Yes, I have 5 dogs and neither of them have used a crate. I live out in the boonies, and often dogs get dumped out here. I usually end up rescuing them and taking them to the adjacent town's Rescue, when they have an opening. (That's how I got 5 dogs...I'm kind of a foster-failure 😁)
Ryan has been sleeping in the coop with my chickens but she is just too big now. I've set her up an enclosure right next to the chicken run with a door between them so she can go to their side and they can come see her....but at night the chickens go up into the coop. I would like to make or...
I'm doing well with my chickens. Everyone is getting along and producing.
I've added a Chinese Swan goose to the flock, and her name is Ryan (Ryan gosling 😁) Ryan is to big for the coop now. What can I use or purchase to give Ryan her own nesting box? She has her own 10x20 enclosure to sleep.
My Lavender layer was laying blue eggs just fine and then she laid this MONSTER of an egg and had a terrible "blowout"! I did all the necessary steps to take care of her: separated her from the flock, inserted her vent, used preparation H, etc. I fed her twice with Oyseter shell in 30 days...
You could look into getting the biting hens some pintail peepers. It's blinders, like horses wear, but for chickens. If a chicken can't see, they won't peck. And they are red, which distracts the chickens eyes to focus on the blinders. They can see to the side but not straight on/forward...
Well ya'll....I've put frozen water bottles in their waters everyday and added electrolytes and BOOM, I have eggs!!! Still keeping up with the cool treats and wading pool but I truly believe the constant cold water is what helped!!
I'm in the Hill Country of Texas and it's getting into 99° here with the heat index well above 105°. Well the girls have stopped laying. I've added ice to their drinking water, given them chilled watermelon, blue berries in ice cubes and mud puddles in their run.....still no eggs. I've...
I found a 4 week old kitten at my mailbox. We live out in the country, so I'm guessing it was either dumped or a stray whore mama cat left it behind. I've since made this kitten an inside kitty and she is 7 weeks old now. She too has black boogie nose on occasions. She never goes outside...
I am so upset!! I'm a backyard flock....well, I have 3 girls right now. Wanted to dip my toe into backyard raising. I love it, gonna move onto bigger things....ANYWAY, a rat/mouse, I'm not sure which one it was, stole an egg. It was dark brownish/black and fast. Not large but not tiny...