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Quote: THIS! I couldn't believe it took 3 pages until I saw this. Our town has 176 population- we have no police, no city councilmen, no animal control...etc You talk to the county if there is a problem - but most likely this is not a problem they will deal with. OP- how secure are your...

Thank you all for your advice. Regarding the fence issue, the reason I am so resistant to build a pen is because my property is already fully fenced, I have a Fort Knox chicken coop, and I have dogs that take care of all predators but other dogs (they're Golden Retrievers...they've never met a...

Quote: What traps would you use to trap a dog? This sounds like something I could do, and would definitely help a case.

To those suggesting a run or fence, it is something I'm considering as well... just not something I really want to do right now, since my property is already fully fenced with barbed wire and it's 4 acres. My chickens are as far from roads and other properties as possible. I'd hate to give up...

Quote: If I lived another 100 yards south, it would be no problem. But since I'm "in town", I cannot fire a gun without getting in a lot of trouble. Otherwise, I'd be posting about how wonderfully my chickens are doing, and that I never saw that dog again. Thanks, though. I'm still...

It started 2 months ago. The neighbor's dog (an LGD, ironically enough) killed 2 very valuable, very important (to me, anyways) Dominique hens of mine. I went and talked with her, and she was incredibly apologetic, and promised it wouldn't happen again. I offered her a tie-out and chain that...

http://bakersfield.craigslist.org/cto/2461319589.html I so want this car now...

Quote: Lol, I've read about that before as well. Seeing as it was already starting to pip, I didn't want to restrict it's space, so that was plan B.

I have a new chick!!!! And a new question. I put the hen, the nest (I use kitty litter pans for portability) the keets and the egg in a cardboard box overnight, forcing her to sit in the nest on the egg. This morning, when I found that it had hatched, I took everything out of the box so...

Wendy'sChicksRock : I would put momma and the hatched out chicks along with the egg in a box smallenough to keep momma on the egg.. You're brilliant. Thank you!!! Here's hoping it hatches

I have a cooler, but not a heating pad. I do have a little portable heater. Anyone have ideas on something I could rig up with that?

I had my first broody hen this year, and so I decided to give her some guinea eggs (the last thing I need right now is more chicks). Well, 3 of the 5 hatched out Friday. Today she took the hatched group and went for a walk, showed them food and water, then brought them back in. She did not...

Quote: It's not unusually for hens to stop laying when they move from one home to another. Sometimes it just takes awhile for them to get comfortable and start laying again. Give her a few more weeks.

I'm pretty sure it's not sour crop - the crop doesn't seem to be swollen at all. I will check it's breath, though, just in case. Also, the chick seems perfectly normal, aside from the big air bubble. It's still active, and eating, drinking, and pooping. Here's some pictures, hopefully they...

I have a 3 week old EE chick with swelling on it's left side. The whole left side looks blown up like a balloon and is pushing the wing out a bit. When I put pressure on the swelling, it gave like a balloon, so I'm pretty sure it's filled with air, and not fluid. When the chick breathes out...

LOOKING FOR a VERY WELL BROKE HORSE (Osawatomie, KS 66064) Date: 2011-05-22, 9:04PM CDT Reply to: \\@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?] I am looking for a beginner horse that is free must be well well broke and a dead head is prefered! at least 15.2 hands Please send me a picture...

Quote: Thanks! I will definitely flush the wound, though I'm not sure there's enough skin to pull back together. I will give it a try though. Thanks again!

Quote: Thank you, I knew I missed something! I got all that updated in my records now. So batch 2 started with 27, correct? BTW, it will be interesting to see how these 2 batches compare, seeing as how all their variables should be the same. So far your second batch is growing faster.

Quote: Unfortunately I wasn't able to. But I see him around often, and now I have a reason to do something about him. This area is over-run with stray dogs, and so far none have bothered my chickens. I guess this one finally got hungry enough to try.

A stray dog attacked my chick pen last night! What's really ironic is that it's an anatolian shepherd. It's been hanging around here awhile and has picked off a couple of hens, and today it got a silkie. Luckily, I found another silkie that I thought it had gotten, playing dead in the...