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  1. SavageDestiny

    The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

    Actually, dogs have a very high resistance to salmonella. Their digestive systems are designed to handle bacteria found on raw meat. Usually only old dogs or dogs with lowered immune systems suffer from salmonella poisoning.
  2. SavageDestiny

    The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

    Any creature that eats meat should not be fed raw. They have a high likelihood of passing on parasites, most notably Trichinosis. I feed my dogs all sorts of raw meats, as they eat an entirely raw diet, but I will not feed bear, coyote, raccoon, etc. Supposedly the parasites can be killed by...
  3. SavageDestiny

    The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

    My guys are just pets, APBTs are just my all-time favorite breed. Plus where I eventually want to move, I need a big enough dog to take on any possible coyotes that might try to go after the chickens. Even though your average Patterdale would think they could anyway. Although despite the fact...
  4. SavageDestiny

    The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

    You've got two of my very favorite breeds! ACDs are actually the only herding breed I care for at all. Patterdales are amazing working dogs too! Not very likely I'll ever own either though. Can't imagine my life without an APBT and despite my current situation, I'm a one dog sorta person. And...
  5. SavageDestiny

    The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

    Have you thought about growing and feeding fodder? I plan on doing that when I get my chickens since there is not much greenery to forage on out here in the desert (Central Oregon). Barley fodder, for instance, has roughly 20% protein in it. I still plan on doing some fermented grain mixes (that...
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