oh that is a fabulous idea about making a little miniature "lean to" or puzzle maze entry for the chickens on the OUTside of the coop. Where their pop door opens-- then you can built the new "entry way" but make it at a direct 90 degree angle against the coop, and a bit smaller and narrow. No doggie going in the door! What a great idea! It doesn't even have to be all that well built-- just enough that it will hold up to Lily trying to get in it. Could even use some old scrap OSB or sheet metal-- whatever you have on hand. Maybe just pound in a stake into the ground to put the boards on with... Love that idea! Maybe it could even be made out of chicken wire??? A chicken wire tunnel leading up to the pop door?? Just something tied well onto the coop and too small or too right of an angle for her to get into.
We have a shock collar too. I would never have bought one or ever thought of a reason for one-- but our shih tzu has a one track mind and she will run off the second she is outside. All the yelling and screaming won't make her stop and come back! She has come close to being hit and another time about dinner for the scary mean dog a ways down the road. Anyway, the second she high tails it, I shock her. She immediately stops and turns around and comes back. I don't even have it set very high. The one I have has settings from "1 to 10". We set her on a 3 because she is VERY obstinate! (10 is the highest and not recommended unless it's a very big dog or has a LOT of fur in the way)
Danz, can't wait to see your puppy pics! That must feel wonderful to have so much more room in your serama house and be quieter.
Could you build your pens 3 or 4 feet high? Even at that, you could put a roost across a foot or so up and they'd be happy. Maybe use the metal T posts and wrap the wire around those-- and then use the wall of one pen for the other? That would be cheap and fulfill your needs in a pinch, right? Maybe?? You'd probably have to build a gate for each opening, though. The roost could just be slid thru the wire openings...?
We have a shock collar too. I would never have bought one or ever thought of a reason for one-- but our shih tzu has a one track mind and she will run off the second she is outside. All the yelling and screaming won't make her stop and come back! She has come close to being hit and another time about dinner for the scary mean dog a ways down the road. Anyway, the second she high tails it, I shock her. She immediately stops and turns around and comes back. I don't even have it set very high. The one I have has settings from "1 to 10". We set her on a 3 because she is VERY obstinate! (10 is the highest and not recommended unless it's a very big dog or has a LOT of fur in the way)
Danz, can't wait to see your puppy pics! That must feel wonderful to have so much more room in your serama house and be quieter.
Could you build your pens 3 or 4 feet high? Even at that, you could put a roost across a foot or so up and they'd be happy. Maybe use the metal T posts and wrap the wire around those-- and then use the wall of one pen for the other? That would be cheap and fulfill your needs in a pinch, right? Maybe?? You'd probably have to build a gate for each opening, though. The roost could just be slid thru the wire openings...?
