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  1. animalyodelers

    Livestock... alarm dog?

    Just curious if anyone else has had a similar situation and how it works out. I have 2 dogs, both purebred poodles. One standard (70+ lb) who is 1.5 years old, and one mini (12-15 lb, I can't remember- smallish mini but not toy) who is 9 yrs. Of course my little one is the alpha. My big dog...
  2. HappyChickens1245

    Introducing myself

    We first got chickens a couple years ago that disappeared but we have new ones and we are excited. We got new ones and We have them split. 2 at one house 4 at the other. We don’t know the breeds of our beautiful chickens. I love seeing them everyday. More hobbies of mine are Arts and crafts. We...
  3. A

    Rehoming German-Pit Dog

    Cookie is a 5 year old pitbull-German shepherd mix. She is black and white with subtle tan colors. She has the sweetest eyes and super friendly. Extremely active and full of energy, she would be the perfect fit for you if you have a big fenced in yard and looking for a forever companion to play...
  4. Liv_loves_chickens

    Help with training dog to be around free range chickens

    Hi everyone! About a year ago I got a new dog named Milo! Recently he has been sneaking outside just to chase my chickens that I free range and I am wondering if anyone could help me train both my dog Milo, to not chase my chickens and my chickens to be comfortable around Milo. I appreciate any...
  5. ShrekDawg

    Unique dogs

    Who has a unique or rare dog? Just curious to see how many rare dogs there are here. Probably not that many but I figured it'd be fun. It could be a rare, uncommon breed or even maybe a less common color or something. I know these aren't exactly "rare" at all but I love Keeshond and...
  6. ChickenGeek_101

    Strange behavior.

    So yesterday my flock was just fine everything was normal, until they went to roost. Well instead of going to their coop like they ALWAYS do, they went to a tree. This is not normal. My families dog (buster) was alerted more then normal, he was barking almost all night. Could this be because of...
  7. McIntyreAcres

    North Idaho Newbie

    Hi guys and gals, Wife and I just relocated to North Idaho on a 10 acres place. Currently have 5 chickens, 2 American Guinea Hogs and one dog. I am excited to learn more about my layers and soon some broilers. So you in the threads. -Jesse James McIntyre
  8. Michellep224

    Guard Dog?

    So I decided a big dog would be a great way to ward off foxes, coyotes, and the neighbor's dogs. So I now have a 5-1/2 week old pointer rottweiler mix. Has anyone else ever tried this? I've already started showing the pup the flock. The chickens are scared, but Rosie doesn't seem to mind. She's...
  9. Taliasun

    LGDs- Whose got em? How'd you train em?

    I'm interested for future use. Any tips on where to adopt or purchase good LGD lines and how to train them? Are these dogs also your companions (indoor/outdoor) or does their job relegate them to mostly outdoor life? What about other animal guards?
  10. ASchwartz13

    New to raising chickens.

    Hi my name is Amanda. I work as a pediatric nurse but, my first love was animals. My husband, daughter and I have 5, two and a half month old chickens. We got them when they were a day old. We haven't ever had chickens before so it's all a learning process for us but, a fun one to say the...
  11. KHBaker

    Raccoon Issues!

    Today was the first time that my husband and I have seen a raccoon on our property. It was around 6am this morning, and once the raccoon saw our chickens out (we have 6 sex link hens), the raccoon started gradually getting closer. I put the chickens up at 6:30 to get ready for work, but went...
  12. A

    6 month old chickens attacking ducklings

    Hi all, 2 weeks ago I brought home 2 chickens, which are approximately 6 months old, and 2 ducklings which were 4 days old. The chickens live in a coop outside, and the ducklings currently live inside. Neither of the chickens have started laying yet, but enjoy coming over when I go outside...
  13. DanielG

    Learned my first chicken LESSON within four hours !!?

    Ok, 4 hours in and I had my first chicken causality. I went into the coop to hang a toy and the door behind me opened up and my leg horn got away into the woods. Rule #1: invest in two screw eyes and a bungee cord so when you go into the coop the door closes behind you. Live and Learn ! What...
  14. R

    Dog has Intel on what's in the incubator??

    Hi there, I'm relatively new to the chicken keeping world. I'm currently incubating my very own batch of backyard chooks. I have done it before. But not for quite a few years. To get to the point, what's different this time is I have a dog. The incubator is in a dog proof place. It's day six...
  15. OhGoodness

    Dog and Chicken...

    So, the other day I was training my dog outside. We where doing our usual commands, when I dropped a treat. My chickens are very curious and friendly, so Tammy decided to investigate what I had dropped. My dog went to bite her because for some reason he thought her beak could take a dog treat...
  16. CrazyFaceFarms

    Sweet, predatorial neighbor dog

    This is my first year with chickens. I just got a very sobering call from my neighbor, who discovered that their dog had gotten a hold of at least 2 of my chickens. They are most definitely dead. I have one other chicken that may be alive, but I am out of the house until this afternoon, so I...
  17. H

    Is Vetrx harmful to tortoises and dogs?

    I had a few drops of vetrx (poultry) and a table spoon of apple cider vinegar in my chicken's water and our giant tortoise drank from the same water. Is it safe for the tortoise and our dog to consume if we add those to the water for the chickens regularly?
  18. DrFeathers

    8 week chicks and bunnies in same pen?

    I have 3 eight week old chicks in a small house and run next to my main coop/run doing a slow see but don't touch integration. I also bought my wife two bunnies as a surprise but we wont get them until end of next week. (she has been asking for bunnies for months and I keep telling her how we...
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  19. Turken1964

    Keeping dogs away from flock?

    Hello everyone! It's been a while. Long story short, it's been two years since I've had backyard chickens and I think I'm ready to get a new flock. Only one problem; my dog. She is a Jack Russel Terrier, and even though she's the sweetest thing to me, she gets to aggressive with other smaller...
  20. Cayuga momma

    I'm surprised. My cat actually defended my chick!!!!

    So we have 1, 7-week old chick and 4, 1- week old chicks. The cat is kept away from the 1 week olds, but has been around my 7 week old (under watchful eye) since she was 2 weeks old. Usually she bats at her. Lately I have noticed them chase each other around. But lately (with the warm weather)...
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