...
We have an intact 2 yr old male boxer. We are working with him!! [Warning: may be a trigger] He chased one a when they were about 3 months, she was fine just in shock. He got ahold of our speckled Sussex when she was around 4 months, she didn't make it. I've read a lot of dogs and chickens and i...
Well I've moved their nesting box, that they never use, over to where they're laying. I'm going to look into these pads!
Should I have cooked this egg right away? I put it in the fridge when I brought it in
went to check for eggs and found this ... :(
Not sure if it's a no brainier but this isn't safe to eat right? The shell is cracked but nothing's leaking..
This is the second time this has happened, first time I thought my daughter cracked it . The 2 girls that are laying move all the...
Hey y'all! I'm in Corpus Christi, I use BYC so often but hardly ever post! We've got 3 orpingtons and 1 Americana. They're about 5 months now and Someone laid their first egg yesterday and another today! Yippeee!
One of my silly girls, the kids names her toasty haha
That's great!! I haven't had much time to get on and update but I found a solution as well!
I put Vaseline over the fleas to smother them and they all died, I scratched some out and they did the rest. I also used some poultry powder and dusted their backs and the coop/ run. After about 1.5...
Help!! My orpingtons have fleas around their eyes/ nostrils, I've been using DE for ants and other pests around the coop and floor of the run I did sprinkle it on them 2 weeks ago.
Last week I went and got some poultry dust from the feed store but was advised to not get it in their eyes or...
Hey, I'm Nina! I've been using this site for a few months now before and after we got out chickens but just decided to join!
We have 3 buff orpingtons and just recently got a speckled Sussex (all are around 3 months old and from the same chicken farm). Adding her has been a little stressful but...