BYC Café

[Cynthia12]

Across the street neighbors have a young chocolate lab. He's starting to become protective of their property (especially when their daughter is outside). I get it, but when he starts challenging me on my property that's a problem. Yesterday when I let Maggie out he was on our lawn and started growling at me. Maggie let out her fearsome growl/bark and charged at him. He went home in a hurry. They have invisible fence because the in-laws used it to control Teddy an aggressive pit/chesapeake retriever cross. Talked to the wife, and she realizes the dog is a problem, but her husband (he's a veterinarian) doesn't want to use it. I explained that there are two possibilities: the dog may get hit by a car and killed or the dog may/will bite someone. I also explained that if the dog bites the Princess, Maggie, or me we will have a significant problem. Joggers, bicyclists, walkers with kids frequent our road. It's a problem easily resolved BEFORE it happens.

That's surprising that the lab is aggressive. I always found their temperament to be close to a Golden's. Although, having said that I came across one that was real protective at the dog park the other day. Towards other dogs though, not people. They were trying to get him used to the park, with a leash. Didn't let him run loose.

 

[pennyJo1960]

But saying that Cocker Spaniel went through a period of years biting folks with provocation..
So depends on the breeder then are we going to see biting Labrador stranger things have happened..

 

[DobieLover]

That's surprising that the lab is aggressive. I always found their temperament to be close to a Golden's. Although, having said that I came across one that was real protective at the dog park the other day. Towards other dogs though, not people. They were trying to get him used to the park, with a leash. Didn't let him run loose.

A Golden Retriever attacked one of my Dobermans once. You never know.

 

[DobieLover]

Good morning Cafe. Coffee is ready.
We have just a dusting of snow on the ground. We've reached our high of 33F and it will fall to 16F tonight with light flurries all day. I need to fill the wood racks.

I watched Remi on the ward cam last night pacing frantically at roost time. She'd been locked up for 5 days. Still keeping her right eye closed. She will open it briefly. I decided to let her roost with the flock and when I went out and slid open the door she flew straight up to the boards and hopped right up on the roost, one hen down from Fabio.

This morning when I went out she was not in the run with the flock and didn't come out of the coop. After I spread the scratch seed around I assumed I'd find her in a nest box. When I opened the coop door, yep, she was just standing on the perch in front of the boxes looking at me. She let me walk right up to her and pick her up and place her in front of the door to the ward. She walked in willingly enough and I closed the door.

While I was pouring seed and meal worms into a new enamel pot I bought to hold my "scratch" mix, I saw her racing back and forth trying to "get away" from someone. That someone was Napoleon who was "chasing" her on the other side of the hardware cloth wall. I had suspected he was the one that damaged her head and eye and now I'm leaning even more heavily in that direction.

So now I have a conundrum. Do I sell the Sebright trio or do I rehome Remington??
I really like my Sebrights and Napoleon is a real character (when he isn't trying to force a hen to be his). BUT I would like a smaller flock and it's just a matter of time before the battle with Tonk begins and I have her in a broody breaker more often than she's with the flock.
On the other hand, Remington's aberrant behavior may insight Ace to go after her. BUT I've seen her go after Ace to drive him of my little d'Uccle hen, Jody. AND she was so much better with her confidence this spring. Could she come around without Napoleon here to harass her?

 

[sourland]

Good morning, Cafe'. @DobieLover time for another coop/run project ?

 

[aart]

So now I have a conundrum.

Indeed!
Good Luck deciding.

I would like a smaller flock

Same here.....too many eggs, not enough customers.

 

[DobieLover]

Same here.....too many eggs, not enough customers.

I have tons of customers. Most of them at work which makes things very easy for exchange. I just don't like having so many birds with all the things that can go wrong. Like what I'm dealing with now.

 

[DobieLover]

@DobieLover time for another coop/run project ?

George,

Isn't it a little early in the morning to be hitting the liquor cabinet??

 

[sourland]

George,

Isn't it a little early in the morning to be hitting the liquor cabinet??

Far less chance of that happening than there is of you building more pens.

 

[aart]

I have tons of customers. Most of them at work which makes things very easy for exchange.

Yeah, being long retired and rather a hermit I have almost no network to tap for sales.