Great read, thank you! I don't really have the landscaping yet to free range, but I have created a 20X30 addition to my runs that is covered by aviary netting for my flocks of 9 and 3. they alternate days out in it because I have roosters in both flocks. It works for us, but I would love to...
The first time I gave watermelon, I hand fed a few of my girls tiny pieces. They will pretty much eat anything from my hand. Once they realized it was edible, they went to town. They love it!
So I thought I could manage two roosters, but alas, I cannot. My larger boy has taken a shine to my smallest and most favorite hen and she ended up with a bit of a bloody face today, I assume from turning him down. He is a good rooster when it comes to corralling the girls at night, and I...
As a dog trainer, I agree, you need to seek professional help. The behavior you are describing is a show of dominance on the dogs part, which means you hVe not established yourself as the pack leader. I have been raising Doberman Pinschers for the last 12 1/2 years, and when you have the more...
I am not, and my current boy is way too free spirited to do it lol. Not to mention he is 10 😉. I am about 45
Minutes north west of Charlotte in Sherrills Ford
Hey There, as a flock owner with a high prey drive dog, I feel your pain. Bugsy was great with the chicks when they were in the brooder, but will occasionally run around my coop/run setup and scare the birds. He will still put his nose up to the hardware cloth and let them peck at it, so I am...