If it is a training collar it is fine. Trainers use them all the time at 8 weeks of age. BUT NO SHOCK COLLARS!! They hurt your pup. Mine is a 7 month old golden retriever. And she is only on a lvl 5 on a vibrate/nick on her collar. That is the only button i ever use.
It was suggested to only use it on the vibrate mode but even that would be a last resort. She has so far been very responsive to everything except chasing the chickens. Id rather not use the shock mode.
The collar I have had a 9 volt battery along with other settings. Not much to it but on a sensitive dog it may do more harm than good.
I sure hope so. Cookie my barred rock will stay on her egg and whoever elses egg is there until I take them. Then she'll leave the nesting box. Today she stayed for 2+ hours but never laid anything. Only the RIRs are the almost daily layers. Goldie the buff orp is hit or miss lately too.
We have no snakes around here. Just fence lizards and opossums. I collect the eggs early htthhhhhh and my hens are securely locked in at night. And my cats keep everything safe.
Glad you don't have snakes! One lady who posted here that she thought living beside a gun range was a good idea (she wouldn't have any predators) Her hens stayed startled and quit laying.
