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I had 7 buffs hatch, but the last one to hatch is having issues. It won't stand. It lays with its legs out. I don't know what to do. It moves both legs ok. Is there hope, or I need to cull. It cheers and moves around, but it has been about 36 hours. I moved the siblings out and just kept...

I have looked and looked for hidden nests. They don't even appear to squat in front of me. Morel like they run around me wanting treats everytime I go out there. I am really beginning to think that if they are laying something is stealing the eggs, but I don't know what!

I can't let them free range because there are to many stray dogs, cats, foxes and other predators around. So we got them confined in a massive fenced in area with a huge coop. They have gorgous feathers that are extremely shiny, bright eyes, and good combs. I swear they are just defective!

My husband and I got some golden comets that were about a week old at the end of March. It is now October and I haven't gotten a single egg. They seem to not care at all about the nest boxes. All they do is eat and eat and eat. I am feeding them a good quality laying pellets that I get from...

Last year I decided to start raising chickens and sent my husband to tractor supply to get chicks. I told him I wanted good egg laying chickens and he brought home a flock of cornish rocks....MEAT BIRDS, Needless to say, we raised them up and the neighbors dog or fox...one or the other...

Quote: No, he has never dug out before. It was just weird day all around. When I let him out that morning, he didn't want to come back in, so my DH said he would be fine till we got home since he was in the front yard and had his radio collar on. At lunch today, we talked about it and he...

Thanks for all the suggestions. I am still up in arms about what to do. At least I have time to think about it. The lab is just over a year and still hasn't calmed down. What is wierd is that he had shown no interest in the chickens before. I have always been cautious about never letting...

Quote: He is the second lab we have owned. Our other lab was extremely intelligent. He was well trained and would do about anything. This one, even after going through all the training, he still gets a confused look on his face when you give him a command. My son says he swears he was...

Quote: So very true. I hate to see any animal suffer and the lab is smart to of figured out the weak link in our fencing system. The fence has been up for over a year and we never expected him break through the fence into the unfenced (has underground fencing back yard).

Quote: Our front yard is fenced in with a traditional fence and reinforced with an underground wire, except on one side. We ran the underground wire throughout the back yard so that when we were outside with the dogs, they could be in the backyard and we wouldn't have to worry about them...

Our stupid lab broke out of his fenced in yard while I was at work, dug under my chicken coop and killed all my chickens. I understand it is in his blood to be a bird dog, but I am so made at him. I have seriously been thinking about rehoming him because he doesn't get along at all with my...

I am with you. I bought some buff orpingtons from a lady back in the beginning of June who told me they were around 12wks old and should be laying soon. A stray dog attacked and killed all but one back in a couple of months ago, so I got two more adults from a local feed store that were over 4...

I tried free ranging with my last flock, but they got killed while we were out by a stray dog, so I am nervous about free ranging again. My current flock of 4 have a fairly large coop and seem perfectly fine. I just try to feed them treats, meal worms and crickets and they seem happy.

Quote: I actually won't let any of our dogs out with the chickens alone. They all show to much interest. They make me too nervous. Surprisingly though, the ones that show the most interest are our chihuahuas. I swear they actually drool when they see the chickens. They all seem to care...

Quote: i had a catahoula before i had my heelers.she was one tough dog-on the outside. i am leary toget one now becuase i free range my chickens and i know "dazzle" would have killed them all.she was good with my cats and other dogs but if it were a wild animal,it was toast.which is what she...

Quote: I swore the same thing when my Charlie Girl passed. The same week she died our older GSD pretty much fell in our laps. Jax was in need of a good home and we had a home to give. Not too much later we realized that Jax really needed a brother. The rest is history. Still..... My...

Yep, we call them "the boys" Your dogs remind me of two I grew up with that my uncle owned named Smoky and Duchess. They were brother and sister. He had them for years..Finally, he had to put Smoky down....Duchess died a few days later....I swear it was from a broken heart. She had never...

We presently have 9 dogs...yes 9....4 are chihuahuas, 1 lab, a great dane mix, a jack russel mix, a german shepard mix and a catahoula. I have to say that I LOVE our catahoula...he is protective of everything in the house and is a great lover. He is extremely loyal to my daughter! He will...

I can be thankful that they are all good, hardworking, and trustworthy kids. I have to mess with them once in a while though. We were able to really laugh about it last night when I got home from work. You are right Artsy1 though, those are the memories they hold on too. Their grandmother...

If you had told them that the only way to cure cookie dough worms is to eat broccoli and brussel sprouts for a week, then you'd be venturing into 'mean mom' territory. OMG I should of.....that would of been funnier!